Arrest of an UES woman is one of the rare cases worldwide where cryptocurrency was used to provide aid to a terrorist organization, in this case for al-Queda linked groups in Syria. Photo: Wikipedia Commons ( Jorge Franganillo) UES Woman Charged with Using Cryptocurrency to Fund Syrian Terrorist Groups A 43 year old Upper East Side woman was indicted on charges of money laundering and using cryptocurrency and Google Play... News 01 Feb 2023 | 05:36
Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams said subway crime is down 16 percent since the city and state committed more police to the subways last October. Photo: Darren McGee/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul ( Darren McGee / Darren McGee/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) Man Shot at Downtown Subway Sat Expected to Recover; Adams, Hochul Say Subway Crime Is Down 16 percent in three months A 34 year old man shot twice in the torso is expected to recover from his wounds after being wounded on a moving N train... News 31 Jan 2023 | 11:23
Hundreds marched in NYC in protests after the release of the video showing five Memphis police officer viciously beating Tyre Nichols who later died from his injuries but there were few clashes with NYPD and only three arrests over the weekend. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Protests in NY Stay Largely Peaceful in Wake of Release of Tyre Nichols Video Hundreds of protestors massed in Union Square then marched to Times Square, growing in numbers as they made their way up... News 30 Jan 2023 | 11:37
Council Member Keith Powers referenced his father’s own experience running a small business in an acknowledgement of “how hard mom-and-pop stores work to keep their doors open.” Photo by Stephen Yang / NYPost, courtesy of Keith Powers’ office Council Member Keith Powers Backs Small Biz Break Small businesses were hurting badly during the pandemic — and the way Council Member Keith Powers sees it, they ought to... News 27 Jan 2023 | 07:26
A still image from one of the defendant’s online lectures, in which the defendant declares, “The way forward is not the ballot. The way forward is the bullet.” Photo and caption courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Jury Finds “Radical Cleric” From Jamaica Guilty In First NYS Terrorism Trial Jury deliberations came down swiftly on Thursday, Jan. 26 against Shaikh Faisal, 59, who beginning in 2016 attempted to lure... News 27 Jan 2023 | 12:46
Attorney Larry Hutcher, a Knicks season ticket holder since 1975, told ABC’s Nightline why he filed a lawsuit against MSG Entertainment for barring him from Knicks games. MSG blocked him after his firm became involved in representing ticket scalpers who are suing MSG Entertainment. Photo: ABC News/NIghtline. ABC Nightline on Case as Hoylman, Simone Intro Bills to Stop MSG from Banning Attorneys An attorney who blocked from entering Madison Square Garden Entertainment-owned venues is applauding new bills being introduced... News 26 Jan 2023 | 12:49
Trial of Cleric Who Tried to Lure NYPD Agent to Be ISIL Bride Heads to Jury In 2014, Shaikh Faisal, a Jamaican preacher, began communicating with people in Manhattan via email — in an apparent attempt... News 25 Jan 2023 | 02:33
Subway doors blocked by carts among the many quality of life issues that afflict every day riders on the subway system. Photo: Ralph Spielman Elected Leaders Need to Do More to Clean Up Subways Before Asking for New Fare Hike In February, the MTA Board is expected to ask for a 5.5 percent subway and bus fare increase. Chairman John Lieber, Mayor... News 24 Jan 2023 | 02:55
Image via Placer.ai Downtown, It’s A Mixed Bag Amid Manhattan Pop. Boom The neighborhood surrounding City Hall has become a sought-after local, according to a population report released by Placer.ai... News 16 Jan 2023 | 02:09
New NY Assembly Redistrict for East Side Branded “Nonsenscial” Some East Side residents are saying, hell no, we won’t go--into a new assembly district that leaps the East River and ties... News 14 Jan 2023 | 07:04
The Panorama Room atop the Graduate Hotel on Roosevelt Island is a great place to watch the sun go down with 360 degree views of Manhattan and Queens. Photo: Graudate Roosevelt Hotel Hidden New York: Getaways to Enjoy without Leaving Town It’s January. The Holidays are over, 2022 is a memory, swimwear fashion and beach activities are a few months away and the... News 14 Jan 2023 | 12:27
One of the five real estate moguls bidding for a casino license in Manhattan is hoping to gain support by offering to place a huge ferris wheel overlooking the East River atop the casino. Photo: Soloviev Enterprises Ante Up: Developers Must Pony Up $1M to Play Casino Game Only high rollers can play in this Casino game. That was the basic message as New York State set up the process to apply... News 06 Jan 2023 | 01:31
Council Member Gale Brewer celebrated the discovery that a Key Food supermarket would soon fill an UWS vacancy near the intersection of West 88th Street and Broadway, left by the delivery app company Jokr. Photo via Gale Brewer’s Twitter The Problem With Chain Stores On the Upper West Side, vacant storefronts mark the spots where chain stores died. Council Member Gale Brewer can easily... News 05 Jan 2023 | 02:24
NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig (at mic) with Commissioner Kechant Sewell (left) and chief of patrol John Chell at Monday press conference following arrest of Manhattan slasher. Photo via NYPD on Twitter DA: City Slasher Admitted Crimes The accused Manhattan slasher, Roland Codrington, 35 gave several incriminating statements to cops during lengthy interrogation... News 29 Dec 2022 | 03:07
Democratic NY-10 candidate Daniel Goldman (left) campaigned with Attorney General Letitia James (center) and Democratic NYS Assembly candidate Grace Lee (second from right) on the Lower East Side on Election Day. Photo via Dan Goldman’s Twitter A Blue Wave Sweeps Manhattan Early in the morning on Election Day, Governor Kathy Hochul addressed what was shaping up to be a competitive race between... News 10 Nov 2022 | 06:10
