The four remaining city council district 3 candidates (from left) Leslie Boghosian-Murphy, Leslie Boylan, Layla Law-Gisiko and Carl Wilson. Special Election Race for West Side City Council Seat Nears End The four candidates seeking to fill Erik Bottcher’s empty seat on City Council District 3 race–Layla Law-Gisiko, Leslie Boghosian-Murphy,... News 24 Apr 2026 | 07:23
The iconic Pride flag is flying again at the Stonewall Monument in Greenwich Village, after the Trump Administration dropped its suit against groups seeking to restore the flag that the National Parks Service took down in February. ( Photo: Isis O’Flynn-Shahaf) The Pride Flag to Fly Again at Stonewall Monument after Feds Back Down The Pride flag is returning soon to the Stonewall National Monument, outside the historic Stonewall Inn at 53 Christopher... News 18 Apr 2026 | 11:15
At the Triangle Shirtwait Memorial, March 25, 2026. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Memorial Honors Triangle Shirtwaist Victims on 115th Anniversary of Horrific Fire It’s been 115 years since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of Saturday March 25, 1911, when the top three floors of the... News 30 Mar 2026 | 03:07
Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12, 2026. ( Photo: Mary Mayo) Flags & Rainbow Pride Return to Stonewall After Trump Removal In the days after the Trump administration’s order that an LGBTQ+ be flag removed from the Stonewall National Monument, thousands... News 16 Feb 2026 | 08:14
A rendering of the proposed Hudson Mosaic residential complex, which would end up replacing the landmarked Tony Dapolito Recreation Center on Clarkson Street. ( Rendering: Hudson Mosaic Development Team) Tony Dapolito Center Still Doomed; Adams Pushes ‘Hudson Mosaic’ Tower The outgoing Adams administration has formalized a plan to knock down the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center and replace it... News 24 Dec 2025 | 08:21
Amelia Lewis, the victim of an attack on Dec. 1, posted an emotional video on Tik Tok within hours of her assault, saying she wanted to warn others of the danger posed by her attacker. Police subsequently arrested a homeless man with at least 16 prior arrests including burglary and sexual assault. ( Photo: TikTok) Police Nab Suspect for Attacking NYU Student, Four Burglaries Within hours of an assault, a 20-year-old NYU student had posted an emotional video about the attack on TikTok which helped... News 07 Dec 2025 | 08:36
NYPD Life Safety Systems Division Mobile Command Post truck on Washington Square North. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Washington Square Park Drug Crackdown: A Progress Report Washington Square Park has long had a drug problem—everyone knows this, and everyone who is honest about public health and... News 17 Nov 2025 | 01:43
Co-founders and cousins Kim and Tyler Malek. ( Photo: Salt & Straw) Salt & Straw: Innovative Ice Cream Delights Gotham Taste Buds Salt & Straw is almost the perfect embodiment of all the irreverent quirk and unique nostalgia of its founding city, Portland,... News 14 Nov 2025 | 06:08
A wrong-way driver killed a 27-year-old woman in Greenwich Village on Nov. 6. No arrests have been made. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Death on Morton Street: Wrong- Way Van Driver Kills Pedestrian A young woman was fatally struck by a rental van driving the wrong way down a Greenwich Village street on Thursday, Nov.... News 10 Nov 2025 | 04:51
New York Herald headlines of Dec. 3, 1893. ( Photo: Public Domain) Canter’s Lowly Resting Place: Three Old Jewish Cemeteries Revisited Often in historical research one stumbles upon something other than that which they were looking for. So it occurred recently... Voices 10 Nov 2025 | 01:45
Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman at an Oct. 8 rally in front of the Tony Dapolito Rec. Center, denouncing its possible demolition. ( Photo: Village Preservation ) Rallygoers Hope Rec Center Can Be Saved Once Adams Exits Local advocates—and roughly 100 Greenwich Village residents—rallied in front of the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center on Oct.... Home 13 Oct 2025 | 01:48
Black students say NYU should have done more to warn them that the terrorist threats that the school received in the wake of the shooting of Charlie Kirk were directed at black students. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Black Students Blast NYU Safety Response after Threats Following Charlie Kirk Murder Black students are blasting NYU’s initial response to a hate email manifesto sent to some students that they said very specifically... News 22 Sep 2025 | 11:16
Left: Booty from recent Washington Square Park drug busts; right: NYPD warns against mail fishing. ( Photos: NYPD) Drug Busts in Washington Square; Mailbox Thefts in East Village Police continue to arrest the purveyors of illegal narcotics including crack, methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl in Washington... News 25 Aug 2025 | 02:35
The base of the biggest tree at 838 Greenwich St. sits below the scaffolding, but an online poster fears the scaffolding is slowing killing the tree because the structure blocks adequate water and sunlight. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) Activist Claims Scaffolding Slowly Killing Trees in Village On Greenwich Street, a lone street tree is receiving the silent treatment, starved of sun and rain due to scaffolding surrounding... News 23 Jul 2025 | 04:14
Left: Broadway at Cedar Street looking toward Red Cube; Right: Busted in Washington Square. ( Photos: Brian Berger, NYPD) E-Biker Attacks DOT Worker; Drug Bust in Washington Sq. Park In a shocking clash of common interests, an employee of the very e-bike friendly NYC Department of Transportation was slashed... News 21 Jul 2025 | 08:10
