Working in the computer lab at the Carter Burden Roosevelt Island Senior Center. Photo: Beatrice Hunt Bringing Tech to Seniors When asked to envision a technology junkie, most people might imagine a lanky young man sitting at a computer, fingers dancing... News Aug 23 2019 | 11:46 AM
Five businesses to close at 1167 Madison Avenue. From left to right: H.L. Purdy Opticians, Chuckies, Ristorante Morini, Premier Cru Wine Merchants, and Prestige Cleaners. Photo: Ema Schumer Farewell to Ristorante Morini Ristorante Morini was the first of five businesses along Madison Avenue between 85th and 86th Streets to close on Friday,... News Aug 21 2019 | 11:08 AM
Police circulated video of street violence on 82nd Street that occurred after the Oct. 12, 2018 event at the Metropolitan Republican Club. Image: NYPD Proud Boys Found Guilty By Emily Higginbotham After a two-week trial and a day and a half of deliberations, a 12-member jury in State Supreme Court... News Aug 20 2019 | 09:31 AM
The Pool at West 101st Street as photographed by Straus News on Aug. 9 -- and entirely coated by an algae bloom. Photo: Douglas Feiden The Green Gunk That Ate Central Park BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN In all its magnificent shadings, the color green shimmers across the vast lawns and meadows and grassy banks... News Aug 19 2019 | 03:58 PM
Heath Grant, professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Photo courtesy of Heath Grant. Cops and 'compassion fatigue' By Emily Higginbotham The New York Police Department is experiencing a spike in officer suicides as two more officers killed... News Aug 19 2019 | 11:45 AM
Jeffrey Epstein's mansion on East 71st Street. Photo: Ema Schumer Spotlight on Ghislaine Maxwell By Stuart Marques Jeffrey Epstein may be dead, but his former lover and close friend Ghislaine Maxwell is very much alive... News Aug 19 2019 | 10:31 AM
Caffe Roma has been run by the same family since it opened in 1891. ( Photo; Jade Satenstein) Little Italy: ‘Three blocks strong’ To many New Yorkers, Little Italy is not a regular go-to spot to grab a meal and spend an evening. Some city residents never... News Aug 16 2019 | 04:15 PM
CB8 Census Committee Chair Loraine Brown (standing, right) and U.S. Census Bureau representative Joli Golden (standing, left) lead at a 2020 Census job opportunities workshop held at Lenox Hill Senior Center earlier this summer. ( Photo: Courtesy of Community Board 8) A Manhattan Neighborhood Prepares for the Census As the nation prepares for the 2020 Census, the Upper East Side’s community board, CB8, is taking measures to ensure that... News Aug 16 2019 | 12:57 PM
Catching some zzz's in Central Park. ( Photo: Timothy Krause via Flickr) Summertime, and the Sleeping's Not Easy A good night’s sleep is essential to rejuvenate your mind and body for the next day. But if you can’t fall asleep as easily... News Aug 16 2019 | 11:18 AM
Curator Cheryl Hayashi. Photo: © AMNH/R. Mickens The secrets of spider silk By JEREMY REHM, Associated Press With two pairs of fine-tipped tweezers and the hands of a surgeon, Cheryl Hayashi began dissecting... News Aug 15 2019 | 12:35 PM
Chama Mama at 149 West 14th St. Photo: Diana DuCroz. Let’s Chama! By Diana DuCroz Tamara Chubinidze adores New York City, her home of 23 years, but her native Georgia, the tiny mountainous... News Aug 14 2019 | 03:08 PM
A DOT plan to reconfigure 14th Street into a busway has met with resistance from some neighborhood groups..Image: NYC DOT/MTA Back and forth on 14th Street By Emily Higginbotham Just as the city’s 14th Street busway pilot program that aims to prioritize public transit over motorists... News Aug 12 2019 | 04:50 PM
Jeffrey Epstein (date unknown). Photo from the Florida Sex Offender Registry Jeffrey Epstein: Dead but definitely not gone By Stuart Marques As Yogi Berra once said: "It ain't over til it's over" - and the Jeffrey Epstein story ain’t over, even... News Aug 12 2019 | 04:47 PM
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. Photo: Ema Schumer Milestone for Dag Hammarskjold Plaza By Ema Schumer Nestled between the Headquarters of the United Nations and the hustle and bustle of East Midtown rests Dag... News Aug 12 2019 | 04:24 PM
Julie Menin, Director of the Census for New York City, at the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments over the addition of a citizenship question. ( Photo: Courtesy of Office of the Census for New York City) Making Education Count By Jaden Satenstein Although a citizenship question will not appear on next year’s census, officials are concerned that the... News Aug 09 2019 | 03:27 PM
