Wanted for assault at 23rd St A / C /E station, March 17, 2025. ( NYPD) Psycho Shoves Man for Refusing Subway Swipe; Fatality at Times Square Station Appearances, never forget, can be deceiving. That’s one lesson to be relearned from an assault that occurred on Monday, March... News 30 Mar 2025 | 03:45
CitiBiike E-bike gang on headphone snatching spree, March 17. ( NYPD) CitiBike E-Bike Gang Marauds Manhattan; Subway Fatality at E. 53rd St. There’s a new robbery gang in town. Unsurprisingly, the gang chose CitiBike e-bikes to maraud Manhattan on Monday March 17,... News 30 Mar 2025 | 04:28
Bill Diehl said he met one of his interview subjects, actress Bernadette Peters, while rummaging through the Upper West Side’s Grand Bazaar. She told him she was looking for her jeweler. ( Photo: Courtesy Bill Diehl) Treasure Hunting at the City’s Flea Markets Sparks ABC Journalist’s New Book Upper East Sider Bill Diehl began his foray into flea marketing when COVID hit and he could no longer use ABC’s studios on... City Arts 28 Mar 2025 | 04:42
On April 1, fines will be levied against property owners that fail to compost food waste. ( Photo: Department of Sanitation, X.com ) Citywide Composting Enforcement Rolls Out April 1 Curbside composting rules will be widely enforced citywide beginning on April 1, meaning that Department of Sanitation (DSNY)... News 28 Mar 2025 | 05:39
Charles Osborne started hiccupping after an accident on a farm in Nebraska when he was 29 years old and he did not stop for 68 years. His hiccups finally stopped in 1990 when he was 96 years old, and a year later he died of natural causes. ( Photo: X Seriously Strange) One Man Hiccuped for 68 Yrs; Doctors Cannot Explain Why He, or Anyone Else, Hiccups Hiccups are a medical mystery, a clear condition with confusing causes. And nobody can definitely say why some of the suggested... News 28 Mar 2025 | 02:32
Michael Lupinacci holds photo of his great great aunt Santina Salemi who died in the fire. Her cousin Frances, was also in the shirtwaist sweatshop that day, but survived. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Ceremony Remembers Victims Who Perished in Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire A bell tolled 146 times on a sunny but chilly day on March 25 in Greenwich Village. On that date, 114 years ago, an 18 minute... News 28 Mar 2025 | 11:02
“Ticket agent” offers two women “assistance” near Bowling Green. March 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Beware! Battery Park Tourist Scammers Persist Despite Years of Complaints & Warnings Let’s call it Anarchy in Battery Park. That’s the impression a visitor gets as they traverse this historic jewel of lower... News 28 Mar 2025 | 05:06
The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge pathway lane as it currently operates, with pedestrians and bicyclists sharing space on the north side of the bridge. The plan to create a pedestrian-only path on the south side of the bridge and turn the north side into a two way bike and e-bike pathway, has been planned for years but is much delayed. ( Photo: Department of Transportation) Adams Insists Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Not Delayed, But It’s Still Not Ready The Queensboro Bridge pedestrian path saga continues. Mayor Adams is adamant that the long-awaited pedestrian path on the... News 27 Mar 2025 | 03:53
John Roebling’s 1888 masterpiece, The Brooklyn Bridge, the nation’s first suspension bridge, is under the watchful eye of the National Transportation Safety Board in 2025 for not having had a proper risk assessment for a marine bridge strike. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Troubled Bridges over Waters? Six bridges that span either tidal waterways or major rivers in the five boroughs have been tagged as in need of evaluation... News 26 Mar 2025 | 07:26
On April 6, from noon to 3 p.m., City Council Member Gale Brewer will host a “participatory budgeting” pop-up at the American Museum of Natural History’s south entrance. The first 200 voters get a ticket to a free movie at the museum, valid for one year. ( Photo: American Natural History Museum ) Participatory budgeting With a $1 Million Pot to Divvy Up, UWS ‘Participatory Budgeting’ Voting Begins As “participatory budgeting” voting gets underway, from March 29 to April 6, Upper West Siders living in City Council Member... News 28 Mar 2025 | 02:36
Rosa Mexicano has a “no coins” policy when doling out change to customers. One customer objected when a waitress wanted to pocket an extra 50 cents the customer was owed. When the customer complained on social media, it triggered a local uproar. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Mexican Restaurant Tells Customer “We Don’t Do Coins;” Triggers Social Media Uproar A waitress at Rosa Mexicano restaurant on the Upper East Side only gave a customer $1 in change on an $18.50 tab. When the... News 28 Mar 2025 | 12:53
On her way to attend a congestion-pricing rally at West 14th Street and Ninth Avenue, Gov. Kathy Hochul rode the M14D bus with regular passengers and media representatives. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Trump’s DOT Head Rips Hochul Handling of Subways, Calls System a ‘Shithole’ A day after Gov. Kathy Hochul said she didn’t have to go to war with the federal government over the congestion-pricing question,... News 24 Mar 2025 | 01:20
Left: NYPD traffic agent puncher; Right: Swastika-painting graffiti vandals—note masks and gloves. ( Photo: NYPD) Parking Scofflaw Punches Traffic Agent; Vandals Hit Tesla; LES Ice-Pick Killer Indicted If getting parking and other tickets were a competition, the driver of New York State license plate 92862MM would likely... News 23 Mar 2025 | 06:40
Barber Shop 72 owner Rafael Ibragimov says many customers are coming in and asking for a Timothée Chalamet-style mustache trim. ( Photo: Andrea Sachs) Forget Your Gillette! 2025 is the Year of the ’Stache on the UWS Mustache wearers can be picky, Rafael Ibragimov, the owner of Barber Shop 72, explained when I visited his popular UWS establishment... News 24 Mar 2025 | 03:05
Equinox and Life Time gym robbery gang, January 2025. ( Photo: NYPD) West Side Tire Slasher Caught & Released; Equinox Gym Robbery Gang on the Loose The alleged West Side Tire Slasher—or at least one of them—has been arrested. His name is Jesus Navarro, 41, and his suspected... News 23 Mar 2025 | 10:27
Ceremony Remembers Victims Who Perished in Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire