Watercolor of Rita’s Italian Ices on the Upper West Side by Lynn Lieberman.

Locals have recently put up some intriguing art shows in the neighborhood. Here are two that might be worth checking out.

1. The West Side Arts Coalition, on 96th street in the building in the Broadway median:

2. NER BECK: An Exhibition of Photographs of Lost & Found New York City Street Art, Part 2

Now through October 31, 2013 at St. Agnes Library

444 Amsterdam Ave. (between 81st & 82nd St.) NYC

Hours: Mon. & Wed. 11-6, Tues. 11-7, Thurs. 12 -7, Fri. & Sat. 10-5

“Ner Beck, a long time Upper West Sider, is exhibiting of over 30 photographs at the St. Agnes Branch of the New York Public Library. As a New York City graphic artist and designer, he has had a lifelong interest in overlooked street art found on his daily walks on the West Side and in other neighborhoods throughout the city. His photographs have been described as by one viewer as ‘Weird and Wonderful.'”