https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/mamdani-s-first-veto-nixes-school-protest-buffer-zone-bill-LL5793409 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-26T17:19:33-04:00 Mamdani’s First Veto Nixes School Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/mamdani-s-first-veto-schools-protest_4-10655475_20260426171922.jpg Mayor Mamdani explaining his veto of the school protest buffer zone bill on YouTube. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/e-bike-scooter-injuries-rising-sharply-nyu-langone-study-EM5790723 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T02:17:14-04:00 E-Bike & Scooter Injuries Rising Sharply: NYU Langone Study https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/e-bike-scooter-injuries-keith-j-kelly_4-10655572_20260427015242.webp E-Bikes going through red light at Broadway and West 25th Street. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/e-bike-scooter-injuries-rising-sharpl_4-10655560_20260427014419.webp E-bikes at 9th Avenue and 45th Street, Hell’s Kitchen, August 2024. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/e-bike-scooter-injuries-rising_4-10655563_20260427014420.webp Two riders approach the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/e-bike-scooter-injuries-bike-lane-ren_4-10655566_20260427014901.jpg DOT rendering of 2026 Brooklyn Bridge bike lane plan; note absence of e-bikes, scooters, mopeds in the rendering. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/micromibility-amazon-trucks-greenway_4-10655569_20260427015048.webp Engine powered Amazon “micromobility” trucks on a Brooklyn Greenway, note bike lane symbols. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/crime-watch/new-jersey-driver-ticketed-for-chinatown-woman-s-death-in-chelsea-CI5794352 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T10:48:59-04:00 New Jersey Driver Ticketed for Chinatown Woman’s Death in Chelsea https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/chinatown-woman-killed-in-chelsea-wai_4-10656225_20260427093212.jpg Funeral notice for Chinatown resident Wai Fun Tso, killed in Chelsea Dec. 22, 2025. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/new-jersey-driver-ticketed-chinatown_4-10656444_20260427094048.jpg Site of the fatal car crash between Hadi Qadir and Wai Fun Tso, Dec. 22, 2025. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/vandals-destroy-dozens-of-blooming-tulips-on-park-avenue-mall-DL5793324 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T11:55:10-04:00 Vandals Destroy Dozens of Blooming Tulips on Park Avenue Mall https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-7808_4-10655221_20260427002255.jpg In between East 76th and East 77th streets along Park Avenue, dozens of headless tulip stems remain after a vandal or group of vandals cut off the flowering blooms. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-7811_4-10655223_20260427002257.jpg The damage spanned two large flower beds and two circular planters. On one end, a few tulips remained. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-7812_4-10655225_20260427002258.jpg Some of the damage was visible in one flower bed, where several tulip heads remained scattered throughout the stems. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/voices/jerry-nadler-starts-farewell-tour-feted-at-cafe-arte-LG5796692 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T11:58:03-04:00 Jerry Nadler Starts Farewell Tour, Feted at Cafe Arte https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-04-27-at-11-55-12-am_4-10658687_20260427115751.png Photo at West Side Democrats Annual Gala at Arte Care. From left: Council member Gale Brewer, Assedmbly member Linda B. Rosenthal, Jerry Nadler, WSD Prez Christine Annechino, NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/developer-proposes-86-story-skyscraper-at-former-abc-studio-JI5794856 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T12:55:42-04:00 Developer Proposes 86-Story Skyscraper at Former ABC Studio https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/8b3e5bac-0242-4a11-9a56-de0df8b82306_4-10657490_20260427105709.png The proposed 1,198-foot skyscraper would be the tallest building in the Upper West Side by 407 feet. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-7790_4-10655557_20260427011748.jpg The new building is proposed at the former location of the ABC Campus site. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/robert-a-iger-bldg-in-hudson-sq_4-10659665_20260427134822.jpg ABC last year moved its tv studios into the Robert A. Iger Building at 7 Hudson Sq., the new east coast HQ of the Walt Disney Co, which counts ABC as one of its subsidiaries. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/judge-blocks-movement-of-homeless-intake-center-to-east-3rd-street-MG5787934 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T14:24:26-04:00 Judge Blocks Movement of Homeless Intake Center to East 3rd Street https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-04-23-at-4-53-45-pm_4-10651210_20260423165413.png A judge has granted a temporary pause to the conversion of a homeless shelter at 8 E. 3rd St. into the system’s citywide intake center for single adult men, after a lawsuit filed by locals. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/tempimagecw3bba-4-10450608-2026030617_4-10651155_20260423165210.webp The movement of services was supposed to coincide with the closure of the crumbling “Bellevue” shelter on E. 30th St., which currently handles intake services. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/east-village-deli-shooting-beloved-worker-killed-neighbors-bereft-HI5794229 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T15:28:20-04:00 East Village Deli Shooting: Beloved Worker Killed, Neighbors Bereft https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/east-village-deli-shooting-beloved-wo_4-10659912_20260427144041.png Candles, flowers and a handwritten sign at the makeshift memorial outside Sal’s Deli and Grocery were Abdul Saleh was killed on the night of April 25. The photo shows him with his young son. