Path of fatal crash off Manhattan Bridge onto Bowery near Canal Street. ( Photo: Google Maps, Brian Berger) Two People Killed When Stolen Car Speeds off Manhattan Bridge A female maniac driving a stolen Chevy Malibu rental car blasted off the Manhattan Bridge on Saturday morning, July 19, crashing... News 21 Jul 2025 | 06:20
After months of uncertainty and lan eight year egal battle, the beloved Elicabeth Street Garden is set to remain untouched after Eric Adams backed off plans to build the previously approved affordable housing on the city owned tract. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Developers Fume As Advocates Rejoice Over Plan to Save Elizabeth St. Garden Council Member Christopher Marte pushed back after developers say they consider filing a lawsuit against the city over their... News 21 Jul 2025 | 04:13
NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon (right) attends a press conference at One Police Plaza alongside Mayor Eric Adams, Oct. 9, 2024. ( Photo: Alex Krales/THE CITY) Ex-NYPD Interim Commish Sues, Alleging Department Is Criminal Enterprise Former Interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon has filed an explosive federal lawsuit alleging that Mayor Eric Adams and... News 21 Jul 2025 | 02:04
Judges Quietly Vying for 3 Open NY State Supreme Court Seats Judicial Convention countdown—The Manhattan Dems Judicial Convention, scheduled for Aug. 11, has the contenders for the three... Voices 21 Jul 2025 | 01:49
Left: Daily News reporter Kerry Burke. Right: NewsGuild President Susan DeCarava. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Daily News Union Rallies for Contract, Decries Hedge Fund Ownership Dozens of Daily News workers–there aren’t many more than that– and more than 100 friends and allies, including a clutch of... News 21 Jul 2025 | 01:32
Baseball Coach Youman Wilder kept an eye on his baseball players when ICE agents came calling at Riverside Park recently. ( Photo: Courtesy Youman Wilder) A Conversation with the Courageous UWS Baseball Coach Who Stood Up to ICE Tucked between the Hudson River, a dog run, basketball courts, and a version of the “Green Monster” (actually part of the... News 21 Jul 2025 | 12:50
Elected officials join project leadership and the show’s stars at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly renovated Delacorte Theater on July 15. ( Photo: Rebecca J. Michelson) The Bard Is Back: After $85M Renovation, Shakespeare in Park Returns to the Delacorte The completely remodeled Delacorte Theater is finally ready for its close-up after an $85-million makeover as Shakespeare... City Arts 21 Jul 2025 | 12:09
Left: Broadway at Cedar Street looking toward Red Cube; Right: Busted in Washington Square. ( Photos: Brian Berger, NYPD) E-Biker Attacks DOT Worker; Drug Bust in Washington Sq. Park In a shocking clash of common interests, an employee of the very e-bike friendly NYC Department of Transportation was slashed... News 21 Jul 2025 | 08:10
Virginia Maloney, who just won the Democratic primary for an East Side City Council seat, voicing her concerns about Lenox Hill Hospital’s proposed expansion. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) As City Council Takes up Lenox Hill Hospital Overhaul, Critics Rally at City Hall The New York City Council has less than 50 days to sign off on Northwell Health’s desired $2-billion overhaul of Lenox Hill... News 20 Jul 2025 | 05:47
Pamela Ufie (left) on the phone at her Bryant Park psychic stand. Bob Nygaard (right), a retired Nassau County cop, is a self-styled “psychic fraud” investigator. ( Photos: Bob Nygaard, X.com) ‘Psychic Fraud’ Investigator Facilitates Arrest of Fortune Teller in Midtown A fortune-teller has been arrested in Manhattan for allegedly convincing a client to hand over nearly $90,000 in 2023, namely... News 20 Jul 2025 | 05:37
The 169-year-old La Salle Academy, one of the oldest Catholic high schools in the city, had been renting space from the St. George Academy on East 7th Street for the past 15 years, but it is returning to its historic home on East 2nd Street in the East Village for the start of the fall 2025 semester. ( Photo: LaSalle Academy) La Salle Academy Returns to Its East Village Home on E. 2nd St. After 15 years apart from its historic East Village building, the 169-year-old La Salle Academy is going home. The all-boys... News 20 Jul 2025 | 04:32
“Wrong Way” bike signs were recently installed along Amsterdam Avenue on the UWS. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) ‘Wrong Way’ Signs Go Up Along More Protected Bike Lanes Residents say they have noticed new “Wrong Way” signs going up along protected bike lanes on the Amsterdam Avenue recently.... News 20 Jul 2025 | 08:21
Andy Byford speaks to a gathering of the Empire Station Coalition on his plans for the “transformation” of Penn Station. He is holding a copy of Lost New York, by Nathan Silver. The cover is a photo of the old Penn Station before it was demolished. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) ‘Train Daddy’ Byford: ‘Hard Part Starts Now’ in Penn Station Rebuild Andy Byford has been to church, specifically St. John the Baptist, just south of Penn Station, the French Gothic work of... News 20 Jul 2025 | 08:14
A biker in Central Park runs a red light visible in traffic signal above as a pedestrian who has the right of way (white walk light visible on left) steps into cross walk. ( Photo: Gail Gregg) She Was Hit Twice by Bikes in Central Park and Says NYPD Never Followed Up Flora was hit not once, but twice, within the same year, by cyclists pedaling where she was walking on the sidewalks of Central... News 19 Jul 2025 | 09:10
Supermarkets are putting healthier food in easy reach of consumers. ( Photo: Erik Calonius/EPA/Wikimedia Commons) The Rise of Modern Supermarkets Puts Health Choices at Your Fingertips Supermarkets are actively responding to the demand for healthier choices from consumers, say industry officials. And some... News 18 Jul 2025 | 01:23
Karen’s Quirky New York Screams for Ice Cream