Author Kimberly Tait said she drew on many of her own experiences as a young college grad in New York City in the days after the 9-11 attacks. ( Photo: Dogstar Press) New Novel “Bright Stars” Reflects on Coming of Age During 9-11 World Author Kimberley Tait had just started her first real job, freshly graduated from Dartmouth University and living in Chicago,... News 08 Sep 2026 | 01:28
Tami Schneider founded Our House NYC in October 2025 after she saw first hand the lack of grief support programs in the city following the death of her husband. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Our House NYC is Filling the City’s Longstanding Grief Support Gap When Tami Schneider’s husband died of brain cancer 16 years ago, she didn’t know where to turn for programmed support. Leaving... News 02 Sep 2026 | 08:47
NYU Langone allegedly bought the site of the AMC Kips Bay 15 a year ago. The discovery came after the theater confirmed that it would be closing by the end of the year. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) NYU Langone Confirmed to Own Kips Bay AMC Site, Theater to Close Assemblymember Keith Powers confirmed that NYU Langone has owned the “site” of the AMC Kips Bay 15 for over a year now. The... News 31 Aug 2026 | 10:55
AMC Kips Bay 15 became a neighborhood staple after it opened in 1999. Now, the theater will be shutting its doors by the end of the year. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Rumors Swirl as Kips Bay AMC To Close By End of Year In a decision that has upset the city’s cinephiles and residents of Kips Bay, AMC confirmed that it would be closing its... News 26 Aug 2026 | 07:13
Manuel Hernandez was arrested by ICE after a Coast Guard investigation found him to be in the US illegally. Hernandez was the captain of a boat that capsized, leading to the deaths of a mother and her 5-month-old daughter. ( Photo: Larry Neumeister/Associated Press) ICE Arrests Captain of Capsized Liberty Island Boat That Killed Mom and Infant The captain of the party boat that capsized in the New York Harbor, leading to the death of a mother and her infant daughter,... News 20 Aug 2026 | 04:57
Amazon subcontracts around 5,000 delivery workers in New York City. A new Mamdani-backed bill could require that the company directly employs them. ( Photo: Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP) As Mamdani Targets Amazon, ‘Delivery Protection Act’ Sparks Debate Upper East Sider Steven Saslow, 79, was walking home from Trader Joe’s last month when an Amazon delivery bike scraped past... Home 19 Aug 2026 | 05:36
Nicole Cooper has shown her work across the U.S. While her medium is often oil on canvas, she has been experimenting with new materials. ( Photo: Courtesy of Nicole Cooper) Artist Nicole Cooper’s Work Offers New Ways to Think About Climate On the northern tip of Governors Island, just half a mile from lower Manhattan, a former 1870s munitions warehouse has been... City Arts 18 Aug 2026 | 12:10
A boat that capsized in the New York Harbor near Liberty Island on Aug. 8 killed a mother and her baby. Here, Liberty Island is seen from Valentino Pier, Red Hook, Brooklyn, on the morning of Aug. 10. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Liberty Island Boat Tour Horror: Capsized Vessel Kills Mom & Baby What should have been a bucolic evening on the waters around the Statue of Liberty turned to horror Saturday, Aug. 8, when... News 10 Aug 2026 | 05:30
National Night Out Against Crime occurs on the first Tuesday of August and is celebrated in every precinct in the city. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Bomb Squad, Canine Dogs and Softee Stars of 6th Precinct’s National Night Out As the late summer sun set over the West Village, Charles Street awakened for the 6th Precinct’s National Night Out Against... News 09 Aug 2026 | 05:49
Officials and advocates came together after a law set to ban ICE agents from concealing their identities with masks was blocked when a judge issued a preliminary injunction. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Officials and Advocates Blast Judge’s Ruling Blocking ICE Mask Ban A federal judge halted a state law banning federal immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal their identity on August... News 07 Aug 2026 | 06:58
Spots on MTA buses that have been designated as open stroller spaces are marked with a decal. ( Photo: MTA) All MTA Buses to Have Designated Spot for Open Strollers A designated open stroller space is coming to an MTA bus near you. After a successful pilot, the MTA announced plans to outfit... Home 06 Aug 2026 | 04:18
Local moths are displayed along the South Cove garden’s fence for National Moth Week celebrations. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Not Your Mother’s Mothra: National Moth Week Flutters Across City Is mothing the new birding? Is Mothra, the renowned giant Japanese monster movie insect who first fluttered her wings across... News 03 Aug 2026 | 11:35
ParkSignal NYC detects open street parking spots. Eighteen-year-old Theo Darringer holds his phone in front of the free spot the app says is open. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Teen Creates App That Could Solve The City’s Street Parking Issue When teenager Theo Darringer’s family got a car two years ago, it quickly became his prized possession. He loved driving... News 30 Jul 2026 | 05:48
Raul Morales was charged with two counts of attempted murder as a hate crime, among other charges, on July 24. The 51-year-old man allegedly stabbed two people on the Upper West Side on July 23. ( Photo: Ryan Murphy, Associated Press) UWS Stabbing Attacker Charged With Attempted Murder as Hate Crime The attacker who stabbed two men on Upper West Side sidewalks on July 23 was charged with two counts of attempted murder... 27 Jul 2026 | 12:00
Black smoke and flames erupted in front of 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan on the morning of July 20 after Army veteran Andrew Arrabaca set fire to a staircase. ( Photo: Courtesy of Robert Sullivan via AP) Anti-ICE Army Vet Who Set Federal Plaza Fire Charged With Arson The anti-ICE Army veteran who set off an incendiary device and shot an air rifle outside 26 Federal Plaza on the morning... News 22 Jul 2026 | 02:10
