Mayor Eric Adams calls reporters “liars,” as he leaves a press conference at Bellevue Hospital Feb. 18 where an NYPD office had been taken after getting shot. He refused to answer questions about his embattled administration which saw four deputy mayor’s resign. Calls are growing for him to resign. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Adams Under Fire as Calls to Oust Him Grow After 4 Deputy Mayors Resign; Mayor Calls Reporters “Liars” Mayor Eric Adams, under increasing heat after claims from top prosoecutors that he is cooperating with the Trump administration... News 19 Feb 2025 | 03:48
An Evening with Rosanne Cash (right), the multi-Grammy winner who was performing songs from her lyrical body of work with her husband John Leventhal was enhanced when she brought on “mystery guest: Elvis Costello to join her later in the show. ( Photo by RICHARD TERMINE/92NY) Rosanne Cash Surprises by Bringing “Mystery Guest” Elvis Costello Into Her Concert If you weren’t living under a rock last week in the city, you no doubt heard of the two big Events in music: Paul McCartney’s... News 18 Feb 2025 | 05:08
The front line of the marching protestors on President’s Day as they made their way from Union Square to Washington Square Park on Feb. 17. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) President’s Day Protests Target Donald Trump, Elon Musk; Elected Dem Leaders Stay Away A cold day with gale warning in effect did not deter thousands of New Yorkers from pouring into Union Square armed with signs... News 17 Feb 2025 | 06:10
The Ferrari family at a Father’s Day celebration at Peter Luger Steak House in 2021, with Robert Ferrari (center) surrounded by his four sons (from left) Kevin, Matthew, Brian, and Peter. ( Photo: Nanci Ferrari) Crime-Busting DA Bureau Chief Robert Ferrari Dies at 57; Remembered by Colleagues, Family Longtime DA bureau chief Robert Ferrari, who tried or supervised hundreds of cases involving murders, rapes, robberies, assaults,... News 17 Feb 2025 | 05:04
Left and center: Herald Square Puncher, Jan. 17. Right: 86th Street Slasher, Feb. 10. ( NYPD) MTA Workers Attacked at Herald Square & E. 86th St. Subway Stations, Maniacs Still on Loose THE 34th STREET - HERALD SQUARE PUNCHER... News 17 Feb 2025 | 02:11
Person that cops says is a “forcible touching” suspect glances at his soon-to-be-victim in front of 182-184 E. 2nd St., on Jan. 22. ( Photo: NYPD) East Village Groper Is on the Loose, but Cops Say City Hall Arsonist Has Been Caught Another week, another “forcible touching” incident. This one occurred Jan. 22 at approximately 1 p.m. in the vicinity of East... News 16 Feb 2025 | 03:52
Murder victim Edwin Echevarria. His severed head and limbs have yet to be found. ( Photo: Obtained by Straus News) Torso Murder Victim and Killer IDed; Body Parts Still Missing The most gruesome murder mystery of the year to date has been solved. Christian Millet, 23, is charged with stabbing his roommate,... News 16 Feb 2025 | 03:34
The NYC Parks Department has maintained that it must demolish the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, pictured above, because of structural issues. The agency said it will reconstitute its outdoor pool and save the Keith Haring mural. ( Photo: Village Preservation ) Parks Dept.: We Must Demolish Tony Dapolito Rec. Center, but Will Rebuild the Pool & Mural It appears that the Parks Department has not budged on its plan to demolish the landmarked Tony Dapolito Recreation Center,... News 17 Feb 2025 | 12:18
Abbey Kowalec at work on a cookie creation says she considers herself more of an artist than a baker. ( Photo: Rosario del Valle) Abbey Kowalec: the Artist Who Bakes for Dior and Netflix, Creating Art on a Cookie Holding a piping bag filled with white icing and wearing black gloves, Abbey Kowalec began decorating a plain cookie, millimeter... News 14 Feb 2025 | 04:18
The Downtown Manhattan Heliport of the near future—hopefully. ( Photo: NYC EDC) Is a Little Up in Air What might be the city’s most disliked transit facility that relatively few people actually use, the Downtown Manhattan Heliport... News 16 Feb 2025 | 03:49
Now former Acting U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon. ( Photo: DOJ Southern District of New York) 4 Deputy Mayors Step Down Only Days After US Attorney Made Explosive Claims About Adams Case and Resigned In a stunning twist, the top prosecutor in the Southern District of New York resigned three days after the Trump Justice... News 17 Feb 2025 | 09:12
Karen Rempel at the Time-Life Building ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky Style Is Mad for Mad Men The award-winning popular drama Mad Men depicts the lives of advertising folk on Madison Avenue in New York in the swinging... Home 12 Feb 2025 | 06:07
A halal poultry market in South Brooklyn. ( Photo: Brian Berger) How New Yorkers Can Protect Themselves Against Bird Flu The city has emphasized that there are no human cases of avian influenza in the metro area, but Mayor Eric Adams and New... News 15 Feb 2025 | 03:18
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright and her fellow Aging Committee members listening to a report from Greg Olsen, Acting Director of the NYS Office for the Aging, on Feb. 4. ( Photo: Courtesy of Rebecca Seawright) Rebecca Seawright Vows to Serve Seniors As New State Assembly Aging Chair Upper East Side State Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright became the chair of that body’s Aging Committee last month, a role... News 14 Feb 2025 | 10:43
Congestion pricing tolls after one month showed commute times way down, but traffic in-zone not moving much faster than it was a year earlier. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Congestion Pricing at 1 Month: Faster Commutes but Slower Ambulance Response Times The controversial congestion pricing toll after its first four weeks has succeeded in reducing commute times into the city... News 13 Feb 2025 | 06:16