Upper West Side City Councilmember Gale Brewer has partnered with The Metropolitan Museum of Art on a “Civics Wednesday” for her constituents that will occur on Wednesday, Jan. 15. You can RSVP here: met.org/cw25. ( Photo: The Metropolitan Museum ) Gale Brewer to Host “Civics Wednesday” At Met Museum For Constituents Upper West Side City Councilmember Gale Brewer is hosting a “Civics Wednesday” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Wednesday,... News 13 Jan 2025 | 05:14
Mayor Eric Adams at his weekly press avail on Jan. 7, where he discussed the 2024 summary of the NYPD’s crime stats. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) NYC ‘24 Crime Stats Show Overall Crime & Murders Down, Rapes & Felony Assault Rise Overall crime incidents dipped by nearly 3 percent across NYC in 2024, according to the NYPD, although some key categories... Home 13 Jan 2025 | 03:02
Then unidentified Jeffrey Vargas in 50th Street subway station, having just attacked and robbed a halal food cart vendor who snapped topside. Note metal weapon in his right hand. ( NYPD) Maniac Who Attacked & Robbed Midtown Halal Food Cart Vendor Arrested, Parked on Rikers A Mets hat-wearing maniac, 45-year-old Jeffrey Vargas of the Bronx, who is alleged to have viciously attacked and robbed... News 13 Jan 2025 | 10:09
MTA chairman Janno Leiber unveils a congestion pricing sign at midnight on Sunday, Jan. 5 on the first day of the toll. ( Photo: MTA) Commute Times Down, Anger Up in First Full Week of Congestion Pricing Tolls By all accounts, the first week of congestion pricing did ease traffic at bridges and tunnels leading mid-town Manhattan... News 13 Jan 2025 | 11:19
Colin Farrell was captured on W. 22nd St. off Park Ave. last year while filming “The Penguin,” the HBO crime drama that won him a Golden Globe on Jan. 5. His co-star may have been Manhattan itself. ( Photo: STEVE SANDS/NEW YORK NEWSWIRE) Co-starring Manhattan: Golden Globe Winner Colin Farrell Filmed Scenes for The Penguin across NYC “The Penguin” was here, giving some gritty realistic Manhattan street scenes for the HBO crime drama set in the fictional... News 13 Jan 2025 | 05:34
Parents at a January 2020 Community Education Council meeting ( Photo: Christina Veiga/Chalkbeat) How to Serve on Your Local School Council in NYC New York City parents: Do you want to get involved in local and citywide education policy? An opportunity is just around... News 12 Jan 2025 | 05:02
Owner Bruce Caulfield stands at the front of his brand new Penn Cellars wine and spirits store in Penn Station Long Island Rail Road Concourse which opened on December 23, 2024. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Restaurant Delayed at GCM, but Beer/Wine Will Soon Flow at Mini Tracks; Wine Cellar Opens in Penn As the Grand Central Madison terminal and concourse observes its second anniversary of opening on January 25, its retail... News 13 Jan 2025 | 04:15
Studies show that cheese is low in heart healthy unsaturated fats, and as an added bonus appears to help fight tooth decay, according to some recent studies. ( Photo: rKimberly Vardeman/Wikimedia Commons) Say Cheese Please, If You Want to Cut Risk of Tooth Decay and Sleep Apnea When it comes to health foods, cheese is a champ. For starters, dietary gurus have decreed that unlike the mostly saturated... Home 10 Jan 2025 | 03:18
NYC Sheriff Anthony Miranda walking out of an unlicensed marijuana dispensary in May 2024, after a local operation to shut down such stores began. The local program is tied up in court after reportedly closing 1,300 smoke shops, while a state initiative that has closed only 59 shops in Manhattan last year is ongoing. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) Is Illegal Pot Shop Crackdown Sputtering as City Appeals a Court Decision? The city sheriff shutdown over 1,300 unlicensed pot shops last year across the five boroughs but the crackdown may have hit... News 13 Jan 2025 | 03:13
SBA President Vincent Vallegong at the podium. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Sergeants’ Union Rallies in Harlem for “Fair Pay Now” Hundreds of NYPD sergeants and their supporters braved the frigid cold and came to Harlem on Thursday Jan. 9, to protest... Voices 10 Jan 2025 | 08:16
A Spanish language flyer distributed prior to the election for president of the Elliott-Chelsea Houses Tenants Association gave the wrong date. It did not clear who produced the flyer but it did say, in Spanish ”Let’s say no to the demolition of our homes.” ( Photo: Flyer) Election Turmoil at Elliott-Chelsea Houses: Incumbent President Pushes for New Election The longtime leader of the tenant association at Elliott-Chelsea Houses, defeated for reelection by four votes, has demanded... News 11 Jan 2025 | 12:01
A teenage girl ( above) is being sought in connection with the assault of a 79 year-old woman in Chelsea on Jan. 6, cops say. ( Photo: NYPD ) Teenage Girl Wanted For Attacking Senior Citizen in Chelsea An unidentified teenage girl attacked a 79-year-old woman in Chelsea after a verbal dispute on Jan. 6, police say, and the... Home 09 Jan 2025 | 04:22
Hudson Yards, as seen on the High Line approach. Friends of the High Line, which administers the elevated park, has started a campaign to halt a Hudson Yards casino bid by Related Co. ( Photo: Jack Ahern) High Line and Allies Trying to Halt Related’s Hudson Yards $12 Billion Casino Bid Related Co.’s $12 billion bid to put a casino in Hudson Yards has attracted fresh opposition from Friends of the High Line–the... News 05 Aug 2024 | 03:25
Hey, what can i do? Mayor Eric Adams says it is beyond his control to push for tax credits for teachers and first responders fpr police, fire and EMTS who live outside the congestion pricing zone and drive personal cars to work. MTA Chairman Janno Lieber urged individuals to seek relief from their employers. But Adams says don’t look to the city for relief. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Adams Won’t Go to Bat for Teachers and First Responders Who Work Inside Congest Zone When Janno Lieber gave his press conference on the brink of the start of congestion pricing, he suggested that employers... News 09 Jan 2025 | 06:38
A rendering of what Related Co.’s & Wynn’s $12 billion casino bid in Hudson Yards would look like. On Jan. 6, CB4 issued an unanimous motion of disapproval concerning the bid. ( Photo: Related Co., Wynn Resorts ) CB4’s Full Board Votes Its Disapproval of Hudson Yards Casino Bid Community Board 4 issued an unanimous vote of disapproval for Related Co.’s & Wynn Resorts’ $12 billion Hudson Yards casino... News 08 Jan 2025 | 06:34
