Despite efforts by the Trump Administration to derail congestion pricing in the courts, the tolls have remained on. After six months, Gov. Kathy Hochul said it is meeting all its promised traffic reduction goals. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Six Months In, Congestion Pricing Shows Early Signs of Success New York City’s congestion pricing program, launched in January 2025, is already reshaping how people move through Manhattan.... News 08 Jul 2025 | 11:33
Left: Grand Marshal State Assembly Member Charles Fall. Right: “General Marquis de Lafayette.” ( Photos: Brian Berger) Happy Birthday, America! Independence Day Parade Wows Lower Manhattan Hundreds of ardent patriots gathered in Battery Park on the morning of July 4 to participate in the Lower Manhattan Historical... News 07 Jul 2025 | 10:49
Left: Dana Baraket in October 2023, after tearing down Israeli hostage posters. Right: police say the suspect is wanted for public lewdness in Kips Bay. ( Photos: Stop Antisemitism, NYPD) Woman Assaults Cops in Times Square; Public Lewdness in Kips Bay A woman, Dana Baraket, 19, caught on video tearing down Israeli hostage posters on the Upper West Side in October 2023, has... News 07 Jul 2025 | 04:41
Approximate site of the crash between illegal electric unicycle and bicyclist, June 30, 2025. ( Map: CentralPark.org; Straus News markup) Rider of Illegal Electric Unicycle Badly Injured in Crash with Central Park Bicyclist The war between the speed of high-powered electric vehicles and the more measured human-powered pace of bicyclists and pedestrians... News 06 Jul 2025 | 11:59
Smartwatches are now allowed in NYC pools, if they have don’t have cameras, the Parks Department told Straus News (pictured above, Thomas Jefferson Pool). ( Photo: NYC Parks ) Smartwatch Ban Relaxed: Now Allowed At City Pools, If Camera-Free Big news: You can wear a smartwatch to Parks Department swimming pools this summer, for the first time. Straus News heard... News 03 Jul 2025 | 07:15
Sweat can be unpleasant, but experts are discovering it has a lot more beneficial effects than just cooling down the body in hot weather. ( Photo: Sasener) Summer Is Here and the Sweat You Hate Is Actually Good For You! Summer is here and while high heat and humidity can be unpleasant and energy-sapping, the sweat that accompanies the sweltering... News 03 Jul 2025 | 04:27
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral primary based in large part on campaign promises tied to the cost of living, which voters say is their top issue even ahead of public safety. ( Photo: Madison Stewart, Zohran for New York City ) Mamdani Tops First Poll in Five-Person Sprint to November Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani officially won the Democratic primary as of July 1 after the third round of ranked-choice voting,... News 07 Jul 2025 | 02:01
Photos of the suspects wanted in connection with a June 25 armed robbery at a UES garage. Two luxury vehicles, a black 2024 Audi Q5 and a black 2025 BMW X7, were stolen. As of now, no arrests have been made. ( Photo: Crime Stoppers) 4 Suspects Wanted in Armed Grand Theft Auto Heist on UES Two luxury vehicles were stolen, and a garage attendant suffered minor injuries, when four unidentified male individuals... News 02 Jul 2025 | 06:05
One of the NJ Transit buses damaged in the July 1 early morning crash inside the Port Authority bus terminal with damage to its, which disrupted the start of the commuter rush at the Midtown Terminal. ( Photo: FDNY) Three Buses Collide at Port Authority Terminal, Fourteen Injured A collision involving three New Jersey Transit buses at the Port Authority bus terminal in midtown in the early morning hours... News 02 Jul 2025 | 05:30
The excavation site at 70 Hudson Yards. ( Photo: Kiran Mediratta) After Dropping Casino Bid, Related Breaks Ground on New Office Tower at Hudson Yards Only weeks after dropping out of the casino-gambling derby, Related Cos. recently broke ground on a new skyscraper in Hudson... News 07 Jul 2025 | 01:29
Left: Rendering for proposed 20-story residential tower; Right: recent site clearance began at 252–258 Third Ave. ( Photos: Roman and Williams; Keith J. Kelly) Brownfield Site Near Gramercy Park to Become 20-Story Lux Condo A site that is steps away from historic Gramercy Park must undergo a brownfield cleanup before a developer can build a 20-story... News 07 Jul 2025 | 05:31
Gallery view of Vermeer’s Love Letters, the first show in the new Ronald S. Lauder Exhibition Galleries, on the first floor, off the Garden Court in the former Music Room. That space is now reserved for the revolving temporary exhibits. ( Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr.) Mistresses and Maids at the New and Improved Frick “There are five Vermeers in the building,” John Updike Curator Aimee Ng proclaimed at a recent preview of the Frick Collection’s... City Arts 05 Jul 2025 | 05:39
Gay Officers Action League protest the exclusion of gay NYPD officers near start of Heritage of Pride Parade, June 29. ( Photo: Gay Officers Action League) 100s of Thousands Celebrate Pride Weekend, Cops Present yet Excluded Pride Month 2025 came to an often rousing, sometimes raucous, and in parts contentious conclusion on the weekend of June... News 03 Jul 2025 | 12:16
Water spouts from the top of Foot Fountain (pink), the latest public art on display on the High Line, sparking talk and some controversy over what some feel is a phallic symbol. ( Photo: X @highlinenyc) Artistic Fountain or Eyesore? High Line’s Pink Statue Stirs Debate Found on the High Line near West 30th Street, a towering pink sculpture has been turning heads and drenching passersby. The... News 05 Jul 2025 | 07:06
Woman Assaults Cops in Times Square; Public Lewdness in Kips Bay