The New City Smoke Shop at 110 Church St. in downtown Manhattan was one of 75 stores that a law enforcement task force shut down for selling cannabis products without a proper license. The store sits one block away from St. Peter’s Church. Illegal shops near schools and churches are top targets in the crackdown. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Sheriff Miranda Says 75 Illegal Weed Stores Were Padlocked in First Four Days of Crackdown In the first four days of a citywide crackdown, 75 retail outlets selling illegal cannabis products were padlocked. “We visited... News 18 May 2024 | 11:51
City Council Member Erik Bottcher announcing the District 3 winners for 2024’s participatory budgeting process. ( Photo via X.com ) Bottcher Goes Secret Agent Mode To Unveil Participatory Budgeting Winners City Council member Erik Bottcher, who represents Chelsea and parts of Hell’s Kitchen, announced the results of this year’s... News 17 May 2024 | 04:27
Google purchased office space on the site of the old St. John’s Terminal near Hudson River Park in Hudson Square, May 10, 2024. Photo: Alex Krales/THE CITY Googles New HQ Opens with Only a Fraction of Nearby Low Cost Housing Promised by Pols By Samantha Maldonado Nearly a decade ago, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration brokered a deal to redevelop the derelict... News 15 May 2024 | 03:48
Bright colors delight on Central Park West ( JapanParadeNYC Facebook) Japan Day Parade 2024 Delights Thousands Along Central Park West Central Park West came alive with the joyous sight of Rising Sun flags, kimonos, Japanese fans, drummers and much more May... News 15 May 2024 | 02:57
Manhattan model Karen Rempel paints the town red at Travelers Poets & Friends, a heartful Italian café market, bistro, and bakery, centered between the Pamina gelato shop and the elevated New Italian restaurant, Alaluna. ( Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky Style Celebrates the Sunny Flavors of Italy at Travelers Poets & Friends It’s time for celebration as Travelers Poets & Friends brings the sunny flavors of Italy to an empty storefront at Sixth... News 15 May 2024 | 02:03
Lisa Pegher got her first drum set when she was seven and a teacher recognized her talent and paid for the drum set as well as a year of lessons. ( Maddie A. McCoy) Lisa Pegher: Marching to the Beat of Her Own Drum Lisa Pegher credits her early path to a career in music to “divine intervention.” “Because I really do believe there’s no... News 15 May 2024 | 02:42
The portal from New York City’s Flatiron at the junction of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street that connects to Dublin at the corner of North Earl Street and O’Connell Street. The 3.5-ton part interactive sculpture and part webcam is providing a 24-hour livestream across global cities. Photo: Alessia Girardin. Sci-fi-like Portal Links Dublin to NYC; Some Find Overseas Dates, Others See Family Members NYC’s newest tech installation is a livestream video “portal” that now connects from a park in the Flatiron District to Dublin,... News 13 May 2024 | 05:28
Pro-Palestinian protesters at City College with CUNY police, April 25, 2024. Photo: Gabriel Poblete/THE CITY CUNY City College President Laments Not Breaking Up Pro-Palestinian Encampment Sooner In a series of town hall meetings with students, faculty and staff last week, City College President Vincent Boudreau attempted... News 13 May 2024 | 04:50
Police and EMTs surround 16 year old Mahki Brown who died from gun shot wounds shortly after being rushed to Bellevue Hospital. Photo: Citizen App 16-yr-old Student Who Was Shot in Head and Died in SOHO Was Trying to Act as a Peacemaker The quiet of Urbana Plaza in SOHO was shattered on May 7 when a 16-year-old high school student who police said was trying... News 13 May 2024 | 05:43
Jeff Leatham, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin at Genesis House. ( Flower Power Daily) Jeff Leatham’s Floral Extravaganza BLOOMTANICA Drawing Huge Crowds to Genesis House Knowing that flowers are catnip to everyone, Genesis House—a combined car showroom, Korean restaurant, and event space in... News 13 May 2024 | 11:54
Borough president Mark Levine tried to quell a rebellion at Community Board 5 when a majority of its 50-member board urged him to rescind the ouster of two long time board members, Craig Slutznik and Mary Brosnahan. Levine defended his move and labeled as “reprehensible” a resolution that Slutznik supported last month at Educational Community Advisory Council District 2 urging the DOE to study its stance that allows transgender individuals to compete on girls sports teams. Photo: Community Board 5 Chaos at CB5: Boro Pres Levine Refuses to Reverse Decision Ousting 2 Longtime Board Members So why did Borough President Mark Levine dump two long-serving members from Community Board five, one just as he was running... News 13 May 2024 | 01:48
Trevor Bickford when he attacked three police officers on New Year’s Eve 2022 was probably trying “to commit suicide by cop” said Thomas Galati, who at the time was the NYPD chief of intelligence and counterterrorism. Photo: NYPD Man in Violent Times Square Rampage on New Year’s Eve ‘22 Sentenced to 27 Yrs Behind Bars A self proclaimed jihadist man from Maine who attacked three NYPD officers with a machete-style knife on New Year’s Eve,... News 13 May 2024 | 06:26
Since 2004, New York State has lost more than half of its newspapers, including 29 papers in 2023 alone. Photo: Wikimedia Commons NYS Senator Hoylman-Sigal Tells Why He Led Charge to Help Embattled Local News Industry Last month, New York’s leaders passed a historic $237 billion state budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The budget is a moral... News 10 May 2024 | 05:26
Gilad Segev, one of the most popular singers to come out of Israel, gave a multimedia performance at the Museum of Jewish Heritage recently. Photo: Wikimedia Project Heroes at Museum of Jewish Heritage Featured Israeli Singer/Composer Gilad Segev Despite news of campuses in chaos, not to mention the daily dashed hopes of a cease-fire, there was a true salve on May 3rd.... News 13 May 2024 | 04:58