Chelsea resident Marni Halas, who once ran for city council, said she likes to use humor to convey a message. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Protest at St. Patrick’s on Easter Eve Doesn’t Derail Traditional Parade Next Day On 5th Ave. Pro-Palestinian protesters barged onto the altar at the Easter vigil Mass inside St. Patrick’s cathedral on Saturday and... News 01 Apr 2024 | 03:58
Caitlan, Anna and Nicole, (from left to right, first row) originally from Tennessee but now students at Fordham University, were taking in the St. Patrick’s Day parade for the first time. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Politics and Sunny Skies Bring Out Close to 2 Million for St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunny skies and a parade on a Saturday brought an estimated two million to watch as 150,000 marchers made their way up Fifth... News 22 Mar 2024 | 12:24
Malachy McCourt was holding court at Gracie Mansion on March 17, 2023, which turned out to be his last St. Patrick’s Day. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Farewell to Malachy McCourt, The Last of the McCourt Brothers Passes at 92 We were fortunate to have had Malachy McCourt in our lives for as long as we did. We will truly never see the likes of him... Home 19 Mar 2024 | 06:20
Andrew Serra, seen here as a firefighter battling a blaze in Staten Island in 2003 when he was with Squad 1 based in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Photo: FDNY DOTTY 2024 Awardee Andrew Serra: FDNY Captain Leaves A Legacy Captain Andrew Serra will always be a firefighter’s firefighter. When asked if he misses the job that he retired from last... People 13 Mar 2024 | 01:47
Jack Kliger, after a lifetime in the glitzy world of glossy magazines, stepped into the Museum of Jewish Heritage five years ago as the “interim” president & CEO. He’s been there every since and show Photo: Museum of Jewish Heritage. DOTTY 2024 Awardee Jack Kliger: A Living Example of Family Success Jack Kliger, who took over as head of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in 2019, is in many ways the embodiment of the better... People 13 Mar 2024 | 01:47
The Fulton St. station was the scene of a horrific attack when a woman who was shoved onto the subway tracks in front of an onrushing #3 train by her boyfriend and had to have parts of both of her legs amputated. Photo: flickr Arrest Made After Woman Loses Parts of Both Legs After Shoved onto Track by Boyfriend Police made an arrest in a horrific attack where a woman lost parts of both legs after her boyfriend shoved her into the... News 11 Mar 2024 | 06:06
Hinton Battle in “The Tap Dance Kid” for which he won his second Tony award in 1984 for best featured actor in a musical. Photo: Martha Swope. Billy Rose Theatre Division. NYPL Digital Collections Image ID: swope_258388 Broadway to Dim Lights for Hinton Battle, Dancer Who Won Record 3 Best Actor Tonys All of the lights on the Great White Way will go dark for a full minute on March 12 to honor the memory of Hinton Battle,... News 03 Mar 2024 | 03:39
Mayor Adams said the city plans to use NYPD drones to help lifeguards reach swimmers in trouble and to drop inflatable rafts. He also suggested migrants could be trained to be lifeguards. A plan to give swimming lessons to all second graders remains scrapped due to budget cuts. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Drones, Wage Hikes for Lifeguards Will Help Water Safety; 2nd Grade Swim Lessons Still Scrapped The starting salary for lifeguards has been boosted to $22 an hour and city officials are hoping that will go a long way... News 23 Feb 2024 | 06:51
Flamboyant behavior by some mourners at a funeral held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Feb. 15 for transgender activist Cecilia Gentil sparked controversy and ultimately a condemnation from the Archdiocese that said it was tricked into allowing the funeral. Photo: Keith J. Kelly St. Patrick’s Says It Was Duped by Transgender Funeral at Cathedral A funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for a former sex worker and transgender activist on Feb. 15 sparked an outcry from the... News 18 Feb 2024 | 06:40
About 200 protestors gathered on the steps of the Department of Education HQ on Chambers Street, calling on Chancellor David Banks to do more to confront anti-Semitism in public schools. Banks had delivered his own address on the topic only days earlier. Photo: Brian Berger Jewish Protestors Worry About Unchecked Anti-Semitism in Public School System Days after Schools Chancellor David Banks spoke at a roundtable event outlining plans to combat anti-Semitism and Islamophobia... News 07 Feb 2024 | 02:27
Mayor Eric Adams said he will “do anything in my power” to help beleaguered newsstand dealer Sadik Topia The city evicted Topia from the newsstand that he operated for 23 years at the corner of W. 79th and Broadway in a dispute over fines and penalties that have reached $94,000. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Mayor Vows He Will Try to Help Newsstand Operator Being Hit with $94,000 in Fines Mayor Adams said Tuesday he would do anything “within my powers” to get Sadik Topia back to work at his shuttered West Side... News 24 Jan 2024 | 01:03
The 120-year-old Shrine of Most Precious Blood in Little Italy is getting a new pastor, but whether the church is permanetly saved is still an open question. The Archdioces is mulling its fate. Photo. Oldcathedral.org Fate Still Up in Air: Historic Little Italy Church Will Share Pastor with E. Village Church Parishioners of Most Precious Blood, a Little Italy Church that is at the heart of the annual San Gennaro Festiva,l were... News 23 Jan 2024 | 02:34
Two young boys and their 26-year-old mother were struck by a hit-and-run driver as they crossed 42nd St. and Ninth Ave a little after 7 p.m. on Jan. 19. Photo: Citezens app Police Seek Driver Who Struck Two Boys and 26-year-old Mom Near Heart of Theater District A hit-and-run driver is being sought by police after he struck two young boys and their 26-year-old mom on Jan. 19 shortly... Home 19 Jan 2024 | 11:15
The re-elected leaders of the Manhattan delegation of the City Council are Erik Botcher whose district is mainly in Chelsea and Christopher Marte from downtown. Photo: Office of Erik Botcher Botcher and Marte Elected Co-Chairs of Manhattan Delegation, What’s Next for Powers? The ten-member Manhattan delegation of the City Council re-elected Erik Bothcher and Chris Marte to be the co-chairs of the... News 13 Jan 2024 | 11:04
Pro-Palestinian protestors on the Brooklyn Bridge halted traffic at the tail end of the morning rush hour on Jan. 8. Protestors also shut down the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges and the Holland Tunnel. The protestors dispersed after about one hour. Photo: Citizens App Pro-Palestine Protestors Block Brooklyn, Manhattan & Williamsburg Bridges and Holland Tunnel on Jan. 8 The first full back-to-work week in the New Year began much as the old year ended with protestors blocking the Brooklyn,... News 09 Jan 2024 | 12:26