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/bouquet-for-abdul_4-10658950_20260427122826.jpg ”We will always miss you,” said a note on one bouquet left outside Sal’s Deli & Grocery. Abdul Saleh, a worker in the store, died from a gun shot wound after an altercation with another man on the night of April 25. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/abdul-and-son_4-10658953_20260427122828.jpg A photo of Abdul Saleh and his young son taped to a handwritten RIP sign outside Sal’s Deli. Saleh died after an altercation with another man late on the night of April 25. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/district-leader-ciara-lugo_4-10655419_20260426174111.jpg District leader Ciara Lugo said the death of 28-year-old deli worker Abdul Saleh is “a great loss to the community” https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/9th-pct-police-car-outside-sal-s-deli_4-10655413_20260426174112.jpg A 9th Precinct police cruiser from the sits outside Sal’s Deli where 28-year-old Abdul Saleh worked. He was killed after a scuffle with an unidentified man. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/scuffle-scene-ave-b-and-e-13th-st_4-10655416_20260426174114.jpg Jack Lugo, a neighborhood resident who put up the handwritten sign, lights a candle in memory of deli worker Abdu Saleh who was killed on April 25. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/pop-s-pizza_4-10655481_20260426174115.jpg An unidentified man staggered to the bench outside Pop’s Pizza on Avenue “B” after a scuffle with Abdul Saleh who worked in Sal’s Deli. Both had gunshot wounds. Saleh died of his wound. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/miguel_4-10655479_20260426174116.jpg Miguel (far right), a patron of Sal’s deli said he’d often sit for hours enjoying coffee with worker Abdul Saleh. Emory (left) said he’d often sweep up outside the store. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/rip-sign_4-10655349_20260426174117.jpg A handwritten sign outside Sal’s Deli & Grocery is in memory of Abdul Saleh, a beloved neighborhood fixture who was killed after getting in a dispute with another man on April 25. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/corner-of-scuffle_4-10655480_20260426174118.jpg An argument erupted inside Sal’s Deli on E. 13th and Ave. B, and spilled across the street. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/goodbye-giant-pigeon-hello-buddah-high-line-unveils-new-sculpture-DH5797454 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T16:16:42-04:00 Goodbye Giant Pigeon, Hello Buddah: High Line Unveils New Sculpture https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-04-27-at-3-21-43-pm_4-10660185_20260427154417.png ”The Light That Shines Through the Universe” a depiction of a Buddah that was destroyed by the Talban in Afghanistan, is the newest art work on dispaly atop the High Line. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5571565-10557074-20260427_4-10660568_20260427162219.jpg A petition to make giant pigeon statue known as “Dinosaur” a permanent part of the High Line got nowhere with the Parks Dept. The statue, which reverts back to the pigeon’s artist, Ivan Argote and its whereabouts are now unknown. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/home/locals-advocates-rally-against-w-13th-street-condo-tower-EE5798273 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T16:35:54-04:00 Locals, Advocates Rally Against W. 13th Street Condo Tower https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/5-west-13th-axonometric-aerial-banner_4-10660571_20260427162451.jpg Village Preservation is continuing to rail against a planned luxury condo tower at 5 W. 13th St., with the support of a few local residents. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/img-5443_4-10660358_20260427162055.jpg Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman (left) and City Council Member Harvey Epstein (right) railed against a proposed tower development at 5 W. 13th St. on April 23. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/launch-the-boats-ferry-solution-floated-to-beat-150-world-cup-train-fares-DK5792410 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-27T16:39:26-04:00 Launch the Boats: Ferry Solution Floated to Beat $150 World Cup Train Fares https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/hgssezxxwaensbl_4-10654760_20260424174005.jpg In order to offset sky-high $150 fares planned by NJ Transit, City Council Member Shaun Abreu is pushing for a new ferry service to New Jersey during the World Cup, as are U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (left) and Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal (right). https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/meadowlands-station-terminus_4-10654898_20260424174007.jpg Fan traveling by train to MetLife Stadium for eight World Cup matches will have to pay $150 for a round-trip ticket. Regular commuters will be barred from using NJ Transit, for four hours, before the start of games. Automobile travel to the stadium is banned. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/shooter-arrested-charged-with-murder-of-beloved-deli-worker-EG5800446 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-04-28T12:42:46-04:00 Shooter Arrested, Charged with Murder of Beloved Deli Worker https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/abdul-with-son_4-10662498_20260428121110.jpg A photo of victim Abdul Saleh and his young son was taped to the RIP sign outside Sal’s Deli on E. 13th St. and Ave. B. He also had a young daughter. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/neighbors-continue-to-gather_4-10662217_20260428121111.jpg Two days after the shooting incident that left Abdul Saleh dead, neighbors continue to flock to the Sal Deli & Grocery where he worked as the memorial grows. Unbeknownst to most of the mourners, police had arrested someone on Sunday April 26 for the shooting death that happened on April 25. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/signing-the-rip-board-for-abdul_4-10662502_20260428121114.jpg Late into the night, mourners and well wishers continued to flock to Sal’s Deli & Grocery where Abdul Saleh had worked, leaving handwritten notes, candles and flowers. Saleh was killed in an altercation with