Hitting the Big Time by Mark Kostabi is one of the many paintings from the downtown icon on display at the Park West Gallery in SoHo through the end of May. Kostabi’s works are also part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. ( Photo: Park West Gallery) Mark Kostabi: Hitting the Big Time, from Gritty East Village Artist to MoMA The Mount Rushmore of Art by Eduardo Kobra hovers over the Empire Diner in Chelsea, depicting four great artists of their... City Arts 09 May 2025 | 10:43
Left: Broome Street at Wooster, where Mae Berg was attacked; Right: Berg, a costume designer, models a coat she altered, Brooklyn Bridge in background. ( Photos: Brian Berger (left) Mae Berg Design/ Instagram (right)) Horror in SoHo: Woman Stabbed by Broken-Bottle-Wielding Maniac Meagan “Mae” Berg, the 25-year-old costume designer stabbed in the neck by a broken-bottle-wielding maniac on April 7 is... News 13 Apr 2025 | 09:13
They take the A train . . . to rob a man near Spring Street. April 1. ( Photo: NYPD) Gang of 4 Attacks, Robs Man in SoHo Subway While the NYPD boasts that subway crime is down, random robberies are still worrying commuters as evidenced by a recent report... News 07 Apr 2025 | 08:52
Advocates say that LinkNYC’s futuristic 32-foot tall 5G towers will disrupt the character of historic districts and buildings. ( Credit: NYC Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications) 32-Foot LinkNYC 5G Towers Get Pushback from Historic Preservation Advocates New Yorkers may have seen a new fixture on their sidewalks as of late. At 32 feet tall, with metal columns and slightly translucent... News 24 Nov 2023 | 07:35
Oceanic Feelings, by sailor, navigator and polar explorer Reid Stowe–his first solo exhibit at the Chase Contemporary gallery at 413 W. Broadway in SOHO–features medium and large scale art works inspired by his years at sea. Photo: Chase Contemporary Seafaring artist Reid Stowe solos around globe...and into new Soho Exhibit At just 5 years old, Reid Stowe predicted his future career as a painter and sailor. “I had big pieces of paper and I drew... News 29 Mar 2023 | 06:28
Firefighters at the scene of the partial collapse. Photo: Kay Bontempo. Partial Building Collapse in SoHo Injures 4 Workers A SoHo building partially collapsed in the early afternoon on March 7th injuring four construction worker, including one... News 08 Mar 2023 | 02:18
The NYPD has released a photo of a suspect who set a gay pride flag alight causing damage to the Little Prince restaurant. Those with information should contact Crime Stoppers. Photo: NYPD. Arsonist Sets Gay Pride Flag Ablaze Outside SoHo Restaurant In an apparent hate crime, a woman set fire to a gay pride flag outside a SoHo restaurant in the early morning hours of Monday,... News 20 Feb 2023 | 02:37
The new LinkNYC 5G towers, shown without an advertising screen in the second image from the left, stand 32 feet tall. Photo via the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation 5G Towers Are Coming To Greenwich Vil and SOHO As many as nine LinkNYC 5G towers — the ones that stand at a whopping 32 feet tall — could eventually crop up in Community... News 20 Jan 2023 | 02:51
Peter Mark Kendall and Rosaline Elbay in “Dodi & Diana,” a play by Kareem Fahmy, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, produced by Colt Coeur at HERE Arts Center in NYC. Photo: Robert Altman Making a Middle Eastern ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ While series like Hulu’s “Ramy” and Netflix’s “Mo” bring authentic Middle Eastern-American stories to the screen, Middle... City Arts 07 Oct 2022 | 09:50
Meek Young, 37, poses at her van that was converted into a mobile barbershop. Photo: Nathan Morris Van Barbershop Provides Safe Space for LGBTQ+ Haircuts On Spring Street in Soho, passersby strolled by a large van converted into a barbershop with a pride flag proudly displayed.... News 27 Oct 2021 | 03:52
Manhattan Borough President at a recent hearing. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Brewer holds SoHo/NoHo hearing After a four hour plus meeting where residents expressed their discontent with the proposed upzoning of SoHo/NoHo, the project... Home 30 Aug 2021 | 12:19
Eileen’s Special Cheesecake on 17 Cleveland Place in Soho. Photo courtesy of Eileen’s Special Cheesecake A Slice of Bliss As a crazy-obsessed home baker, I have a very specific idea of how New York Cheesecake should taste — fluffy, tangy, flavorful,... News 27 Jul 2021 | 07:57
Shop e-commerce brand One Kings Lane IRL in SoHo. ( Photo: One Kings Lane) Home Improvement Best Hardware Store RAINBOW ACE HARDWARE 1449 First Ave. 212-517-7500 www.acehardware.com The sprawling Upper East Side store... Best of Manhattan 04 Dec 2019 | 11:43
The American Folk Art Museum is a destination for ornaments. ( Photo: Christine Wise) Neighborhood Stores Best grocery store GRACE’S MARKETPLACE 1299 Second Ave. 212-737-0600 www.gracesmarketplace.com For more than 30 years, Grace’s... Best of Manhattan 03 Dec 2019 | 05:01
