Upper East Side State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright says that she will be holding an event to address antisemitism on Tuesday, July 29. ( Photo: Rebecca Seawright) Rebecca Seawright to Hold Town Hall on Antisemitism Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright is putting on a town hall “to address the nationwide rise in antisemitism,” her office... News 25 Jul 2025 | 05:24
Thirty-one year-old Matthew Goicochea was fatally struck by a car after falling off his motorcycle on the FDR Drive, on Thursday, July 24. He received a medal last year for his actions during a fire in the Bronx. ( Photo: FDNY ) Decorated Firefighter Killed After Falling Off Motorcycle, Getting Hit by Car on FDR Drive A decorated FDNY firefighter was killed on the FDR Drive in a possible hit-and-run incident after falling off his Yamaha... News 25 Jul 2025 | 05:21
New Yorkers overwhelmingly criticized a proposed 15 mph speed limit on e-bikes and e-scooters the first public hearing on the proposal, arguing it is unenforceable and distracts from deeper issues like bike lane infrastructure, accountability, and meaningful safety reform. ( Photo: NYC DOT) DOT’s Proposed 15 MPH Speed Cap for E-Bikes Won’t Work Say Many Critics New Yorkers weighed in on a new proposed rule pushed by the Adams administration that would cap the speed of E-bikes and... News 25 Jul 2025 | 10:54
Mayor Eric Adams announcing that 40 new after-school sites will be coming to NYC this fall, two of which will be in Manhattan. ( Photo: YouTube, Mayor’s Office ) Two New After-School Sites Coming to Manhattan, So Far Forty new after-school sites will be coming to the five boroughs this fall, but only two of them will be located in Manhattan,... News 25 Jul 2025 | 01:58
Neal Shapiro jumped to CEO of WNET Group in 2007 after a long career in media including president of NBC News. He’s now navigating the local impact of the $1.1 billion cuts that Congress and the Trump administration made to money previously allocated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years. ( Photo: WNET Group) WNET Battles Locally as CPB Gets Brutal $1.1B Cut Nationally Neal Shapiro left very big and prestigious jobs at NBC News in 2007 to take over WNET. That was, of course, before the current... News 24 Jul 2025 | 01:38
Pet insurance can help lower costs of vets. And a bill making its way through Congress would allow pet health care to be paid for by a human owner’s tax advantaged Health Savings Account. ( Photo: Mark Logico/Wikimedia Commons) Cost of Caring for Pets is Soaring, but Help May Be On the Way Last year, Americans spent $39.8 billion on veterinary services for their pets. Current estimates suggest that will rise... News 24 Jul 2025 | 10:30
Beth Israel was shut down more than three months ago by Mount Sinai but there are still 40 parking spaces reserved for ambulances and private vehicles of doctors round the closed facility–which has no patients and no emergency room. Note the painted over “Emergency” sign overhead. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Hospital Shuttered but MD and Ambulance Parking Lingers Outside Beth Israel More than three months since Beth Israel Hospital officially shut its doors, ambulances and doctor’s private cars remain... News 25 Jul 2025 | 04:53
Biker handcuffed and arrested in Central Park back in May, right after the NYPD started cracking down on cyclists. Police had no info on what prompted the handcuffing, although some posters on a subreddit site where the photo appeared said the biker was later uncuffed. ( Photo: r/NYCbike) NYPD Issued Nearly 6,000 Criminal Summonses to Bikers in Qtr–but Most Get Dismissed The number of criminal summonses handed out to bikers in the latest quarter has surged by ten times the number handed out... News 25 Jul 2025 | 11:19
Ian McKeever trying to get an exhausted horse, Ryder, off the street in 2022. The horse later died, leading to McKeever getting hit with animal abuse charges. He has now been acquitted by a jury of his peers. ( Photo: cestbon_nyc, Instagram ) Gallop-Out-Of-Jail Free Card? Coach Driver Acquitted in Horse-Whipping Case A coach driver that drew the ire of animal lovers, after a video circulated of him whipping an exhausted horse on W. 45th... News 24 Jul 2025 | 11:37
Though owner Eric Anderson has listed the property at 56 E. 1st St. for sale for nearly $10 million, the graffiti tagged and concrete stained panels reveal signs as to why the property has lingered on Zillow for nearly seven years. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) City Lore Museum Stays Put as East Village Landlord Faces $4M Foreclosure A 40-year-old museum rooted in preservation may have preserved itself amidst an ongoing foreclosure saga. City Lore, a New... News 25 Jul 2025 | 01:34
Cooper Stock (right) with Knicks legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier at Frazier’s Summer Basketball Camp. ( Photo: Coop’s Hoops) Upper West Side Nonprofit Transforms Grief Into Game-Changing Hope It was a rainy night in January 2014 when tragedy struck the Upper West Side. Nine-year-old Cooper Stock was holding his... News 22 Jul 2025 | 05:40
Rev. Winnie Varghese (left) and Bishop Matthew Heyd in front of Saint John the Divine. ( Photo: Courtesy OneSingleAct ) Episcopal Diocese Seeks to Highlight Acts of Kindness A new campaign has launched in New York, but it’s not tied to a political race. From political tension to housing insecurity... News 25 Jul 2025 | 02:06
Malcolm-Jamal Warner at the National Black Theater Festival in 2007. He attended the Professional Children’s School, a high school on the UWS. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Sean Coon) UWS mourns the loss of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, a beloved actor and community member Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the beloved actor who rose to fame as Theodore Huxtable on the hit sitcom, “The Cosby Show,” died on... News 24 Jul 2025 | 10:51
The decennial tree census is back. Interested volunteers are encouraged to sign up today, in order to engage in activities such as measuring trees (pictured above). ( Photo: NYC Parks Dept. ) Decennial Tree Census Returns, Parks Seeking Local Volunteers Come one, come all–especially if you’re fond of trees. The NYC Parks Department has officially launched their 2025 tree census,... News 23 Jul 2025 | 01:48
After months of uncertainty and lan eight year egal battle, the beloved Elicabeth Street Garden is set to remain untouched after Eric Adams backed off plans to build the previously approved affordable housing on the city owned tract. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Developers Fume As Advocates Rejoice Over Plan to Save Elizabeth St. Garden Council Member Christopher Marte pushed back after developers say they consider filing a lawsuit against the city over their... News 21 Jul 2025 | 04:13
Bob Dylan Turned the Clock Back at Jones Beach