https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/crime-watch/man-sentenced-for-east-village-murder-forcible-touching-in-subway-BB5892223 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-31T10:53:57-04:00 Man Sentenced for East Village Murder; Forcible Touching in Subway https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/forible-touching-west-village-14th-st_4-10772190_20260529115812.webp Wanted for forcible touching in West Village subway station, May 18. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/cops-at-scene-of-shooting-in-east-vil_4-10772253_20260529115812.webp Cops at June 23, 2024 murder scene, where Alejandro Piedra killed Clemson Cockfield, and stabbed two others. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/viral-video-ignites-fight-over-privately-owned-public-spaces-LF5887148 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-31T13:52:20-04:00 Viral Video Ignites Fight Over Privately Owned Public Spaces https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/privately-owned-public-spaces-1_4-10774049_20260530171141.jpg Wade, left, hosted the meetup at the benches in front of 780 3rd Ave. after his viral Instagram account sparked a fight to keep privately owned public spaces open to everyone. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/privately-owned-public-spaces-2_4-10774052_20260530171143.jpg Several plaques throughout the space denote its status as a privately owned public space. However, Wade said the building’s staff members disregarded these. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/privately-owned-public-spaces-3_4-10774051_20260530171146.jpg One attendee, Colin Johnson, is an artist. He kept the spirits high at the meetup, dressed for what he has coined the “Department of Vibe Management,” a long-running joke turned performance art. “It sounds like the vibes here need to be managed,” Johnson said. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/privately-owned-public-spaces-4_4-10774050_20260530171147.jpg Sprinklers soak the seating when turned on, occasionally spraying pedestrians. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/two-killed-in-scooter-bicycle-collision-enforcement-calls-grow-AA5893442 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-31T19:25:08-04:00 Two Killed in Scooter-Bicycle Collision, Enforcement Calls Grow https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-05-29-at-3-24-44-pm_4-10773497_20260529153608.png Image of the broken Factor bicycle and electric scooter following the collision. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/milimg-5861-5673753-10770018-20260529_4-10770018_20260529130320.png FDNY firefighters respond to a head on collision involving two bikers on the Queensboro Bridge. One victim was driving a stand up scooter, the other was driving a light weight racing bike. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-05-30-155717_4-10773989_20260530160353.png Police write out a summons on the afternoon of May 29 to a person who was driving a motorized vehicle that is banned from the bike lane on the Queensboro Bridge. A scooter and a bike collided in the bike lane the previous day, killing both individuals. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/ambulances-on-queensboro-bridge_4-10773906_20260529191128.png Ambulances rushed the two victims, identified as Francis Del Valle, 39, and Dmytro Stechenko, 35, to a local hospital following the collision on the bike path of the Queensboro Bridge on the morning of May 28 but neither could be saved. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screen-shot-2026-05-29-at-3-24-29-pm_4-10773500_20260529153611.png Bicyclists during aftermath of the collision. On Queensboro Bridge facing Queens. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6227_4-10773299_20260529145521.jpg Signs on Queensboro Bridge warning against use of mopeds in bike lane on the Long Island City side. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6229_4-10773293_20260529145514.jpg Signs on Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City. A clear prohibition of mopeds and separation between bike and pedestrian lanes. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6203_4-10773281_20260529145504.jpg Manhattan entrance of Queensboro Bridge. Bike lane start with signs prohibiting mopeds in the lane. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6205_4-10773284_20260529145506.jpg Start of bike lane on Queensboro Bridge from Manhattan entrance. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6211_4-10773287_20260529145508.jpg Queensboro Bridge view from pedestrian pathway https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6213_4-10773296_20260529145519.jpg Pedestrian pathway on Queensboro Bridge https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6217_4-10773302_20260529145525.jpg View from Queensboro Bridge facing Manhattan. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6214_4-10773305_20260529145528.jpg View from Queensboro Bridge facing Roosevelt Island and Queens. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6218_4-10773308_20260529145531.jpg Sign on Queensboro Bridge warning against pedestrians or bicyclists entering the road. