Workers with 32BJ SEIU’s New York Metro residential division conducting a brief strike at 56 Pine St. The union said that cut breaks were restored after the labor action, but that a first-time contract was still being negotiated with management. ( Photo via 32BJ SEIU) Residential Workers In Chelsea & Downtown Manhattan Stage Brief Strikes Labor unrest remains a possibility at two recently unionized residential buildings in Chelsea and the Financial District,... News 28 Mar 2024 | 09:32
Kathryn Garcia, NYS’s Director of State Operations, holding up a pair of I LOVE NY eclipse sunglasses. The free shades, intended for use during April 8’s eclipse, are available at LIRR windows in the Moynihan Train Hall–while supplies last. ( Photo via Mike Groll/Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul on Flickr) Free Glasses For April 8 Eclipse Available At Moynihan Hall A total solar eclipse will be visible to many upstate New Yorkers on April 8, but Big Apple residents will still be able... News 28 Mar 2024 | 06:05
Eric Adams signing an extension of NYC’s rent stabilization law on March 25, which will now expire in April 2027. ( Photo via NYC’s Mayor’s Office ) NYC’s Rent Stabilization Law Is Extended To 2027, Defying Landlord Lobby Mayor Eric Adams signed a City Council bill that extends NYC’s Rent Stabilization Law–which sets the rate of rent increases... News 28 Mar 2024 | 10:31
Brad Holyman-Sigal (bottom screen) attending a March 20 District 2 school board meeting, where a resolution passed that called for a “review” of trans women playing school sports. He later slammed it as bigoted and lacking evidence. ( Photo via DOE ) Anti-Trans Vote By District 2 Ed Board Draws Fierce Protest Manhattan’s Community Education Council District 2, the borough’s largest school board, has passed an 8-3 resolution asking... News 26 Mar 2024 | 10:22
DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez speaking at a March 20 press conference asking for a renewal, and expansion, of NYC’s red-light camera program. ( Photo via NYC DOT ) NYC’s DOT Asks For Expansion Of Expiring Red-Light Cam Program NYC’s red-light camera program could soon expand to more intersections, if the city’s Department of Transportation finds... News 21 Mar 2024 | 06:42
B.J. Jones, who led the Battery Park City Authority’s between 2018 and 2023, is now the executive director of the “Making New York Work For Everyone” program. Based on the findings of the “New” New York Panel, it serves as a 40-goal distillation of City Hall’s agenda. ( Photo via newnypanel.com) DOTTY 2024 Awardee B.J. Jones: Guiding A ‘New’ New York Through Climate Change B.J. Jones said that was he quite happy about the weather in New York City on March 7, specifically the fact that the week’s... People 13 Mar 2024 | 04:30
Vehicles such as this NYC Sanitation truck frequently park in the curbside bus lane on Second Ave., forcing buses to veer into regular traffic lanes. A new DOT plan will “offset” the dedicated bus lane away from the curb. ( Photo by Keith J. Kelly) Second Ave. Bus & Bike Lanes To Be Overhauled, Says DOT The NYC Department of Transportation has rolled out a plan to overhaul a substantial chunk of 2nd Avenue’s bus and bike lanes,... News 08 Mar 2024 | 01:13
Out of 38 granted statewide on Feb. 16, Blue Forest Farms LLC received the sole new adult-use retail dispensary license in the borough of Manhattan. The Madison Ave. store pictured above is a hemp retailer that shares a name with the LLC. Only 12 legal dispensaries currently exist in Manhattan. ( Photo: Blue Forest Farms ) Bud Snub: Manhattan Snags Only One Of 38 New Dispensary Licenses Handed Out By NYS Manhattan received only one of the new 38 adult-use retail cannabis licenses handed out statewide on Feb. 16, which were... News 04 Mar 2024 | 12:23
The progression of 319-321 W. 38th St, which will now be a Best Western hotel. The former residential space has been cited as as improperly demolished building in a Special Zoning District, a practice which a new City Council bill hopes to crack down on. ( Photo via Google St. View, Community Board 4, Gene Kaufman Architect) As CB4 Fears Loss Of Affordable Housing On West Side, Bill Would Tighten DOB Oversight Of Demolitions Two City Council Members representing Manhattan’s West Side, Erik Bottcher and Gale Brewer, have introduced legislation to... News 03 Mar 2024 | 08:28
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, a hospital on E. 16th St. that has been slowly shuttering services. Petitioners claim that Mt. Sinai and the DOH have violated numerous state laws by facilitating the facility’s closure. ( Photo via Wikimedia Commons ) Battle Heats Up Over Beth Israel Closure, As Mt. Sinai & State Health Dept. Receive Temp. Restraining Order The battle over Beth Israel’s fate is getting increasingly heated. A New York State Supreme Court judge has issued a temporary... News 16 Feb 2024 | 08:05
Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, 38, was found dead on the 11th floor of the SoHo 54 Hotel on Feb. 8. Her death has been ruled a homicide by the NYC Medical Examiner. ( Photo via X.com ) Woman Found Dead Next To Bloody Iron at SoHo Hotel, Ruled a Homicide by M.E. A 38 year-old woman was reportedly killed on the 11th floor of the SoHo 54 Hotel. Her body was initially found by a housekeeper.... News 13 Feb 2024 | 12:44
The new 19-story Walt Disney HQ, which will house ABC Studios, is expected to open downtown at 4 Hudson Sq. later this year. A new grant is designed to connect the neighborhood to its surroundings, spur local investment, and increase residential space. ( Rendering by Skidmore Owings & Merril.) Hudson Square Neighborhood Snags $4.5M State Grant The downtown Hudson Square neighborhood will receive a $4.5 million state grant as part of the “NY Forward” program, after... News 12 Feb 2024 | 09:49
Merle Ratner during the 10th Agent Orange Justice Tour in 2015. She was a lifelong activist against the Vietnam War and its aftereffects, and focused heavily on the ravages of Agent Orange. ( Photo via 2015agentorangejusticetour.wordpress.com) Tow Truck Driver Strikes & Kills Anti-War Activist In East Village A renowned anti-war activist was killed in the East Village on Feb. 5, when a tow truck driver struck her while turning onto... News 11 Feb 2024 | 03:50
A “grinch” chain being shown off by one of the “grinch boys” on social media. On Feb. 6, the Manhattan D.A.’s office indicted four people for allegedly operating a club robbery ring that targeted high-credit customers. ( Photo via Manhattan D.A.’s Office) “Grinchsters” Indicted for Alleged Theft of Manhattan Clubbers’ Credit Cards Four people–Julian Pomales, Blerina Prelvukaj, Promise Shippy, and Malcolm Scott–have been indicted for an alleged string... Home 09 Feb 2024 | 01:26
23 year-old Christopher Miller, who has escaped police custody. The authorities say that he managed to flee Bellevue Hospital in Kips Bay–where police had cuffed him for an unspecified warrant–while being treated for stab wounds there. ( Photo via NYPD ) Bellevue Escape: Suspect Being Treated for Stab Wound Flees Custody A 23 year-old man being treated for stab wounds at Bellevue fled just before 4 a.m. on Feb. 3, after police took him into... News 07 Feb 2024 | 11:06