Protesters in Washington Square Park on June 24. Photo: Leah Foreman Grief and Anger Over Roe June 24 felt like a usual Friday at first. The summer air hot, yet welcoming. The birds chirping, the horns honking, the... News 25 Jun 2022 | 12:36
Sign at a May protest in Foley Square after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade. Photo: Abigail Gruskin New York Politicians on the End of Roe v. Wade Americans across the country now face a very different world, following a Supreme Court decision on Friday morning that ends... News 24 Jun 2022 | 05:15
Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, is requesting proposals to guide the Penn Station reconstruction effort outlined in the fall in the Penn Station Master Plan study. Photo: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul Battle Lines Over Penn Station Once upon a rather different time, the Pennsylvania Railroad, then the nation’s second largest corporation, decided it could... News 18 Jun 2022 | 04:55
Governor Kathy Hochul announces on Tuesday, May 31 that the East Side Access project from Long Island to Grand Central would open before the end of the year. With Rep. Carolyn Maloney (left), who was instrumental in obtaining federal funding for the project. Photo: Ralph Spielman Introducing Grand Central Madison In a press conference on Tuesday morning, held in the almost-completed 700,000-square-foot Long Island Rail Road terminal... News 02 Jun 2022 | 10:19
A CB8 meeting to discuss the future of the Knickerbocker Greys attracted a record number of attendees. Photo: Abigail Gruskin UES Rallies Behind The Knickerbocker Greys A fiery Community Board 8 Youth, Education and Libraries Committee meeting shattered attendance records of recent memory... 29 Apr 2022 | 05:10
The new rooftop park at Pier 57. Photo courtesy of Pier 57 Pier 57: NYC’s Newest and Largest Rooftop Park On Monday, April 18, Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, Hudson River Park Trust President & CEO Noreen Doyle, RXR CEO... News 21 Apr 2022 | 09:48
Bonding With Babies It’s a fairly well-known view that it may take two to make a baby, but once the deed is done and delivered, one of the pair... News 04 Mar 2022 | 03:16
Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul announce the subway safety plan at the Fulton Street subway station on Friday, February 18, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office A City on Edge The West Sider was in a hurry to get home from her office in Times Square. “My thing is to get the heck out of the subway... News 26 Feb 2022 | 05:08
Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing in New York City on February 9, 2022. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of the Governor Ending Mask Mandates Governor Kathy Hochul made it clear she was following more than just the science. “Everybody I could think of received a phone... News 13 Feb 2022 | 10:42
Asian American Federation Executive Director Jo-Ann Yoo addresses the crowd during the Asian Justice Rally at Foley Square on January 30. Photo: Ava Manson A Rally for Asian Justice in Foley Square In sub-freezing temperatures, New Yorkers gathered in support of victims of anti-Asian hate crimes at last weekend’s Asian... News 31 Jan 2022 | 08:01
Schilling Bar & Restaurant in FiDi. Photo: schillingnyc.com Bars Are Not Excited About the Potential for Permanent To-Go Alcohol Governor Kathy Hochul’s push to make to-go alcohol a permanent staple in New York still has a lot of unanswered questions;... News 28 Jan 2022 | 03:21
Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. Photo: Alvin Bragg on Flickr Bragg’s Mea Culpa Tour Elections have consequences. That is a popular refrain in these days of hyper-partisan struggle. But what if few people are... News 22 Jan 2022 | 04:26
Mayor Eric Adams provides an update on the fatal attack of an Asian woman in Times Square, NQR subway station on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Woman Killed in Subway Shove at Times Square A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station Saturday, police said, a little more... News 17 Jan 2022 | 09:30
“Turning the corner”: Governor Kathy Hochul updates New Yorkers on progress combating COVID-19, January 14, 2022. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul The Omicron Uncertainty In the face of Omicron uncertainty, the economy shuddered. Infections from the Omicron variant may be peaking, as the governor... News 16 Jan 2022 | 10:06
At Mayor Bill de Blasio’s press briefing on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Omicron Attacks The health commissioner, who presumably knows how to stay safe, got infected, although she didn’t say exactly how. The lawyer... News 23 Dec 2021 | 06:23
