Pedicab operators at work at West 58th Street and 7th Avenue near Central Park South. There are 850 licensed pedicabs in the city, but the number of unlicensed cabs means the number on the street is nearly double that figure, a recent city council report found. ( Photo: Madeleine Farr) City Moving to Combat Tourist Scams Ahead of 2026 World Cup Anticipating a World Cup-driven wave of malefaction, fraud and ripoffs, New York’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection... News 12 Jun 2026 | 01:35
Israel Day Parade, Governor Kathy Hochul speaking. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Israel Day Parade Brings Huge Crowd, High Spirits to Fifth Avenue Tens of thousands of Jewish New Yorkers, Israelis, their friends, allies and dozens of elected politicians came to Fifth... News 09 Jun 2026 | 09:46
Secret Service officers patrolling the stadium before the lockdown. ( Photo: Will Thalhimer) New York Knicks Game 3 Watch Party Scuttled as Frozen Zone Surrounds MSG for Trump Visit Barriers were set out on the streets and sidewalks surrounding Madison Square Garden in anticipation of Game Three of the... News 08 Jun 2026 | 06:33
Protesters gather outside Transportation Alternatives’ annual fundraiser to call for stricter regulation of e-bikes and other micromobility devices. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova) “I Could Have Been Dead:” E-Bike Critics Rally in Midtown ”I’m happy I’m talking to you, because I could have been dead.” Standing outside the New-York Historical Society on Monday... News 05 Jun 2026 | 07:34
FDNY Medal Day at City Hall, Mayor Mamdani at the podium. ( Photo: Brian Berger) FDNY Medal Day Brings Firefighters & Families to City Hall Thousands of firefighters, their colleagues and their family members packed the grounds outside City Hall on June 3 for the... News 05 Jun 2026 | 11:04
Gale Brewer and Zohran Mamdani making their Memorial Day addresses at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Gale Brewer & Zohran Mamdani Memorial Day Addresses, 2026 Following are Straus News’ exclusive transcripts, recorded on site, of the addresses given by Upper West Side City Council... News 01 Jun 2026 | 01:13
Memorial Day wreath laying cermemony at Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Gale Brewer speaking. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Memorial Day Wreath Laying Draws Crowd to Monument, Mamdani Too Unbowed by two prior days of rain and thankfully mistaken forecast of more, upwards of 1,000 people came to Riverside Drive... News 01 Jun 2026 | 10:21
Mayor Mamdani (at mic) produced a set of reforms aimed at cutting red tape for affordable housing development. ( Photo: Flickr, nycmayorsoffice) Mamdani Shortens Affordable Housing Approval Process The Mamdani administration has unveiled a package of reforms aimed at speeding up the pace of affordable housing development,... News 15 May 2026 | 10:45
NYPD holds back Park East synagogue protestors at East 67th Street and Lexington Avenue. ( Pboto: Adam Daly X) Park East Synagogue Protest Tests NYPD, Mamdani, Buffer Zone Policy If you try to sell, or settle it, they will come. This variation on the famous line from “Field of Dreams”— “If you build... News 11 May 2026 | 11:15
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the plans to expand the Empire Bin program on April 17. ( Photo: Courtesy of the NYC Mayor’s Office) Trash Containerization to Expand to Downtown Manhattan by 2027 Mayor Zohran Mamdani is kicking trash bags to the curb. The mayor is pushing forward on the implementation of citywide trash... News 28 Apr 2026 | 02:20
Anthony Griffin as seen in YouTube interview posted January 2023; machete recovered at Grand Central crime scene [inset]. ( Photo: D-Bo The Don / NYPD) Grand Central Horror: Machete Madman Attacks 3, Shot Dead by Cops A machete-wielding attacker slashed three victims in Grand Central Station on Saturday, April 11, before being fatally shot... Crime Watch 14 Apr 2026 | 07:09
The Mamdani administration wants to move the Bellevue Shelter (above) from its current E. 30th St. location due to the building’s crumbling infrastructure. ( Photo: Jack Ahern) East Village Residents Express Concern Over Homeless Shelter Plans The Mamdani administration’s decision to close its largest men’s intake center – the 200-bed Bellevue Shelter at 400 E. 30th... News 13 Apr 2026 | 04:14
Church of St. Mary’s at 440 Grand Street has been landmarked. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Prayers Answered: Church of St. Mary Is Landmarked! Parish Bicentennial Coming If the hallelujahs have resounded a little louder at Grand and Ridge Streets lately, it’s because, after years of uncertainty,... News 13 Apr 2026 | 11:22
Mayor Mamdani at Pier 17 announcing Brooklyn Bridge access improvements to eliminate the bottleneck on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge on, March 27. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) Brooklyn Bridge Access to Get World Cup Glow Up: Mamdani The World Cup is coming, the World Cup is coming! And whatever one’s sporting interest in the event might be, culturally... News 06 Apr 2026 | 08:04
Julie Menin speaks at Park East Synagogue after City Council passage of her protest “Buffer Zone” bill. ( Photo: Speaker Julie Menin X) Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Backed by Menin Passes City Council One of the signature bills of the Julie Menin-led City Council’s 2026 legislative season, the so-called “Buffer Zone” bill... News 31 Mar 2026 | 11:07
![Anthony Griffin as seen in YouTube interview posted January 2023; machete recovered at Grand Central crime scene [inset].](http://www.otdowntown.com/binrepository/393x225/0c0/0d0/none/3340031/UNPE/grand-central-horror-machete-maniac_4-10607454_20260413015501.png "Grand Central Horror: Machete Madman Attacks 3, Shot Dead by Cops")
