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Crime Watch 11.28.24

22 Nov 2024 | 04:08

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 assault in progress inside 65 W. 96th St. near Columbus Ave. When they arrived, they found a 46-year-old man. later identified as Alfred Soto with knife puncture wounds to his chest...

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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

22 Nov 2024 | 03:26

The “City of Yes” housing zoning package is one step closer to becoming reality, albeit with some pointed...

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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 could avoid the holiday weight gain. ( Photo: Ms Jones/Wikimedia Commons)

Let’s Talk Turkey About Gobbling on Thanksgiving!

22 Nov 2024 | 03:12

Oh no, waist-watchers: here comes Thanksgiving dinner, the Big Kahuna of diet-busting meals! It is the...

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Ilana Yagudayev (left) a pharmacist and owner of Drug Mart on E. 86 Street and York Ave. administers a COVID booster shot to Helene Goldfarb at Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright’s in-office, no-cost clinic. ( Photo: Courtesy Rebecca Seawright)

From COVID Booster Shots to a Notary, Local Assembly Member Offers Surprising Array of No Cost Services to UES Constituents

22 Nov 2024 | 02:54

Hooray for Constituent Service–For non-stop/one-stop constituent service, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright’s...

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Murphy Brothers Park, A Fav of Youngest Baseball Players, Finally Reopens

22 Nov 2024 | 02:10

Play ball!

Murphy Brothers Park–long a favorite of the youngest Little Leaguers–is finally back in business...

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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”

22 Nov 2024 | 10:34

As James Brown the Godfather of Soul so often exhorted, let’s “take it to the bridge!”

At first glance,...

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The Birch Wathen Lenox School, located on E. 77th St., has applied for an OpenStreet permit to provide its students with more playspace. Residents of the block, and CB8, believe that it would disrupt traffic. ( Photo: Birch Wathen Lennox )

CB8 Reverses Approval of Open Street for School on E. 77th St. After Residents Object

22 Nov 2024 | 12:43

The Birch Wathen Lenox School, a high-end private school located between 2nd & 3rd Ave. on the Upper...

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Crime Watch 11.28.24

City of Yes OK’d By Two City Council Committees, With Some Modifications

Let’s Talk Turkey About Gobbling on Thanksgiving!

From COVID Booster Shots to a Notary, Local Assembly Member Offers Surprising Array of No Cost Services to UES Constituents

Murphy Brothers Park, A Fav of Youngest Baseball Players, Finally Reopens

More Public Space Reopens Around Brooklyn Bridge “Arches”

CB8 Reverses Approval of Open Street for School on E. 77th St. After Residents Object

This New York-born Stuntman Is on a Hollywood Roll

Tisch Tapped as New Top Cop by Adams at Perilous Time for NYPD

Karen’s Quirky Style Voyages on a Modern-Day Mayflower

East Harlem Pool Shut by Earthquake Reopens with a Splash

Bottcher Thanks NYPD, Says Knife Attack Shows Failures of Justice, Mental Health Systems

Church of St. Francis of Assisi Dedicates New Workers’ Chapel

NYC Elevates Drought Watch Into Drought Warning

Third Person Dies from Deranged Man’s Knife Attacks, Suspect Charged with Murder

Two Men Dead, One Women Wounded in Knifing Spree Across Manhattan: Suspect Arrested

A Sparkling Gem of a Family Business in the Heart of the Diamond District