Social media in Brooklyn Bridge Park captured the tall ship of the Mexican Navy drifting backwards and colliding with the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge shortly before 8:30 p.m. on May 17. Two on board were killed. ( Photo: @vladmad9/tiktoc) Two Dead After Mexican Navy Training Ship Collides with Brooklyn Bridge Two people were killed and 19 others were injured when a tall ship of the Mexican Navy struck the Brooklyn Bridge on May... News 18 May 2025 | 03:14
The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge on the UES is one of seven bridges and tunnels operated by the MTA that will be installing cameras to catch drivers speeding in construction zones. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman ) MTA Bridges and Tunnels to Add Cameras to Catch Speeders in Construction Zones Summer is coming up in a few weeks and the fines that have been levied for speeding in construction zones over the past years... News 16 May 2025 | 04:41
To gain his approval for Northwell’s proposed hospital makeover (rendering above), Borough President Levine said the healthcare organization offered two new commitments: the creation of a local mental-health outpatient facility, and the convening of a community-focused “construction task force.” ( Rendering via Northwell Health) Boro Prez Levine Conditionally Approves $2 Billion Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Borough President Mark Levine has conditionally endorsed Northwell Health’s $2-billion plan to overhaul the Upper East Side’s... News 18 May 2025 | 12:35
Ken Giddon, who opened Rothmans Mens Clothing over 30 years ago, warns that once prices start to rise due to the tariffs, they are unlikely to come down, even if tariffs ease. ( Photo: Courtesy Ken Giddon) Tariffs and Small Business...It’s About to Get Real! I started Rothmans Men’s Clothing in 1986 on Union Square. As a NYC retailer, I have certainly seen my share of challenges.... Voices 16 May 2025 | 02:23
After 16 years in development, Del Monte last year introduced a new pineapple called Ruby Glow, which is red on the outside, with the same sweet fruit inside. Only 5,000 were available last year, and the cost was a sky-high $400. ( Photo: Fresh Del Monte) Pineapple: the Healthy Fruit that Is Still Being Reinvented The pineapple is a sunny summer treat, and, surprisingly for a fruit that has been around so long, there are big changes... Food & Drink 17 May 2025 | 03:01
OK biker: A cyclist in a recently filed class-action lawsuit claims police are issuing summonses to bikers for red-light violations but are not aware that a traffic-rule change six years ago allows bikes to proceed through an intersection once the white pedestrian “walk” light is on, even if the traffic signal still shows red. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Bicyclist Files Class-Action Suit Against NYPD over Red Light Summonses A bicyclist is suing the city and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch for what he says is an NYPD practice to wrongfully ticket... News 17 May 2025 | 01:53
Judith Jamison, shown here in Facets, a solo created for her by choreographer John Butler. The dance legend started with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater after Ailey himself spied her at the World’s Fair in 1964, when she was 21. After Alvin Ailey passed, she became the world-renowned dance troupe’s artistic director for 21 years. ( Photo: Jack Mitchell) NYC Honors the Late Dancer Judith Jamison, with a Proclamation and Her Own Day The late Judith Jamison, a transformative figure in modern dance at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, was honored with... News 15 May 2025 | 08:26
Sign at the front door of the once bustling front entrance to Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, which shut down on April 9. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Lower Manhattan’s Last Community Hospital Is Gone: We Can’t Let This Happen Again Generations of New Yorkers relied on Mount Sinai Beth Israel. As of April 9, that era is over. Hospital executives, eager... Voices 16 May 2025 | 03:06
The Academy Award-winning director Robert Benton with our entertainment columnist Michele Willens. He passed on May 11 at the age of 92. ( Photo: Courtesy Willens family) Robert Benton Remembered The first time I met Robert Benton, I asked him, “Off the record, who’s the most difficult actor you worked with?” His response:... Voices 17 May 2025 | 04:12
Saylor Lake (left) and Rae Jackson (right) for the Gay Cowboy Show ( Photo: Queerly Festival ) Queerly Festival 2025: A Space for Expression, Community, and Inclusion Now More Than Ever The Queerly Festival presented by Frigid in the East Village is returning for its eleventh season from June 12 to July 3rd... News 14 May 2025 | 03:40
Grace McCaffrey and her son, Finn, who inspired Knox & the Magic Raindrops. ( Photo: Courtesy of Grace McCaffrey) A Rainy Day With Her Son Inspired This NYC Mom to Become an Author Grace McCaffrey loved reading to her 4-year-old son. Before inspiration struck, she was just like any other mom. She lived... News 14 May 2025 | 05:07
Hudson, a 2-year-old Maltese who was rescued from the East River by the NYPD Harbor Unit, was adopted by the DeSalvo family—Jared DeSalvo, his wife Nicole, and their two children, Salvatore and Stella. NYPD Officer DeSalvo was one of the cops who rescued Hudson on March 30. ( Photo: X: NYPD News) Rescued Puppy ‘Hudson’ Finds a Forever Home with Family of NYPD Officer Who Saved Her A dog who was rescued from the East River six weeks ago is being adopted by the family of one of the police officers who... News 14 May 2025 | 06:28
Performers of the Holy Trinity School at Saint George Ukrainian Festival in 2017. ( Photo: Saint George Ukrainian Festival on Facebook) Festival in East Village Aims to to Keep Ukrainian Culture Alive For 49 years, there has been a Saint George Ukrainian Festival in the section of the East Village long known as Little Ukraine... News 13 May 2025 | 05:54
Northwell has announced the $32-million transformation of Lenox Hill Greenwich Village, an emergency outpost on lower Seventh Avenue, into Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital. It will notably feature eight new inpatient beds and a cath lab. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Northwell Opens $32-Million Expansion of Lenox Hill Outpost in Greenwich Village In a bit of notable news for Manhattan’s healthcare system, Northwell Health has announced a 16,000-square-foot makeover... News 12 May 2025 | 05:42
Students in a statistics class at New Heights Academy Charter School in Manhattan’s Harlem store their phones in pouches at the back of the classroom on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. A statewide cellphone ban will take effect this fall. ( Photo: Amy Zimmer / Chalkbeat) NY’s School Cellphone Ban: Exemptions, Enforcement and Costs Explained Under the policy, announced last week as part of the budget deal between Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature, districts... News 14 May 2025 | 05:00
