Karen Rempel rallies at Cooper Union. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky Style Commemorates the Democratic Fight to Vote I have exciting news! I recently passed the Naturalization Test for U.S. Citizenship! I will be honored to swear allegiance... News 15 Jan 2025 | 05:56
Ukrainian Museum director Peter Doroshenko (left) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 23, 2024. While in town for the UN General Assembly, Zelensky stopped by the museum to celebrate the opening of a four-month exhibit by two avant garde Ukrainian artists. ( Photo: Ukrainian Museum) The Ukrainian Museum Seeks to Sustain an Independent Nation’s Cultural Identity A quiet resistance is taking place on East 6th St. at the Ukrainian Museum. It is not the type of conflict that has fixed... City Arts 15 Jan 2025 | 11:17
There’s always a steady hum of customers coming to Raffelo’s Furs. Most of the customers to the shop which has been at the same W. 13th St. shop since 1994, are interested in restoring their vintage furs. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) In a Profession Under Fire, an Old Time Furrier Thrives By Saving Vintage Fur Coats Winter took its time to pull the mercury down to its properly frigid levels, but now that temperatures seem to have hit their... News 14 Jan 2025 | 01:59
Lottery ticket robbery suspects hop the turnstile at 31st Street in Astoria. Note ( NYPD) Lottery Ticket Bandits Who Hit Village Shop Strike Again You have to be in it to win it! This is the iconic slogan of the New York State lottery and taking this government-sanctioned... News 13 Jan 2025 | 04:58
Mayor Eric Adams at his weekly press avail on Jan. 7, where he discussed the 2024 summary of the NYPD’s crime stats. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) NYC ‘24 Crime Stats Show Overall Crime & Murders Down, Rapes & Felony Assault Rise Overall crime incidents dipped by nearly 3 percent across NYC in 2024, according to the NYPD, although some key categories... Home 13 Jan 2025 | 03:02
Then unidentified Jeffrey Vargas in 50th Street subway station, having just attacked and robbed a halal food cart vendor who snapped topside. Note metal weapon in his right hand. ( NYPD) Maniac Who Attacked & Robbed Midtown Halal Food Cart Vendor Arrested, Parked on Rikers A Mets hat-wearing maniac, 45-year-old Jeffrey Vargas of the Bronx, who is alleged to have viciously attacked and robbed... News 13 Jan 2025 | 10:09
MTA chairman Janno Leiber unveils a congestion pricing sign at midnight on Sunday, Jan. 5 on the first day of the toll. ( Photo: MTA) Commute Times Down, Anger Up in First Full Week of Congestion Pricing Tolls By all accounts, the first week of congestion pricing did ease traffic at bridges and tunnels leading mid-town Manhattan... News 13 Jan 2025 | 11:19
Colin Farrell was captured on W. 22nd St. off Park Ave. last year while filming “The Penguin,” the HBO crime drama that won him a Golden Globe on Jan. 5. His co-star may have been Manhattan itself. ( Photo: STEVE SANDS/NEW YORK NEWSWIRE) Co-starring Manhattan: Golden Globe Winner Colin Farrell Filmed Scenes for The Penguin across NYC “The Penguin” was here, giving some gritty realistic Manhattan street scenes for the HBO crime drama set in the fictional... News 14 Jan 2025 | 11:21
Parents at a January 2020 Community Education Council meeting ( Photo: Christina Veiga/Chalkbeat) How to Serve on Your Local School Council in NYC New York City parents: Do you want to get involved in local and citywide education policy? An opportunity is just around... News 12 Jan 2025 | 05:02
Owner Bruce Caulfield stands at the front of his brand new Penn Cellars wine and spirits store in Penn Station Long Island Rail Road Concourse which opened on December 23, 2024. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Restaurant Delayed at GCM, but Beer/Wine Will Soon Flow at Mini Tracks; Wine Cellar Opens in Penn As the Grand Central Madison terminal and concourse observes its second anniversary of opening on January 25, its retail... News 13 Jan 2025 | 04:15
Adama Diouf, the manager of Marie Blachere, is one of about 15 staffers who will be out of a job when the little bakery in the West Village, which has been around for nearly 20 years, shuts down on Jan. 19. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Beloved French Bakery in Biz 20 Years Is Closing in West Village Locals as well as international patrons are mourning the demise of Marie Blachere, a beloved French bakery in the West Village... News 11 Jan 2025 | 12:33
Studies show that cheese is low in heart healthy unsaturated fats, and as an added bonus appears to help fight tooth decay, according to some recent studies. ( Photo: Kimberly Vardeman/Wikimedia Commons) Say Cheese Please, If You Want to Cut Risk of Tooth Decay and Sleep Apnea When it comes to health foods, cheese is a champ. For starters, dietary gurus have decreed that unlike the mostly saturated... News 10 Jan 2025 | 03:40
NYC Sheriff Anthony Miranda walking out of an unlicensed marijuana dispensary in May 2024, after a local operation to shut down such stores began. The local program is tied up in court after reportedly closing 1,300 smoke shops, while a state initiative that has closed only 59 shops in Manhattan last year is ongoing. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) Is Illegal Pot Shop Crackdown Sputtering as City Appeals a Court Decision? The city sheriff shutdown over 1,300 unlicensed pot shops last year across the five boroughs but the crackdown may have hit... News 13 Jan 2025 | 03:13
SBA President Vincent Vallegong at the podium. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Sergeants’ Union Rallies in Harlem for “Fair Pay Now” Hundreds of NYPD sergeants and their supporters braved the frigid cold and came to Harlem on Thursday Jan. 9, to protest... Voices 10 Jan 2025 | 08:16
A street view of 43 and 45 Mott Street in Chinatown, featuring Cha Kee restaurant on the left and the shuttered storefront of 45 Mott Street, home to Mission Chinese Food and Basement speakeasy. Screenshot via Google Maps Street View. ( Photo: Screenshot via Google Maps Street View) Auction Cancelled for 2 Chinatown Buildings that Bank Said Defaulted on $13.2M in Loans Two Chinatown buildings that a bank said defaulted on $13.2 million in loans were set to be auctioned on Jan. 8 following... News 10 Jan 2025 | 03:16