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/eugene-o-neill-theater-reopens-after-fire-NX5891395 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-31T20:30:39-04:00 Eugene O’Neill Theater Reopens After Fire https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/tempimageetib0r_4-10769902_20260528173324.jpg The Eugene O’Neill Theater has reopened to the public, following a three-alarm fire that broke out on May 4. The long-running play “The Book of Mormon” is back on stage. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/tempimagedpyey1_4-10769907_20260528173326.jpg The building had been under a vacate order since the blaze, which took two hours to contain and involved the precautionary evacuation of a hotel next door. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/memorial-day-wreath-laying-draws-crowd-to-monument-mamdani-too-AX5891244 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-05-31T22:34:44-04:00 Memorial Day Wreath Laying Draws Crowd to Monument, Mamdani Too https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-monument-b_4-10774292_20260531201240.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Gale Brewer speaking. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-monument-f_4-10774282_20260531200552.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Fr. Gerald Murray speaking. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-monument-b_4-10774295_20260531201559.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Black veteran family. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-hoylman-si_4-10774279_20260531200546.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Brad Holyman-Sigal speaking. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-michal-las_4-10774281_20260531200550.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Micah Lasher speaking. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-rosenthal_4-10774284_20260531200555.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Linda Rosenthal speaking. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-mamdani-mo_4-10774280_20260531200549.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Mayor Mamdani arrives. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-mamdani-cr_4-10774315_20260531223355.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Mayor Mamdani and Peter Galasinao. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-monument-m_4-10774283_20260531200554.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Mamdani gives selfies. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-crowd-plaz_4-10774298_20260531202053.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/memorial-day-wreath-laying-monument-c_4-10774300_20260531202055.jpg Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, a veteran talks afterwards. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/crowds-gather-in-murray-hill-to-watch-the-magnificent-manhattanhenge-ND5894960 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-06-01T11:57:38-04:00 Crowds Gather in Murray Hill to Watch the Magnificent Manhattanhenge https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6179_4-10773791_20260529165339.jpg Manhattanhenge sunset visible from East 42nd Street and First Avenue. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6173_4-10773728_20260529165329.jpg Crowd of people gathered at Tudor City Bridge, waiting for the sunset. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6176_4-10773788_20260529165335.jpg People at Tudor City Bridge snapping pictures of the horizon. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6190_4-10773794_20260529165343.jpg Crowd of people gathered at Tudor City Bridge. From street angle on 42nd Street between First and Second Avenues. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/3e0a6194_4-10773829_20260529173601.jpg Sunset on 42nd Street and First Avenue. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/ownership-battle-erupts-at-chelsea-building-torched-by-arsonist-BC5884452 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-06-01T14:31:18-04:00 Ownership Battle Erupts at Chelsea Building Torched by Arsonist https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-01-141241_4-10757899_20260601141550.png The Department of Buildings ordered this Chelsea building to be demolished and then issued two fines to the contractor assigned to the job on May 20 after a partial collapse of one of the floors. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/three-alarm-blaze-4-10609979-20260413_4-10777923_20260601142607.webp The six story building at 210 Seventh Ave. was gutted by fire on April 12. The DOB said it never gave a final inspection to two floors added to the top of the original building. More recently, DOB ordered the entire structure to be demolishdhed post-fire because it said it posed an imminent danger to the public. https://www.chelseanewsny.com/voices/five-reasons-why-the-knicks-will-win-their-third-championship-LJ5902591 hourly Chelsea Clinton News en 2026-06-01T16:46:09-04:00 Five Reasons Why the Knicks Will Win Their Third Championship https://www.chelseanewsny.com/binrepository/knicks-win-nba-cup_4-10778776_20260601164544.jpg Knicks fans are hoping that the mid-season winning of the NBA Cup is a precursor to the team nailing down its first NBA Championship since 1973.