Funeral notice for Chinatown resident Wai Fun Tso, killed in Chelsea Dec. 22, 2025. ( Photo: Wah Wing Sang Funeral Home) New Jersey Driver Ticketed for Chinatown Woman’s Death in Chelsea A 19-year-old male driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a Chinatown woman in Chelsea last December has been arrested–and... Crime Watch 27 Apr 2026 | 10:48
E-Bikes going through red light at Broadway and West 25th Street. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) E-Bike & Scooter Injuries Rising Sharply: NYU Langone Study E-bike and scooter injuries are climbing, producing an alarming rate of serious brain and spinal trauma according to a five-year... News 27 Apr 2026 | 02:17
Mayor Mamdani explaining his veto of the school protest buffer zone bill on YouTube. ( Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office YouTube) Mamdani’s First Veto Nixes School Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Some days you eat the bear, and some days the bear eats you. This famous saying and its variants might well apply to Mayor... News 26 Apr 2026 | 05:19
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan after his arrest in Ormstown, Quebec, on Sept. 4, 2024. ( Photo: Quebec Superior Court)) Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting 2024 Anti-Jewish Terror Attack Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, aka “Shahzeb Jadoon,” the ISIS-inspired Pakistani national residing in Canada, recently pled guilty... Crime Watch 26 Apr 2026 | 01:45
Persian Day Parade on Madison Avenue, April 19 was spirited even if lightly attended by spectators. ( Photo: Nikita Payusov Instagram) Persian Day Parade Brings Iranian Pride to Madison Avenue Thousands of passionate Persians brought sights and sounds of Iranian pride to Madison Avenue on April 19 for the annual... News 20 Apr 2026 | 11:58
Wanted for Public Lewdness on subway (left); Wanted for Robbery on Stanton Street. ( Photos: NYPD) Public Lewdness on Subway; Mugged for Watch on Stanton Street The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual depicted in the attached... Crime Watch 20 Apr 2026 | 12:48
The exterior of 108 Greenwich St. in March 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Sex Trafficking Indictment Shows New Tech in Oldest Profession At first glance, Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg’s recent annoucement about the indictment of Matthew Richardson, a.k.a. “Mister,”... Crime Watch 19 Apr 2026 | 04:15
Anthony Griffin as seen in YouTube interview posted January 2023; machete recovered at Grand Central crime scene [inset]. ( Photo: D-Bo The Don / NYPD) Grand Central Horror: Machete Madman Attacks 3, Shot Dead by Cops A machete-wielding attacker slashed three victims in Grand Central Station on Saturday, April 11, before being fatally shot... Crime Watch 14 Apr 2026 | 07:09
Church of St. Mary’s at 440 Grand Street has been landmarked. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Prayers Answered: Church of St. Mary Is Landmarked! Parish Bicentennial Coming If the hallelujahs have resounded a little louder at Grand and Ridge Streets lately, it’s because, after years of uncertainty,... News 13 Apr 2026 | 11:22
Subway crimes: wanted for slashing (left); wanted to chain snatching (right). ( Photos: NYPD) Subway Crimes: Union Square Slashing, 42nd Street Chain Snatching The NYPD is requesting the public assistance in identifying the individual depicted in the attached media who is wanted in... Crime Watch 13 Apr 2026 | 12:11
”Up The Hill” Crew had rivals in NYCHA Lilian Wald and Baruch Houses. ( Photo: Brian Berger) L.E.S. “Up The Hill” Crew Faces Attempted Murder, Weapons Charges Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch recently announced the indictment of... News 11 Apr 2026 | 10:37
Battery Park Brouhaha ferry fence protest including (l to r) Chris Marte, Charles Fall, Dan Goldman, Grace Lee, Paula Recart, Brad Hoylman-Sigal. ( Photo: Charles Fall Instagram) Battery Park Brouhaha Gets Hotter as Pols Protest Ferry Fence “If you build it, he will come.” This famous quote from 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams” might very well apply to the... News 11 Apr 2026 | 02:12
Rep. Dan Goldman in Washington speaking of African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan. ( Photo: Dan Goldman Instagram / Brian Berger) Goldman Asks Congress for $15 Million African Burial Ground Expansion Though it ranks among Manhattan’s most important historic sites, the African Burial Ground National Monument (ABGNM) rarely... News 11 Apr 2026 | 02:01
Four suspects sought in gunpoint carjacking, March 23. ( Photo: NYPD) Gunpoint Carjacking in East Village, NYPD Seeks Four Suspects The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining the identities and whereabouts... Crime Watch 06 Apr 2026 | 09:17
Mayor Mamdani at Pier 17 announcing Brooklyn Bridge access improvements to eliminate the bottleneck on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge on, March 27. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) Brooklyn Bridge Access to Get World Cup Glow Up: Mamdani The World Cup is coming, the World Cup is coming! And whatever one’s sporting interest in the event might be, culturally... News 06 Apr 2026 | 08:04
![Anthony Griffin as seen in YouTube interview posted January 2023; machete recovered at Grand Central crime scene [inset].](http://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/393x225/0c0/0d0/none/3340031/UNPE/grand-central-horror-machete-maniac_4-10607454_20260413015501.png "Grand Central Horror: Machete Madman Attacks 3, Shot Dead by Cops")
