Police are seeking the unidentified person, pictured above, in connection with the slashing of a 42 year-old Italian tourist in Murray Hill on Nov. 23. The incident occurred near 237 Madison Ave. ( Photo: NYPD ) Italian Tourist Slashed in Murray Hill, Suspect Still At Large A tourist in town from Italy was slashed across his right hand in Murray Hill on Nov. 23, the NYPD said. The incident appeared... News 25 Nov 2024 | 04:53
Here’s what Penn Station was going to look like viewed from from Eighth Ave. and 33rd St. entrance under the MTA’s original redevelopment plan for the rail hub. That plan now appears to be in the process of getting scaled back dramatically. ( Photo: MTA) MTA Appears to be Retreating on Big Penn Plans, Despite Hochul’s Recent Statements The MTA has dramatically scaled back its plans for rebuilding Penn Station even as Governor Hochul was saying publicly that... News 25 Nov 2024 | 05:17
Annabelle Gurwitch, stars as Lily, a teacher who survived the 2018 shooting at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in the new docudrama “Room 1214” in which she returns and encounters her former students as they were. ( Photo: Hunter Canning) “Room 1214” Tackles Gun Violence Told Through Eyes of Teacher Who Survived Deadly School Shooting “In the dark we hear vague sounds of construction in the background. Then, closer, we hear footsteps in an empty hallway,... City Arts 25 Nov 2024 | 01:08
Surveillance video is said to show suspect Joshua Zinberg who was charged with slashing a Danish tourist in the face and neck on Nov. 20. The victim lived. Zinberg was arrested 13 hours after the attack, still wearing the same clothes, prosecutors said. ( Photo: NYPD) Cops Nab 25 Year-Old-Man While Sitting in Car After Slashing Tourist on UWS A suspect was arrested in the early morning hours of Nov. 21 for the slashing attack of a tourist on the Upper West shortly... News 22 Nov 2024 | 06:26
Crime Watch 11.28.24 Man Dies after Being Shot and Knifed Police reported that at 10:05 a.m. on Friday, November 15, they received a call of an... Home 22 Nov 2024 | 04:08
Tender, juicy roast turkey - the main attraction - with old-fashioned gravy, cranberry sauce, smashed potatoes, baked green beans, and more offers quite a feast. But if you enjoy the food feast intelligently you can avoid the holiday weight gain. ( Photo: Ms Jones/Wikimedia Commons) Let’s Talk Turkey About Gobbling on Thanksgiving! Oh no, waist-watchers: here comes Thanksgiving dinner, the Big Kahuna of diet-busting meals! It is the unofficial beginning... News 25 Nov 2024 | 04:40
City Planning Commissioner Dan Garodnick, back turned on left, presenting to the NY City Council. Two Council committees have now passed a modified version of the City of Yes housing plan pushed by the CPC. ( Photo: Dan Garodnick, X.com ) City of Yes OK’d By Two City Council Committees, With Some Modifications The “City of Yes” housing zoning package is one step closer to becoming reality, albeit with some pointed alterations, after... News 22 Nov 2024 | 03:26
Public Space at Brooklyn Bridge Arches, near the Manhattan side under the Brooklyn Bridge ( Photo: NYC DOT) More Public Space Reopens Around Brooklyn Bridge “Arches” As James Brown the Godfather of Soul so often exhorted, let’s “take it to the bridge!” At first glance, the occasion—the reopening... News 22 Nov 2024 | 10:34
Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas was backing a plan to turn Metro Theater into a cinema with a food and bar component but the plans fell part. The theater has been vacant ever since 2005. Its pink terra cotta facade has landmarked in 1989, complicating development plans. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Metro Theater Deal: NonProfit Seeks to Raise $7 Mil to Revive It as Art Film House The show may finally go on for the Metro Theater on the Upper West Side. Upper West Side Cinema Center, a nonprofit group,... News 21 Nov 2024 | 05:19
Governor Hochul is hoping to work with President Tump on plans to redevelop Penn Station in one as “magnificent” as Moynihan Train Hall. But ReThinkNY is pushing for a more open planning process. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Hochul Tries to Make Nice with Trump over Penn Sta. As Critic Pushes for More Input on Plan Governor Kathy Hochul said she wants a new Penn Station for commuters that is “as magnificent” as Amtrak’s Moynihan station,... Voices 21 Nov 2024 | 01:39
Jessica Tisch, who was the Department of Sanitation Commissioner, is returning to the NYPD as Commissioner, making her the fourth top cop in the department since Adams came to power in 2022. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayor’s Photography Office) Tisch Tapped as New Top Cop by Adams at Perilous Time for NYPD Weeks of speculation ended on Nov. 20 when Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch was named by Mayor Eric Adams to be the... News 21 Nov 2024 | 05:50
Singing to the sky at the pinnacle of the QM2. ( Photo: Andrin Issac) Karen’s Quirky Style Voyages on a Modern-Day Mayflower I have always been fascinated by the brave Pilgrims who risked everything for freedom. So this October, I took a trip on... News 20 Nov 2024 | 02:11
Due to dry conditions, two fires have broken out in Inwood Hill Park this month. On Nov. 18, Mayor Eric Adams announced an escalation of NYC’s drought advisory level. ( Photo: FDNY) NYC Elevates Drought Watch Into Drought Warning With the prolonged dry spell affecting New York’s water reserves showing little signs of abating, NY Governor Kathy Hochul... News 19 Nov 2024 | 05:10
NYC Mayor Eric Adams at a press conferene on a Nov. 18 following stabbing attack that began in Chelsea shortly around 8:20 a.m. and then the suspect attacked two people on the East Side. Two men had already died while a 36-yearold woman was clinging to life. She also subsequently died. The suspect was captured and charged with three counts of first degree murder. ( Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office ) Third Person Dies from Deranged Man’s Knife Attacks, Suspect Charged with Murder A third person has died from a deranged man’s knife attacks in three separate incidents across Manhattan on Nov. 18 and prosecutors... News 20 Nov 2024 | 03:02
An instructor gives lessons to young swimmers following the ribbon cutting ceremony for the pool reopening at River East Elementary (2351 1st Avenue in Manhattan) on Friday, October 25, 2024. Up to 600 second graders will be eligible for free swimming lessons. ( Photo: Courtesy of Asphalt Green) East Harlem Pool Shut by Earthquake Reopens with a Splash Nine years after an earthquake in New Jersey caused an East Harlem pool to be shut down due to a crack in its foundation,... News 19 Nov 2024 | 04:47
