Gunman in anime backpack holds weapon on Poké people, Jan. 14. 2026. ( Photo: Poké Court) Meatpacking Pokémon Shop Carries On After Armed Robbery The popular Meatpacking District Pokémon shop Poké Court where an armed robbery occured during an in-store event on Jan.... News 26 Jan 2026 | 03:34
Police on the scene of a stabbing on E. 14th St. near Ave. A on the evening of June 23, 2024, when a dispute among three homeless individuals resulted in a confrontation in which one person was killed and two others were injured. Alejandro Piedra who was arrested shortly after the stabbing, has now pleaded guilty to one count of murder. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in June ‘24 East Village Stabbing Alejandro Piedra, 31, pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield and injuring two others in the East... News 26 Jan 2026 | 11:47
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Tricia Shimamura on High Bridge in the Bronx. ( Photo: Kara McCurdy/Mayor’s Photo Office.) Shimamura Rising: Manhattan Boss Parkie Named NYC Parks Commissioner Manhattan parks watchers got a welcome surprise on Saturday January 17, when Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment... News 26 Jan 2026 | 09:43
Wanted for Forcible Touching in Kips Bay 7-Eleven, Jan. 14, 2026. ( Photos: NYPD) Shooter of New York Jets Player Indicted; Forcible Touching in Kips Bay Manhattan’s properly very serious District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., isn’t a man for irony, at least not publicly, but... News 26 Jan 2026 | 01:20
Ex-Mayor Adams aide Tony Herbert outside Manhattan federal courthouse following his bribery indictment, ( Photos: Chrislejohnnyc Instagram) Ex-Mayor Adams Aide Anthony ‘Tony’ Herbert Indicted for Bribery Mayor Eric Adams’s former Citywide Public Housing Liaison Anthony “Tony” Hebert Herbert is facing trouble from a trifecta... News 19 Jan 2026 | 03:00
Chez Nick, one of the glories of Restaurant Week on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Chez Nick Instagram) Restaurant Week Takes Upper East & West Sides—for 23 Days! What’s big, brassy, beauteous, and a no-holds-barred invitation to strap on the ol’ feed bag? That’s right, gastronauts and... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:38
A Restaurant Week jewel in Battery Park City: Treadwell Park ( Photo: Brian Berger) Restaurant Week Takes Midtown & Downtown— for 23 Days! What’s big, brassy, beauteous and a no-holds-barred invitation to strap on the ol’ feedbag? That’s right, gastronauts and... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:02
DA Bragg recently announced the indictment of an MTA subway contractor for wage theft. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Bragg Announces Indictment of MTA Contractor for Wage Theft A contractor on the Second Ave. subway was allegedly shaking down workers, illegally demanding a 22 percent kickback from... News 19 Jan 2026 | 12:29
Memorial collage for Ana “Anita” Morel, murdered by the Corlears Hook Park Car Crash Killer. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Corlears Hook Park Car Crash Killer, Daniel Hyden, Sentenced And after all the screaming horror, bloodshed, flowers, and tears that have flowed since July 4, 2024, Daniel Hyden, 46,... News 19 Jan 2026 | 11:52
At the Detective Steven McDonald Memorial Mass, the McDonald family and Police Commissioner Tisch (center). ( Photo: Detective’s Endowment Association) NYPD Detective Steven McDonald Memorial Mass Held at St. Pat’s The annual memorial mass for NYPD Detective Steven McDonald was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.... Voices 12 Jan 2026 | 11:55
Sig Sauer Air Pistol recovered at West Village shooting scene. Inset: Sig Sauer M17 9mm handgun. ( Photos: NYPD, Sig Sauer; Straus News markup) NYPD: Man Shot Dead in West Village After Pointing Imitation Gun at Cops The second NYPD-involved shooting to occur under the new Mamdani administration occurred in the West Village on Thursday... News 12 Jan 2026 | 10:04
D.A. Alvin Bragg at a December 18, 2025 announcement. ( Photo: Manhattan D.A.) Man Sentenced for Serial Lower East Side Identity Theft: Bragg One of the more bizarre identity theft stories in recent downtown history reached its resolution when Manhattan District... News 12 Jan 2026 | 02:21
Mayor Mamdani and DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn at the Williamsburg Bridge, Jan. 6, 2026. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Williamsburg ‘Bump’ Begone! Mamdani Hails Bridge Bike Lane Fix Have you heard about the Williamsburg “Bump”? It’s not a new dance craze, cocktail, cannabis strain or trendy underground... News 10 Jan 2026 | 07:50
A Monroe Street entrance to Knickerbocker Village. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Lower East Side Murder Suspect Caught! It Was Matricide New facts have emerged about the dreadful Dec. 19, 2025, murder of 76-year-old Zhu Hou in her Knickerbocker Village apartment... News 05 Jan 2026 | 10:57
Map of James Weldon Johnson Houses complex in East Harlem. ( Photo: NYCHA) Feds Charge 12 in East Harlem Drugs & Guns Conspiracy The recent announcement by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton and Assistant Director in Charge... News 05 Jan 2026 | 12:38
