1930s vibe at Elizabeth St. Garden. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky New York Pleads for the End of Elizabeth Street Garden Elizabeth Street Garden News 21 May 2025 | 06:15
Chef Sungchul Shim is hands on owner at Gui Steakhouse in the Theater District. It’s his fifth restaurant in the city. ( Photo: Molly Tavoletti/Gui Steakhouse) Chef Who Owns Two Michelin-Starred Manhattan Restaurants Opens New Steakhouse Chef Sungchul Shim truly embodies the American Dream. A native of South Korea, he had his heart set on pursuing cooking professionally... Food & Drink 21 May 2025 | 11:18
The DOT has proposed transforming 34th St. into a busway, much like the one on 14th St., in order to speed up bus times. Cars would largely be diverted to other roads. ( Photo: DOT ) DOT Proposes Transforming 34th St. Into Mostly Car-Free Busway, Much Like 14th St. The DOT wants to turn 34th St. into a busway, much like the existing 14th St. one, citing three local community boards that... News 20 May 2025 | 05:23
Jubilant Knicks fans go wild in the streets surrounding Madison Square Garden after the blowout series clinching Game 6 victory over the defending NBA champions Boston Celtics on May 16. Despite knocking over police barriers, taking over Seventh Ave and climbing atop vehicles and street lights, police report there were no arrests. ( Photo: X @merrux) Why This Knicks Team Rules New York Once Again... The secret to the Knicks’ popularity has nothing to do with Captain Clutch, Jalen Brunson, the greatest Knicks player since... Voices 20 May 2025 | 02:43
Walgreens located at 401 East 86th St is closing next June ( Photo: Kelly Garreau) UES Drug Store Hit in Latest Round of Walgreen Closures Drug stores closures continue to plague Manhattan, with another one slated to close on the Upper East Side. Walgreens, which... News 20 May 2025 | 04:32
Last summer’s opening night of Bryant Park Movie Nights. ( Photo by Jon Simon) Bryant Park Announces Bold New Summer Movie Night Lineup Hundreds of New Yorkers will once again flock to Bryant Park on Monday nights this summer for the celebrated Paramount+ Movie... News 20 May 2025 | 12:40
At a weekly meeting of the planning committee of Theater for the New City's Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, performers Miguel Loyola and Toni Renee Taylor, romped at theater's entrance after raiding its costume collection. They will both be performing at this year’s festival which runs from May 23 to 25. ( Photo by Jonathan Slaff) Lower East Side of the Arts Marks 30 Years of Creativity and Civic Commitment This Memorial Day Weekend, the Theater for the New City (TNC) will once again transform its historic space at 155 First Avenue... News 20 May 2025 | 01:54
NYPD continues its blitz of writing criminal summonses for bikers who violate traffic laws. A poster on r/NYCbike spotted this action near W. 43rd St. on May 20. ( Photo: u/mrEddieNunez) Opposition Growing Against NYPD’s Criminalization Push for Bike-Traffic Infractions Less than a month into the NYPD’s program to issue criminal summonses to bicyclists who violate traffic laws with infractions... News 20 May 2025 | 03:57
Two Community Board 9 members believe that they have been ousted by Borough President Mark Levine for their opposition to two proposed housing projects, including one at 1727 Amsterdam Ave (rendered above). ( Rendering via Think! Architecture & Design ) BP Levine Ousts Two CB9 Members, Stirring a New Round of Controversy Community Board 9’s zoning subcommittee has been left with only one member after Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine... News 19 May 2025 | 06:32
Related says it will no longer pursue its bid to obtain a casino license to build a gambling mecca at Hudson Yards with Wynn Resorts. Related plans to focus on housing and a possible a hotel on the large undeveloped parcel. City Council Member Erik Bottcher came out against the casino plan on May 19. ( Photo: Related Companies) Related and Wynn Drop Bid for Hudson Yards Casino After Bottcher Says He Is Not on Board It’s snake eyes for Related Companies and Wynn Resorts. Shortly after City Council Member Erik Bottcher said he could not... News 19 May 2025 | 05:38
Suspect wanted for forcible touching, April 25, 2025. ( Photos: NYPD) Woman Groped Near Subway; Bragg Indicts Man for Anti-Gay Hate Crime The common rap-music-related phrase “can’t stop, won’t stop” was never meant to include the crime of groping, and yet the... News 19 May 2025 | 11:12
Left: Officer Torres get his man, a serial shoplifter; right: Alleged subway necrophile, Felix Rojas. ( Photos: NYPD) Cops Bust Serial Shoplifter on Wall Street; Bragg Indicts Alleged Necrophile Some people say that no news is good news but that’s not always true, especially for the hard-working scribes of Crime Watch.... News 19 May 2025 | 06:54
Former hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel (center), Senator Charles Schumer (left), and Governor Kathy Hochul (right). ( Photo: Don Pollard / Gov. Hochul Flickr) Israel Day Parade Brings Tens of Thousands to Fifth Avenue Tens of thousands of Israel supporters jammed Fifth Avenue for the annual Israel Day Parade on Sunday, May 18. Weather for... News 19 May 2025 | 01:39
The Delancey Street Bridge will take you there. ( Photos: Brian Berger) East River Park Reopening, in Parts, South of Williamsburg Bridge Things are happening on the Lower East Side waterfront, and with the Memorial Day Weekend kickoff to summer just around the... News 18 May 2025 | 06:23
Left: Arrested for assault and other charges; right: Moche mask returned to Peru. ( Photos: NYPD (left), Manhattan DA) Supermarket Attack Suspect Arrested; Bragg Returns Antiquities to Peru The senior-shoving recidivist who attacked an 86-year-old woman in front of the Morton Williams at 1066 Third Ave. on Sunday,... News 19 May 2025 | 01:59
Road War: NYPD Now Handing Out Criminal Summonses to Bikers for Traffic Violations