NYC Mayor Mamdani, alongside DOE Chancellor Kamar Samuels and NYS Governor Kathy Hochul, announced over 2,000 children received offers for the inaugural 2-K public school class, out of an application pool of 5,700 Aug. 4. ( Credit: NYC Mayor) Early Childhood Education Chief Steps Down While 2-K DOE Program Enrolls Over 2,000 NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYS Governor Kathy Hochul admitted over 2,000 children out of more than 5,700 applicants for... News 04 Aug 2026 | 03:43
A newly-installed vending machine at the 2 Avenue (F train) subway station, one out of 26 total planned vending machines selling beverages and snacks to be introduced by MTA across the city. ( Credit: MTA) MTA to Install Vending Machines at 20 Manhattan Subway Stations With the goal of “enhancing the experience” of subway goers, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will install... News 03 Aug 2026 | 04:53
Albania Is Not For Sale: Hands Off Sazan and Narta reads a protest sign adorned with flamingos. ( Photo: Genevieve Hartnett) Albania is Not for Sale! Trump Family Resort Plans Face UES Protests The Flamingo Revolution has reached the Upper East Side of Manhattan. For the last two months, Albanian Americans living... News 03 Aug 2026 | 07:18
Bethesda Fountain at Carnegie Hill from where a horse bolted, causing the death of Romanch. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Shocking Theory on Horse Carriage Death of Romanch Mahajan The long-running saga of the Central Park horse carriage trade and its efforts to fend off animal rights advocates who seek... News 02 Aug 2026 | 05:39
It’s a Hot Dog! It’s Art! It’s on display in Duffy Square through August 8. ( Photo: Brian Berger) It’s a Hot Dog! It’s Art! Tourists React to Giant Times Square Weiner New York City tourists can expect many things when they go to Times Square, the iconic Big Apple destination: towering flashy... News 02 Aug 2026 | 11:54
Assemblymember Keith Powers behind him, Council Member Harvey Epstein to his left, speaks at Haven Plaza rally on July 30. ( Photo: Keith Powers NYC Instagram) Haven Plaza Residents & Pols Rally Against Legionella Outbreak Distressed tenants of Haven Plaza in the East Village rallied on Thursday afternoon July 30 to demand improved conditions... News 02 Aug 2026 | 06:22
Doreen Meyers, riding a stand-up e-scooter, was killed near West 60th Street and Amsterdam Ave. after colliding with black Tesla car. ( Photo: Citizen App) Woman Riding Stand-Up E-Scooter Killed in UWS Car Collision A stand-up electric scooter and a 2023 Tesla electric car met in a devastating collision at Amsterdam Avenue and West 60th... News 04 Aug 2026 | 02:45
A teenager on an illegal e-bike was killed coming off the Brooklyn Bridge onto Centre Street when he veered into traffic and was hit by Chevy Tahoe. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Teenager on Illegal E-bike Killed in Centre Street Crash The promises of “micromobility” met the hard reality of sudden death, again, when just before 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday July... News 03 Aug 2026 | 10:27
Duarte Square monument gets Parks Department Summer Glow-up. Here a worker from the monuments crew uses blowtorch and polishing tower to make Duarte shine. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Duarte Square Monument Gets Parks Department Summer Glow-Up The broad intersection of Canal Street and Sixth Avenue isn’t a place many people linger. It’s a place to approach the Holland... News 03 Aug 2026 | 11:05
Local moths are displayed along the South Cove garden’s fence for National Moth Week celebrations. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Not Your Mother’s Mothra: National Moth Week Flutters Across City Is mothing the new birding? Is Mothra, the renowned giant Japanese monster movie insect who first fluttered her wings across... News 03 Aug 2026 | 11:35
Thinking about Brain Food on the gatefold cover of Rush’s 1978 album “Hemispheres.” ( Photo: Mercury Records) Thinking About Brain Food or, Eat to Beat Cognitive Decline A healthful diet feeds a healthy brain and supports clear thinking. No surprise there, but in the nutrition world, the... News 31 Jul 2026 | 11:31
WarrenPeace: An Albanian Bar with a Tolstoy twist wows Tribeca. ( Photoss: Brian Berger, Ciara McGarry) WarrenPeace: An Albanian Bar with a Tolstoy Twist Wows Tribeca A “Tom and Jerry” cartoon from the 1940s plays silently on the only television above the bar at WarrenPeace, though nobody... Food & Drink 01 Aug 2026 | 09:35
A luxury condo tower planned for W. 13th St. is now slated to become even more exclusive than before, enraging local preservationists and affordable housing advocates. ( Photo: Village Preservation ) Greenwich Village Condo Tower Plans to Cut Units, Further Rankles Local Group A super-tall luxury tower planned for West 13th Street will now have slightly fewer condominiums on offer cutting the total... News 03 Aug 2026 | 07:52
Penn Station entrance on 33rd Street, aka Plaza33, adjacent Madison Square Garden. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Penn Station Rebuild Funding to be 80% Feds Hopes Byford Amtrak’s man in charge of rebuilding Penn Station said he will be asking the federal government to pay 80 percent of the... News 31 Jul 2026 | 11:40
eldridge street via www.eldridgestreet.org ( Scott Brevda) Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Events: Jul.30-Aug.5 Thursday, July 30th Chelsea Five4Five Summer Movie Camp: Five4Five Films is a media arts program with a focus on creating original... News 29 Jul 2026 | 12:09
