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Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed the new rental space of the Archdiocese HQ after it was forced to move following sale of its 1st Ave. HQ earlier this year. The archdiocese said proceeds from the sale will be deposited in a fund to pay victims-survivors of past sex abuse.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed the new rental space of the Archdiocese HQ after it was forced to move following sale of its 1st Ave. HQ earlier this year. The archdiocese said proceeds from the sale will be deposited in a fund to pay victims-survivors of past sex abuse. ( Photo: Goodnewsroom/NY Archdiocese)

Funds to pay the survivors from past sexual abuse is coming from a variety of sources including the sale of its former HQ on 1st Ave. earlier this year and a slashing of the archdiocese’s operating budget by 10 percent.

Catholic Archdiocese Raising $300 Million Fund to Pay for Past Sex Abuse Cases

09 Dec 2025 | 11:49

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York said it establishing a $300 million fund to pay for survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of priests and lay personnel going back decades. The fund is expected to cover about 1,300 pending cases against the archdiocese from claimants who said they were abused...

A four-alarm blaze essentially melted the roof off of 201 W. 107th St. on Dec. 9, although no serious injuries were reported.

A four-alarm blaze essentially melted the roof off of 201 W. 107th St. on Dec. 9, although no serious injuries were reported. ( Photo: FDNY )

Fire Destroys Roof, Top Floor of Building on W. 107th St.

09 Dec 2025 | 09:03

A fire wrecked an Upper West Side apartment building on the chilly morning of Tuesday, Dec. 9, with shooting...

City Council Member Erik Bottcher (center) poses with a sapling, the 1,000th he’s planted locally during his time representing Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen. He was joined by local laborers, allies, and Parks Department reps.

City Council Member Erik Bottcher (center) poses with a sapling, the 1,000th he’s planted locally during his time representing Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen. He was joined by local laborers, allies, and Parks Department reps. ( Photo: Jack Ahern )

CM Bottcher: I’ve Now Planted 1,000 Trees in My District

08 Dec 2025 | 04:07

City Council Member Erik Bottcher has officially planted 1,000 trees throughout his Chelsea and Hell’s...

A taxi sits atop a metal grate in Times Square.

A taxi sits atop a metal grate in Times Square. ( Photo: Citizen)

Taxi Caught Atop Power Utility Hole in Times Square

08 Dec 2025 | 03:13

Initially, some people in the Times Square on Dec. 4 thought they had witnessed or heard a massive explosion...

Netflix wants to spend nearly $83 billion to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, which if it goes through will be the largest media merger in history.

Netflix wants to spend nearly $83 billion to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, which if it goes through will be the largest media merger in history. ( Photo: Netflix)

Will Netflix’s $83B Proposed Deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Hurt Consumers?

08 Dec 2025 | 02:34

Netflix’s enormous $82.7-billion proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery studios and streaming services,...

Shop cats have been immortalized in a newly revised coffeetable book by Tamar Arslanian with photos by renowned cat photographer Andrew Marttila. But the so-called “Bodega Cat bill” by term-limited City Council Member Keith Powers will have to wait till the new Council session before it can be legalized.

Shop cats have been immortalized in a newly revised coffeetable book by Tamar Arslanian with photos by renowned cat photographer Andrew Marttila. But the so-called “Bodega Cat bill” by term-limited City Council Member Keith Powers will have to wait till the new Council session before it can be legalized. ( Photo: Andrew Marttila)

Powers’s Bodega Cats Bill Will Fall to New City Council to Enact into Law

08 Dec 2025 | 12:07

It’s a pet’s world/cats—We speak here of cats, then dogs. Literally, not of the showers we’ve come to...

Convicted “Hazmat Killer” Kimond Cyrus.

Convicted “Hazmat Killer” Kimond Cyrus. ( Photo: NYPD)

‘Hazmat Killer’ Sentenced to Prison for East Side Deli Clerk Murder

08 Dec 2025 | 10:45

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. recently announced the sentencing of Kimond Cyrus, 42,...

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