Captain Allen Kirmss is taking over the 17th Pct on the East Side of Manhattan from deputy inspector Maggie Clamp who is taking over the Midtown North command. ( Photo: 17th Pct X) New C.O.s Takes Reins at 17th Pct. on East Side and Mid-town North in Hell’s Kitchen The new commanding officer of the 17th Pct. is Captain Allen Kirmss, a 16 year veteran of the NYPD who was most recently... News 26 Jan 2026 | 04:06
Manuel Boitel, a veteran doorman on the Upper East Side, was killed on Jan. 22 when his car was struck by a vehicle driven by an off duty NYPD cop who was driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway. ( Photo: GoFundMe) UES Doorman Killed by Off Duty NYPD Sgt. Driving Wrong Way Manuel Boitel, a beloved Upper East Side doorman who was heading to his home in Peekskill, N.Y. was killed when his car was... News 26 Jan 2026 | 12:55
The building at 2 Elwood St. in the Fort George section of Washington Heights has a staggering 415 open HPD violations. The executive in charge Donald Hastings, who runs 36 buildings for A&E Real Estate Holdings, has been dubbed the second worst landlord in the city. His colleague, Margaret Brunn who was #1. ( Photo: Google Streetviews) Real Estate Giant Once Praised by City Now Has 2 Execs at top of Worst Landlords List A financially struggling mid-town Manhattan real estate giant, which once drew praise for preserving affordable housing in... News 23 Jan 2026 | 08:09
The start of early voting in the special election for the New York State Senate on the West Side, which was slated to start on Sunday, Jan. 25, has been postponed by Gov. Hochul due to the impending winter storm. Early Voting for NYS Senate Seat on West Side Postponed The special election for the New York State Senate seat on the West Side of Manhattan in District 47 which pits Democrat... News 23 Jan 2026 | 07:30
The Hudson Park Trust on the far west side of Manhattan has been renting parking spaces to ICE vehicles for decades. The contract is now coming under fire and the Trust has said it won’t renew when the current five year contract expires in June. ( Photo: spothero) Hoylman-Sigal: Hudson River Park Should End Parking Contract with ICE Immediately Parking just got tougher for ICE agents in New York City. The Hudson River Park Trust said it won’t renew its parking contract... News 23 Jan 2026 | 04:43
Senator Bernie Sanders (at mic) and Mayor Zohran Mamdani address nurses in bitter cold outside Mount Sinai West hospital on Tenth Ave. and W. 59th St. on Jan. 20 during the ninth day of the strike. ( Photo: Facebook) Bernie Sanders and Mayor Mamdani Join Picket Line as NYC Nurses’ Strike Drags On On a bitter cold morning, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined a rally at Mount Sinai West on Jan. 20 as the... News 20 Jan 2026 | 09:36
Gov. Hochul said her budget will allocate money to install 85 more saftery barriers on platforms in the NYC subway system. The above shows safety barriers at the Eighth Ave. and 14th St. subway station in Manhattan. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Hochul: More Cops in Subways, Extend Q Line, Childcare, Affordability and Blasts Trump Despite the drop in crime on the New York City subways in 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul in her State of the State address said... News 20 Jan 2026 | 03:43
The truck, with Rhode Island license plates, was involved in the accident in which a woman on a bicycle was struck as the truck attempted to make a turn. The vehicle has a history of infractions, totaling nine since 2017. ( Photo: Henry Beebe-Center/Streetsblog) East Side Bike Horrors: One Man Dead, One Woman Critical A 46-year-old woman cyclist sustained serious leg injuries after she was run over by a truck on the Upper East Side on Second... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:14
An estimated 15,000 nurses went on strike at several hospitals owned by the Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian hospital systems in Manhattan and Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. ( Photo: Facebook/NYSNA) Nurses Strike! 15,000 Walkout at Mount Sinai, NY-Presbyterian & Montefiore Hospitals One of the largest nurses strikes in city history began on Monday Jan. 12 when round-the-clock negotiations failed to reach... News 14 Jan 2026 | 11:42
Buses traveling along the 19-block stretch of Madison Ave. below 42nd St. move 92,000 passengers a day but should be moving faster once the DOT completes the project to paint lanes dedicated solely to busess. Currently buses crawl at four to five MPH on the avenue. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Mamdani Admin Unveils Plan to Extend Bus Only Lanes on Madison Ave. Below 42nd St. The Madison Ave. corridor, which moves 92,000 people a day by bus on one of the slowest moving avenues in the city, should... News 12 Jan 2026 | 03:33
Erik Bottcher (center) at the swearing-in ceremony of Julie Menin as speaker of the City Council on Jan. 8. He was given the Democratic line in the special election for the West Side New York State Senate seat recently vacated when Brad Hoylman-Sigal became borough president. ( Photo: NYC City Council Media Unit) Dem Clubs Tap Erik Bottcher for NYS Senate Special Election on Feb. 3 To nobody’s great surprise, City Council Member Erik Bottcher secured the Democratic line in the special election on Feb.... News 12 Jan 2026 | 12:46
Nina Schwalbe, a healthcare scientist who is a sixth-generation New Yorker, is the latest to enter the race to succeed Jerry Nadler in New York’s 12th Congressional District in Manhattan. ( Photo: Nina Schwalbe campaign) Exclusive: Health Activist Nina Schwalbe Enters Race to Replace Congressman Nadler Health expert and community activist Nina Schwalbe is the latest candidate to toss her hat into the crowded race to succeed... News 11 Jan 2026 | 10:38
The New York State Nurses Association gave 10-day notice in advance of a strike to hospitals across the metropolitan area, including six situated in Manhattan. ( Photo: Facebook/NYSNA) Nurses Could Strike at 6 Manhattan Hospitals Jan. 12 What is being billed as the largest nurses strike in NYC history could hit Jan. 12 if several of the nation’s biggest private... News 05 Jan 2026 | 05:29
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an order repealing all executive orders signed by Eric Adams after Sept. 26, 2024, but said an executive order he signed will preserve the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism. ( Photo: Michael Appelton/Mayor’s Photography Office) Mamdani Nixes 2 Exec Orders Jewish Groups Favored; Keep Office to Combat Antisemitism Only hours after his public inauguration ceremony on Jan. 1, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was repealing all executive orders... News 05 Jan 2026 | 01:44
Mayor Zohran Mamdani waves to supporters at his swearing-in ceremony at City Hall on Jan. 1. He was accompanied by his wife, Rama Duwaji, who held the Quran as he was sworn in as the first ever Muslim mayor. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) New Era Begins at City Hall as Mamdani Sworn into Office A new era began at City Hall as Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim elected to the office, put his hand on a Quran held by his... News 05 Jan 2026 | 01:09
