Quirky Karen finds pure joy skating at Wollman Rink in Central Park. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Quirky Karen Takes a Whirl at Wollman Rink I decided to celebrate the new year with a dry January—not the easiest thing to do in cocktail town. So I was thinking about... News 21 Jan 2026 | 06:10
A big question as three developers vie for the multi-billion-dollar contract overseeing the redevelopment of Penn Station is what happens to Madison Square Garden which has sat atop the station since the late 1960s. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Then There Were 3: Mystery Bidder Unveiled; Will New Penn Plans Push MSG? Three International developers–Australian, Italian and Canadian—have been selected by Amtrak as the finalists in its competition... News 21 Jan 2026 | 05:45
whitney via www.whitney.org Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: Jan. 22-28 Thursday, Jan. 22 Chelsea All a Blur: Photographs from the Infinity Series by Bill Armstrong: Join Rizzoli for a conversation... News 21 Jan 2026 | 12:12
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
A Nov. 2025 protest at Park East Synagogue (pictured above) spurred one of the planks of Council Speaker Menin’s plan, a contentious “protest buffer zone” law outside houses of worship. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) Menin Introduces “Five-Point Plan to Combat Antisemitism” NY City Council Speaker Julie Menin has introduced a package of legislation that she’s deemed a “five-point plan to combat... News 21 Jan 2026 | 10:27
City Council Member Christopher Marte has been appointed the chair of the Council’s landmarks subcommittee by Council Speaker Julie Menin. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons ) Marte Given Landmarks Chair Role by Speaker Menin City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who represents the Upper East Side, appointed Council Member Christopher Marte to a key... News 19 Jan 2026 | 05:37
Comptroller Mark Levine, seen her at the Jan. 1 inagurantion ceremony at City Hall, delivered some bad news to Mayor Zohran Mamdani two weeks later regarding a looming city budget deficit this fiscal year. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) City Facing a $2 Billion Budget Deficit in Fiscal ‘26 Says Comptroller Just two weeks into his new office, city Comptroller Mark Levine is warning that Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces a cumulative... News 19 Jan 2026 | 05:16
Bob Weir was a founding member of the Grateful Dead but managed to keep the band together the band even after its front man Jerry Garcia passed in 1995. Weir died Jan. 10 ( Photo: minds-eye/Wikimedia Commons) Bob Weir: The Grateful Dead’s Rock and Roll Heart Yes, the Grateful Dead was the quintessential San Francisco rock and roll band–but New York loved them–and surely respected... Voices 19 Jan 2026 | 03:24
Rev. Adrienne Thorne, senior minister of the Riverside Church, addresses the congregation at a day long event called MLK NOW 2026. She’s standing in the same pulpit where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “Beyond Vietnam” speech in 1968 a week before he was assassinated. ( Photo: Christian Spencer) Riverside Church Honors Martin Luther King, Some Speakers Use Occasion to Call Out ICE On the Sunday before Martin Luther King Day 2026, worshippers and community members gathered at the historic Riverside Church... News 19 Jan 2026 | 06:39
Manhattan Country School Alumni Keep MLK March Tradition Alive After School’s Closure The school may be gone but the spirit lives on for a former Manhattan school that prided itself on student activism. Despite... News 19 Jan 2026 | 05:40
DA Bragg recently announced the indictment of an MTA subway contractor for wage theft. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Bragg Announces Indictment of MTA Contractor for Wage Theft A contractor on the Second Ave. subway was allegedly shaking down workers, illegally demanding a 22 percent kickback from... News 19 Jan 2026 | 12:29
Memorial collage for Ana “Anita” Morel, murdered by the Corlears Hook Park Car Crash Killer. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Corlears Hook Park Car Crash Killer, Daniel Hyden, Sentenced And after all the screaming horror, bloodshed, flowers, and tears that have flowed since July 4, 2024, Daniel Hyden, 46,... News 19 Jan 2026 | 11:52
A Restaurant Week jewel in Battery Park City: Treadwell Park ( Photo: Brian Berger) Restaurant Week Takes Midtown & Downtown— for 23 Days! What’s big, brassy, beauteous and a no-holds-barred invitation to strap on the ol’ feedbag? That’s right, gastronauts and... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:02
The winner and still champion: the Mediterranean Diet ( Photo: G.steph.rocket/Wikimedia Commons) A Newcomer Rising but Mediterranean Diet Still #1! It’s the new year, so what better time to look at the ratings onUS News & World Report’s annual list of top diets, which... News 18 Jan 2026 | 06:46
Chez Nick, one of the glories of Restaurant Week on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Chez Nick Instagram) Restaurant Week Takes Upper East & West Sides—for 23 Days! What’s big, brassy, beauteous, and a no-holds-barred invitation to strap on the ol’ feed bag? That’s right, gastronauts and... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:38
