At the peak of the migrant crisis, an estimated 4,000 asylum seekers per week passed through the Roosevelt Hotel, which served as the central clearing house for new arrivals. Other than several ground floor restaurant outlets, the hotel is now empty. ( Photo: Beau Matic) United States & Pakistan Reach Deal to Revive Roosevelt Hotel Pakistan and the United States just entered into an agreement to overhaul the historic Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan,... Home 09 Mar 2026 | 02:15
Wanted for murder at 7-Eleven, Fed. 12. 2026. ( Photo: NYPD) 7-Eleven Murder Victim ID’d, Suspect Sought; Elder Assault in Gramercy Progress has been made in the most recent murder case to occur on the Strip of Despair, that trouble-laden stretch of 8th... News 23 Feb 2026 | 11:38
A man was shot and killed during an argument at a 7-Eleven on Eighth Avenue on the morning of Feb. 12, cops say. Shopping bags that could have belonged to the victim can be seen on the sidewalk outside the store, which remained a crime scene hours after the shooting. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Fatal Shooting in Midtown 7-Eleven; Gunman Still at Large A gunman shot another man dead after an argument inside a Midtown 7-Eleven convenience store on the morning of Feb. 12, police... News 13 Feb 2026 | 10:31
Wanted for Forcible Touching in Kips Bay 7-Eleven, Jan. 14, 2026. ( Photos: NYPD) Shooter of New York Jets Player Indicted; Forcible Touching in Kips Bay Manhattan’s properly very serious District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., isn’t a man for irony, at least not publicly, but... News 29 Jan 2026 | 01:52
The truck, with Rhode Island license plates, was involved in the accident in which a woman on a bicycle was struck as the truck attempted to make a turn. The vehicle has a history of infractions, totaling nine since 2017. ( Photo: Henry Beebe-Center/Streetsblog) East Side Bike Horrors: One Man Dead, One Woman Critical A 46-year-old woman cyclist sustained serious leg injuries after she was run over by a truck on the Upper East Side on Second... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:14
Best Bagel & Coffee. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) West 35th Street Bagel War: The Hole Story, Boiled & Baked The Manhattan bagel wars have taken another turn and are cause to ponder how one block of West 35th Street has turned into... News 25 Dec 2025 | 09:39
Suspect in the Nov. 16, 2025, shooting of Jets player Kris Boyd outside Sei Less restaurant, 156 W. 38th St. ( Photo: NYPD) Suspect Still at Large in Midtown Shooting of Jets Cornerback Kris Boyd As if the New York Jets football season weren’t difficult enough, cornerback Kris Boyd was shot and critically wounded outside... News 21 Nov 2025 | 08:04
Council Member Alexia Avilés at Mexican Independence Day Parade. A shooting at the event injured a bystander. ( Photo: Alexa Aviles Instagram) Man Indicted for Attempted Murder at Mexican Day Parade Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. recently announced the indictment of Joel Nieves, 35, of the Bronx, for allegedly... News 21 Nov 2025 | 04:02
9/11 Volunteers carrying the American flag at Veterans Day Parade. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Veterans Day Parade Proudly Takes Fifth Avenue: Salute! Tens of thousands of patriots and friends of the military defied a polar vortex, including largely gray skies and a bone-chilling... News 14 Nov 2025 | 12:43
JPMorganChase headquarters at 270 Park Ave. looking northwesterly. ( Photo: JPMorganChase) Finance Giant JPMorganChase Opens Stunning New Park Avenue HQ Shout it loud and proud, New Yorkers, JPMorganChase did it, officially opening their stunning new headquarters at 270 Park... News 26 Oct 2025 | 10:05
Two views of October 7, 2025 in Manhattan: A Pro-Israel vigil in Central Park, including a dog wearing a Bring Them Home bandana and gay pride flags, and a protest outside the News Corp. building at 1211 6th Avenue, with signs reading “Globalize the Intifidada” and “There is only 1 solution, Intifada Revolution.” ( Photos: Yoav Davis Instagram, MuslimNews Instragram) October 7 Anniversary Marked By Mourning, Protest, Politics The second anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel came to Manhattan with all the solemnity and... News 13 Oct 2025 | 08:30
The Pulaski Day Parade, established in 1936 (but first held the year after), on Fifth Avenue. ( Photo: Brian Berger) 1000s of Proud Poles Parade up 5th Avenue for Pulaski Day It was a fantastic, sunny summer-like day in autumn as thousands of proud and plucky Poles and their plenitude of pals filled... News 06 Oct 2025 | 03:32
Steuben Day preview at Foley Square, Sep. 19 (inset); and the parade proper on Fifth Avenue the next day. ( Photos: Brian Berger) 1000s of Jolly Germans March Up 5th Avenue: Auf die Freundschaft! Fifth Avenue came alive to the sights and sounds of the annual German-American Steuben Day Parade on Saturday, Sept. 20,... News 29 Sep 2025 | 09:08
Left: Entrance to 142 W. 34th St., Moka & Co. Right: Nicholas Fuelling, wanted for apartment rent deposit scam. ( Photo: discoverwithme12 TikTok; NYPD) Coffee Shop Slasher Indicted; Hell’s Kitchen Apartment Scammer Wanted! The revolving door of justice and social services in lieu of prison time goes round and round—sometimes it works, and sometimes... News 15 Sep 2025 | 06:26
Moka & Co at 142 W. 34th St., site of vicious slashing; (left); Suspect arrested and arraigned for attempted rape (right). ( Photos: discoverwithme12 TikTok; NYPD) Coffee Shop Slasher Indicted; Attempted Labor Day Rapist Caught The man suspected of viciously slashing a Moka & Co. coffee shop employee on August 20, 2025, Wagner Louis, has been indicted... News 15 Sep 2025 | 01:08
