20th Precinct Commander Timothy Malin addresses community residents at a meeting on Oct. 28. ( Photo: Courtesy of 20th Precinct via Twitter) A New Pattern of Crime Robberies have been on the rise this year on the Upper West Side, and police are now dealing with a common culprit for these... News 03 Dec 2019 | 10:25
Mark Diller (center) poses with board member Madelyn Innocent (right) and former member Genora Johnson (left). ( Photo courtesy of Community Board 7) A Focus on Empathy At the start of November, the members of Community Board 7 elected a new leader in Mark Diller, who took over from Roberta... News 25 Nov 2019 | 09:46
Ghost Block on First Avenue On the west side of First Avenue between 65th and 66th streets, an Irish pub, a nail salon, a Chinese-Japanese fusion restaurant,... News 18 Nov 2019 | 05:30
20th Precinct Commander Timothy Malin addresses community residents at the Oct. 28th meeting. ( Photo: Courtesy of 20th Precinct via Twitter) 'No Uptick in Crime' on UWS For residents of the Upper West Side who have been feeling anxious following a series of high-profile crimes in recent weeks,... News 05 Nov 2019 | 10:13
Council Member Ben Kallos. ( Photo courtesy of NYC Council photographer William Alatriste) Kallos Outlines His BP Platform Upper East Side Council Member Ben Kallos officially kicked off his campaign last week to become the next borough president... Home 05 Nov 2019 | 10:02
First Lady Chirlane McCray hosts the Fourth Annual Faith Leaders ThriveNYC Breakfast at Gracie Mansion on April 11, 2019. ( Photo: Joanna Graham/Mayoral Photography Office) Facing a Mental Health Crisis The fatal police shooting of a bipolar man at a Brooklyn nail salon Friday has brought even more scrutiny on the de Blasio... Home 29 Oct 2019 | 09:18
From left, Sarah Haider, Malkie Schwartz, and Torah Bontrager. ( Photo: Tonja Fabritz) Seeking Freedom from Religion In the years since Malkie Schwartz, Sarah Haider and Torah Bontrager left the insular religious communities in which they... News 22 Oct 2019 | 11:42
At a City Hall press conference held by Mayor Bill de Blasio after the jail vote. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) City Council Approves Jail Plan The City Council voted to move forward with an ambitious $8.7 billion plan to build four borough-based jails and replace... News 18 Oct 2019 | 05:04
"Toby" was found on October 14th on upper Madison Ave . ( Photo: Courtesy of Animal Care Centers of NYC) Pet Detectives of New York When fashion mogul Tory Burch lost her miniature poodle, Chicken, at East 62nd Street and Park Avenue during a walk last... Newsletter 14 Oct 2019 | 03:22
The ban on cars left the intersection of 14th St. and Eighth Ave. looking eerily empty last week. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Busway Transforms 14th Street The buses have been liberated — at least on 14th Street. Long, blue buses cruised easily down this typically congested artery... News 13 Oct 2019 | 08:03
Mayor Bill de Blasio with NYC Census Director Julie Menin on September 25, 2019. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) 'We're Going to Get Counted' Although the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration in June from adding a question asking the citizenship status... News 07 Oct 2019 | 02:14
Comptroller Scott Stringer, with Deputy Comptroller for Audit Marjorie Landa, announcing the results of his investigation into the city's handling of lead inspections. ( Photo: Susan Watts, Office of the NYC Comptroller) Lead Report Slams City Agency The city failed to conduct lead inspections in private buildings where a government agency knew thousands of children who... Newsletter 30 Sep 2019 | 12:00
Tens of thousands packed Foley Square before a march to Battery Park Friday as park of the Climate Strike NYC, a movement led by 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) 'We Will Make Them Hear Us' Thousands of young people flooded the streets of Lower Manhattan Friday afternoon, chanting and waving protest signs, all... News 23 Sep 2019 | 12:28
A store at Eighth Avenue and 40th Street. ( Photo: David Noonan) State Outlaws Sale of E-Cigarettes New York became the second state in the nation to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes as the number of vaping-related... News 20 Sep 2019 | 05:53
At Comptroller Scott Stringer's press conference about fines and fees. ( Photo: Susan Watts/Office of New York City Comptroller) The Costs of Criminal Justice A week after the City Council’s hearing on closing Rikers, Comptroller Scott Stringer added a new element to the criminal... News 16 Sep 2019 | 04:08
