Fury at Chinatown Jail as city’s own engineering report notes the difficulties of building on the site. ( Photo: NYC DDC) Fury at Chinatown Jail: Locals Warn of Danger, City Set to Build With local fury over the Chinatown jail still sky high even as the city prepares to build the controversial 16-story jail... News 31 Aug 2026 | 11:51
Madman wielding large meat cleaver, Wei Chan, was shot dead by NYPD inside 126 Ludlow St. ( Photo: Brian Berger, NYPD) Man Wielding Large Meat Cleaver Shot Dead by NYPD on LES A pleasantly warm summer afternoon of strolling, shopping, eating and drinking on the Lower East Side turned to horror on... News 24 Aug 2026 | 02:24
On display at the Fire Museum: the 9/11 photo by Shannon Stapleton of the body of FDNY chaplain Father Mychal Judge carried by firefighters Christian Vaughn and Zachary Vause; NYPD Lt. William Cosgrove; Kevin Allen of the Office of Emergency Management and civilian John Maguire from Goldman Sachs. ( Photo: Satish Shahi) NYC Fire Museum Reopens Ahead of 25-year 9/11 Anniversary As New York City approaches 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the NYC Fire Museum... News 22 Aug 2026 | 03:06
Domincan Day Parade dazzles mega multitudes in Midtown. Mayor Mamani and Adriano Espaillat, in green shirt right, are not talking. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Dominican Day Parade Dazzles in Midtown before Trouble in Inwood Hundreds of thousands happy Dominicans and their likewise delighted-to-be-there friends descended on Sixth Avenue on Sunday... News 17 Aug 2026 | 04:20
Fans of the Elizabeth Street Garden celebrate now that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has abandoned city plans to erect low income housing on the neighborhood greenspace. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Elizabeth Street Garden Saved After Long Preservation Fight Over a hundred people gathered at the Elizabeth Street Garden on Saturday to celebrate its permanent preservation after a... News 17 Aug 2026 | 03:58
“No More 24” Bill Stalls, again, to the ire of protestors on Brodway outside City Hall on Aug. 5. ( Photo: Brian Berger) “No More 24” Bill Stalls: Menin, Mamdani Mocked at City Hall Protest And again, a hunger strike protest by women home health workers decrying the 24-hour workday is over. Ending on its eight... Home 07 Aug 2026 | 05:53
A teenager on an illegal e-bike was killed coming off the Brooklyn Bridge onto Centre Street when he veered into traffic and was hit by Chevy Tahoe. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Teenager on Illegal E-bike Killed in Centre Street Crash The promises of “micromobility” met the hard reality of sudden death, again, when just before 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday July... News 03 Aug 2026 | 10:27
The NY City Council’s Committee of Health held its first contentious hearing for “Romanch’s Law,” which would ban horse carriages in Central Park if passed, July 15. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova) Horse Carriage Ban Edges Closer After 9 Hour City Council Hearing The first committee hearing on whether to ban the Central Park horse carriage trade drew strong advocates on both sides.... News 17 Jul 2026 | 03:11
Horse carriage rides resumed in the park June 23, after a six-day pause to pay respect for a fatal incident, in which a teen fell from a runaway carriage and died. It was halted again after the temperature soared over 89 degrees in recent days. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova) Ahead of Bill Hearing, Carriage Workers Plead Case to Keep Horses As activists and horse owners alike prepare for a July 15 City Council hearing, horse carriage workers defend their practice... News 02 Jul 2026 | 04:35
Jack Kirby Way honors the totality of the artist, including this page from OMAC (One Man Army Corps). ( Photo: Marvel Comics) Jack Kirby Way Street Naming Honors LES-Born Comic Book Artist Look up in the sky, on the northwest corner of Essex and Delancey Streets. It’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s Jack Kirby... News 17 May 2026 | 07:48
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has shot down demolition plans for 139 Thompson St., a landmarked rent-stabilized apartment building (above, scaffolding), pleasing local advocates. ( Photo: LPC ) LPC Rejects Demolition of SoHo Landmark, Advocates Pleased Local advocates are hailing a ruling by the Landmarks Preservation Commission that will prevent the destruction of a historic... News 29 Apr 2026 | 02:40
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
The Battery Park Brouhaha is about a fence that keeps people distant from Lady Liberty. ( Photo: Brian Berger) 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
Bilingual Market Street sign on East Broadway near Chris Marte’s office. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Marte Brings Bilingual Street Signs Bill to City Council Look, up on that street sign: it’s English, it’s Chinese, it’s bilingual by golly! When did they do that?! As it turns out,... News 23 Mar 2026 | 08:39
Church of St. Mary’s, March 14, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Miracle on Grand Street: Church of St. Mary to be Landmarked? It doesn’t happen often but this time it might, as a historic Catholic edifice, the Church of St. Mary’s, erected on Grand... News 16 Mar 2026 | 11:07
