John Tauranac has spent a long academic and literary career in Manhattan; known for his chairmanship of an MTA Map Committee that produced the subway map in current use, he has created a 2024 enhanced poster size version, easier to read and filled with more detail than currently available. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Man who Oversaw Subway Map Redesign 50 Years Ago is Pushing a New Version The subway map that John Tuaranac oversaw more than 50 years ago and which is still in use today is referred to as the Tuaranac... News 01 Nov 2024 | 02:26
Dog mom Gabby Shi and Bingo, a two year old mini schnauzer, pose with friends. ( Photo: Jessica DeStefano) Pups and their Owners Frolic at First Annual Halloween Social Local pet lovers and their costumed canines kicked off the Halloween season Oct. 25, as Ruff House Social Club, in partnership... News 01 Nov 2024 | 12:36
A parade goer from Epiphany school poses before the an NYPD shield in the 13th Precinct stationhouse, an annual stop on the school’s annual parade through the streets of Gramercy Park. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Epiphany’s Annual Halloween Parade Pays Visit to NYPD Pct. The theme for the 45th annual Epiphany Halloween parade was New York sports teams with Rangers, Mets and Yankee regalia sprinkled... News 01 Nov 2024 | 12:23
The parade as seen from the Jefferson Market Library clock tower. More than 100,000 people were estimated to have packed Sixth Ave. in Greenwich Village for the 51st annual Halloween parade. ( Photo: Alex Dolansky) Greenwich Village Halloween Parade Draws over 100,000 Spring-like weather drew a crowd estimated at over 100,000 people to the 51st annual Halloween parade in Greenwich Village... News 01 Nov 2024 | 05:50
Rudy Giuliani, had tried to sell his condo in a landmarked building on E. 66th St. more than a year ago, but now must turn over the keys as part of a court ordered $148 million settlement against him by two Georgia election workers a judge ruled he had defamed with false claims about the 2020 election. ( Photo: Beau Matic) Giuliani Ordered to Turn Over Assets to 2 Georgia Women He Defamed; Includes UES Co-Op A moving company representative and lawyers were expected to be given access to Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment on Oct.... News 01 Nov 2024 | 11:05
Celebrating tots getting a ride around Chelsea during the annual Buckle My Shoe Halloween parade. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Elephants, Fish & More: Buckle My Shoe Preschoolers Dress Up for Halloween Parading A gaggle of adorable preschoolers, dressed in costumes ranging from elephants to superheroes, paraded their way around Chelsea... News 31 Oct 2024 | 05:04
The winner of Sunday’s Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest dressed as Chalamet’s take on Willy Wonka from 2023’s ”Wonka.” ( Photo via @anthpo on X (formerly Twitter)) Exclusive: Timothée Chalamet Look-Alike Organizer Discusses Viral Event The real Timothée Chalamet crashed a Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest in Washington Square Park on Oct. 20. The event... News 31 Oct 2024 | 03:00
City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse sponsored the legislation which legalized jaywalking in NYC, essestially repealing the 66 year old section of the NYC administrative code that made it a violation. She said over 90 percent of the summonses issued by police for jaywalking in 2023 where handed out to people of color. ( Photo: web site of council member Mercedes Narcisse) Jaywalking No Longer a Crime in NYC A bill that legalizes jaywalking will allow people to cross against a traffic light and cross in mid-block outside of a crosswalk.... News 31 Oct 2024 | 02:21
People posing in front of a replica statue of the famed “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” photo, which will be parked near 30 Rockefeller Plaza from October 30 through the end of the year. ( Photo: Rockefeller Center ) “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” Sculpture Comes to Rockefeller Center The eleven fearless ironworkers that posed for the famous 1932 photograph “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” have had their likeness... News 30 Oct 2024 | 06:45
The Connelly Theater at 220 East 4th Street. ( Connelly Theater Instagram) Catholic Church Suspends Operations at Connelly Theater in Flap Over Controversial Plays New York City’s Connelly Theater has suspended its operations after its owner, the New York Archdiocese which was trying... News 28 Oct 2024 | 05:37
MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber, Chief Customer Officer Shanifah Rieara, Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi, and NYCT President Demetrius Crichlow host a local media roundtable for Manhattan, Bronx, and Hudson Valley outlets at the West Farms Depot on Friday, Oct 25, 2024. ( Marc A. Hermann / Metropolitan Transportation Auth) Transit Bigwigs Address State of the Train & Bus Systems On Friday October 25, the poobahs of New York City and state public transportation held a 90-minute a roundtable event with... News 28 Oct 2024 | 05:01
The Nostalgia Train looped around the Old City Hall Station, much as the inaugural subway did in its first run on October 27 1904. The station is no longer used by regular passenger-carrying subway trains, one of many “ghost stations” that the four-train nostaglia train visited last weekend. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) “Ghost Stations” on Itinerary As Nostalgia Train Hauls Subway Passengers Back in Time Five hundred lucky New Yorkers took a trip back in time last weekend on a special four-train nostalgia ride that included... News 28 Oct 2024 | 12:46
Sara D. Roosevelt Park entrance, Canal and Chrystie Streets, October 28, 2024. ( Brian Berger) Anarchy in Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Where Anything, It Often Appears, Goes So much for victory laps! Scarcely a week after the city again cleared out the notorious Manhattan Bridge Plaza shanty town—this... News 28 Oct 2024 | 05:43
The state of the East River Esplanade Address at John John Park, E. 78th Street and Cherokee Place. ( Photo: Brian Berger) East River Greenway of the Mind: The City Dreamed It, But Dead Ends Riddle Waterfront Trail Talk about arterial blockage! That’s been the news from the East River waterfront for years now and, following a recent traversal... News 28 Oct 2024 | 11:18
Caroline Hirsch (right) co-founder of the New York Comedy Festival, with comedian Bill Maher, who is among the headliners at this year’s shows which starts Nov. 7 at the Apollo. ( Photo: Courtesy Caroline Hirsch) New York Comedy Festival Celebrates 20 Yr Anniversary Melissa Rivers says her mom told her never to be afraid to laugh at herself. If you don’t, mom warned, “You could be missing... City Arts 25 Oct 2024 | 06:46