John F. Kennedy Jr. perished when a small plane he was piloting crashed in the waters off of Martha’s Vineyard 25 years ago, killing himself, his wife Carolyn Bessette and her sister Lauren Bessette. ( John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com/Wikimedia Commons) Remembering JFK Jr. 25 Years After His Tragic Death Has it really been 25 years? It was a hot and hazy morning in July when I received a call from the business editor of the... Voices 19 Jul 2024 | 12:17
Police investigate a double shooting that occurred inside Tompkins Sq. Park on July 12 that left a 74 year-old man dead and a 44 year-old man wounded. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Chess Table Murder: One Dead, One Wounded in Latest Spasm of Violence in the East Village Dried blood could be seen on a chess table next to a coffee cup inside Tompkins Sq. Park where two people were shot on the... News 12 Jul 2024 | 03:49
More than a half dozen police officers were still on the scene of a stabbing on East 14th St. on June 23. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) One Dead, Two Injured in East Village Stabbing Rampage “Is that blood? Oh my God that’s awful.” That was the horrified reaction of one young woman as she happened upon the police... News 24 Jun 2024 | 06:26
Three generations of McCourts were captured at the mic on May 30 at the memorial for actor, author and raconteur Malachy McCourt. HIs daughter Siobhan McCourt (left of mic) is holding Liam Tiernan McCourt, Malachy’s only great grandchild with Fiona Tiernan, who is Siobhan’s daughter, and granddaughter of Malachy. Behind them is Ellen McCourt, widow of Pulitzer Prize winning Frank McCourt, and to her right, Maggie McCout, the only child of Frank. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Over 600 People Turn Out For Memorial to Malachy McCourt at Symphony Space There were jokes and songs and uproarious tales and a few choked back tears as 600 people filled Symphony Space on the UWS... News 04 Jun 2024 | 04:48
Police and EMS workers in a futile effort to save the life of 16-year-old Mahki Brown, a student at Broome Street Academy. Cops said Brown was shot by a 19-year-old suspect who was arrested days later. ( Citizens app) Teen Who Cops Say Shot 16 y.o. Student in SOHO Arrested, Charged with Murder A 19-year-old resident of the Lower East Side was arrested May 17 and charged with murder of a basketball-loving student... News 20 May 2024 | 07:09
Sheriff Anthony Miranda leaves the New City Smoke Shop on May 7. The store was padlocked on day one of the city wide crackdown. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Sheriff Miranda Says 75 Illegal Weed Stores Were Padlocked in First 4 Days of Crackdown In the first four days of a citywide crackdown, 75 retail outlets selling illegal cannabis products were padlocked. “We visited... News 19 May 2024 | 06:16
Sheriff Anthony Miranda steps out of the New City Smoke Shop, an illegal cannabis store in downtown Manhattan which was padlocked on May 7 after a raid by a joint task that included the sheriff’s office, the NYPD and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Adams Says There Are Now 2,900 Illegal Weed Stores in NYC As Sheriff Begins Big Crackdown The city began a five-borough wide crackdown on illegal cannabis shops on May 7, with one underway at 110 Church St. only... News 13 May 2024 | 01:51
Mayor Eric Adams at his weekly press conference on April 30 dropped some strong hints that library budget cuts that resulted in all branches across the city closing on Sundays, could be restored. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Adams Hints $58M Funding Cut That Forced Libraries to Close on Sundays Could Be Restored One of the more controversial cuts outlined by Mayor Eric Adams last November as he was trying to close what he projected... News 06 May 2024 | 12:47
The exterior of R. G. Ortiz funeral home on W. 72nd St., one of three Manhattan branches of the funeral home chain that has been hit with a lawsuit claiming “predatory practices” after an undercover operation by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Photo: Google Street Views Uptown Funeral Chain Hit With Lawsuit by City Agency; Draws Ire of Eric Adams, Julie Menin A chain of funeral homes with branches in Manhattan has been hit with a law suit by the city’s watchdog agency claiming predatory... News 02 May 2024 | 06:37
Police roped off the area on the corner of Seventh Ave. and 24th St., following a violent struggle with a suspect who was shot dead by a three member law enforcement task force who attempted to apprehend him. Photo: Citizen app. Armed Suspect Shot Dead by Cops in Chelsea An armed man being sought by a violent gang task force involving the NYPD and a Homeland Security was shot dead inside a... News 30 Apr 2024 | 07:36
Chelsea resident Marni Halas, who once ran for city council, said she likes to use humor to convey a message. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Protest at St. Patrick’s on Easter Eve Doesn’t Derail Traditional Parade Next Day On 5th Ave. Pro-Palestinian protesters barged onto the altar at the Easter vigil Mass inside St. Patrick’s cathedral on Saturday and... News 01 Apr 2024 | 03:58
Caitlan, Anna and Nicole, (from left to right, first row) originally from Tennessee but now students at Fordham University, were taking in the St. Patrick’s Day parade for the first time. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Politics and Sunny Skies Bring Out Close to 2 Million for St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunny skies and a parade on a Saturday brought an estimated two million to watch as 150,000 marchers made their way up Fifth... News 22 Mar 2024 | 12:24
Malachy McCourt was holding court at Gracie Mansion on March 17, 2023, which turned out to be his last St. Patrick’s Day. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Farewell to Malachy McCourt, The Last of the McCourt Brothers Passes at 92 We were fortunate to have had Malachy McCourt in our lives for as long as we did. We will truly never see the likes of him... Home 19 Mar 2024 | 06:20
Andrew Serra, seen here as a firefighter battling a blaze in Staten Island in 2003 when he was with Squad 1 based in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Photo: FDNY DOTTY 2024 Awardee Andrew Serra: FDNY Captain Leaves A Legacy Captain Andrew Serra will always be a firefighter’s firefighter. When asked if he misses the job that he retired from last... People 13 Mar 2024 | 01:47
Jack Kliger, after a lifetime in the glitzy world of glossy magazines, stepped into the Museum of Jewish Heritage five years ago as the “interim” president & CEO. He’s been there every since and show Photo: Museum of Jewish Heritage. DOTTY 2024 Awardee Jack Kliger: A Living Example of Family Success Jack Kliger, who took over as head of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in 2019, is in many ways the embodiment of the better... People 13 Mar 2024 | 01:47