Benedict Cumberbatch starring in upcoming Netflix Series Eric, seen filming recently outside City Hall. Photo: Steve Sands/NY Newswire Neighborhood Scrapbook If you’ve seen British actor Benedict Cumberbatch around town in recent weeks, that is because he is filming the upcoming... News 26 May 2023 | 04:21
Crime Watch UES 06.01.23 Man Arrested in Random Street Assault A 73-year-old man from New Rochelle told police that at 6:20 a.m. on Monday, November... News 26 May 2023 | 03:00
Author and activist Eric K. Washington (far left), celebrates with New York City Mayor Eric Adams (center) and Council Member Eric Bottcher (far right) on a visit to former Colored School #4 in Chelsea on Tuesday, May 23, following its approval as an official city landmark. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Chelsea Bldg that Housed Last Segregated Elementary School Becomes a Landmark The last racially segregated school still standing, ‘Colored school No.4’ in Chelsea, finally reached landmark status and... News 26 May 2023 | 01:16
Students in Summer Rising program in 2021 which had to turn 45,000 kids away this summer. Photo: Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat Summer Rising Program Rejected 45,000 Kids, Launching Scramble for Child Care Roughly 45,000 children have been shut out of New York City’s free, popular summer program, education department officials... News 26 May 2023 | 11:10
Not even American League Home Run King Aaron Judge Could Save the Yankees on a dreary late May game when our Public Eye columnist made his first return to the stadium in 2023. Photo: Jon Friedman Rain and a Yankees loss can’t dampen enthusiasm on his Personal Opening Day The Yankees Lost on My First Visit Back. So What! On the evening of May 24, not much went right. The Yankees lost in dismal... News 26 May 2023 | 10:36
Ellen Hart, the force behind Ellen’s Stardust Diner. The Stardust Diner and Ellen Hart are Stardust Survivors, Outpacing City Recovery Ellen’s Stardust Diner almost did not survive those dark days of the pandemic. “I thought I might not open,” recalled Ellen... News 25 May 2023 | 10:49
The latest, Freedom Summer, by playwright Toby Armour opens at the Theater for the New City on June 8. Photo: Theater for the New City Playwright Toby Armour Draws on Personal Experience for “Freedom Summer” You yourself traveled to Alabama in the 1960s to register voters. How much of the play is true and how much is fiction? News 26 May 2023 | 03:33
Lawsuit: Mount Sinai Beth Israel Ignored Sex Abuse of Star Doctor for Years A major New York City hospital ignored a star physician’s rampant sexual abuse of patients, turning a blind eye to what he... News 25 May 2023 | 07:13
The USS Wasp, the largest ship in this year’s Fleet Week celebration, docked on Pier 88 on West 48th St.on May 24th. Photo: Alessia Girardin Nearly 2,400 Sailors Explore New York During Fleet Week It’s the second year after COVID-19 eased off that we celebrate the sailor services at Fleet Week in-person. The Parade of... News 26 May 2023 | 10:49
The Consolidated Edison building at 4 Irving Place. The company is on the hook for a settlement of nearly a quarter-of-a-million dollars after violating the Paid Safe and Sick Leave law during the pandemic. Photo: The New York EDITION, Facebook. ( Photo via The New York EDITION on Facebook ) ConEd Settles For Nearly $250,000 After Denying Paid Sick Leave To PT’ers During Pandemic Con Ed must pay just under a quarter-million dollars after agreeing to a settlement with the Department of Consumer and Worker... News 25 May 2023 | 04:53
Homeless Person on a bench outside a high end department store in Manhattan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Point: 06.01.23 By Hank Sheinkopf It gets very tiring to listen to the opinions of the highly dissatisfied as they work so very hard to change... News 25 May 2023 | 03:07
Woman “instantly paralyzed” from attack by subway fiend is a graphic artist fighting for her life A 35-year-old woman who was attacked by a crazed subway shover is fighting for her life. Suspect Kamal Semrade was arrested... News 25 May 2023 | 02:41
The iconic Flatiron Building, partly named for its quirky triangle shape, pictured shortly after opening in 1902. It will reopen again after being auctioned off for $161.5 million dollars. Photo: Wikimedia Commons ( Photo via Wikimedia Commons ) Flatiron Building Auction Fetches $161.5 Million, After 1st Go-Around Ended In Debacle The Flatiron Building has been purchased for $161.5 million by previous partial-owner Jeffrey Gural after a May 23rd auction... News 24 May 2023 | 03:43
Mayor Eric Adams takes a sledgehammer to an abandoned dining shed. He is promoting legislation that will make the sheds widely available on a seasonal basis for people who like outdoor dining–while still trying to placate other community members who find them to be a source of blight. Photo: Mayor’s Office. ( Photo via Mayor’s Office ) Dining Sheds May Become A Summer Staple. Is This Right...Or A Blight? In a concession to the restaurant industry, a bill introduced in City Council seeks to formalize the introduction of dining... News 25 May 2023 | 09:36
