Advocates say that LinkNYC’s futuristic 32-foot tall 5G towers will disrupt the character of historic districts and buildings. ( Credit: NYC Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications) 32-Foot LinkNYC 5G Towers Get Pushback from Historic Preservation Advocates New Yorkers may have seen a new fixture on their sidewalks as of late. At 32 feet tall, with metal columns and slightly translucent... News 24 Nov 2023 | 07:35
Ghost guns, ammunition, and magazines found in Cory Davis’s Upper East Side apartment. ( Photo: Manhattan District Attorney’s Office) Two Ghost Gunmakers Plead Guilty in Separate Incidents In this city of hustlers, many of those with the privilege of extra room in their apartments will use that space for their... Home 20 Nov 2023 | 02:30
A Citi Bike with a broken tire laying on the side of the street in Hell’s Kitchen. ( Photo: Jim Henderson via Wikimedia Commons) Citi Bike ridership soars but inconsistent service ‘raises serious alarm bells’: Comptroller Earlier this month, the mayor’s office publicized plans to expand the Citi Bike program as 2023 ridership rates have reached... Home 17 Nov 2023 | 03:31
The exterior of Hwa Yuan Szechuan in 2021. ( Photo: Google Street View) Landmark Chinatown Restaurant, Hwa Yuan Szechuan, Is in Financial Peril Hwa Yuan Szechuan is drowning in debt, though you wouldn’t guess it by the restaurant’s social media posts, which boast of... News 10 Nov 2023 | 06:38
Near 14 Rector St., where the 15-year-old girl was assaulted on Oct. 10. ( Image: Google Maps Street View) Arrest Made After 15-y.o. Girl Punched by Man Twice Her Age A girl was randomly punched three times in the face by a man twice her age while walking downtown, according to an NYPD spokesperson,... News 27 Oct 2023 | 04:26
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, Sen. Jabari Brisport, and Council Member Alexia Avilés march with a group of protesters, holding a banner that calls for the end of U.S. military aid to Israel. ( Photo: Honda Wang) 139 Arrested as Thousands of Palestine Supporters Rally for Gaza Cease-fire in Midtown Thousands of people gathered outside of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue at 5 p.m. on Oct. 20, waving Palestinian... News 25 Oct 2023 | 07:10
Rite Aid’s East Village location at 81 1st Ave. along with the four other locations in the borough will be spared from closure but 20 other stores across NYS, including three outer borough stores, will close as part of the drug store chain’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. ( Photo: Google Street View) Manhattan Spared As Rite Aid Files For Bankruptcy, But 20 Stores Close across NYS Rite Aid Corp., at one time one of the biggest drug store chains in the city, sought Chapter 11 protection and said it is... News 19 Oct 2023 | 10:23
White helmets surrounded by white bikes, with the names of cyclists who died in traffic incidents this year, on the ground in front of City Hall as part of an Oct. 11 rally. There have been 26 cyclist fatalities so far in 2023 — the highest cyclist death toll since 1999. ( Photo: Transportation Alternatives) After the 26th Cyclist Death in ‘23, Hundreds of Bikers Rally for Safer Streets On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 11, hundreds of cyclists rode down Broadway Avenue, chanting, “Eric Adams, no more deaths!”... Home 18 Oct 2023 | 11:36
A healthcare provider places a bandage over a patient’s flu vaccine injection site. ( CDC / Brandon Clifton) You Can Now Get the Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Everyone who is six months and older should receive the newest version of the COVID vaccine, recommends the Center for Disease... News 27 Sep 2023 | 05:20
