Sherri White, an executive at the developer Jamestown which owns One Times Square, led a press tour to the top of the inconic building in advance of the New Year’s Eve ball drop. The building is in the final phase of a massive $500 million renovation. She said by next summer the renovations will feature a wrap around observation deck and a Times Square Museum. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) By Next Summer, the $500 Million Renovation of One Times Square Will Feature Wrap Around Viewing Deck and New Museum The developer that owns the One Times Square building where the New Year’s Eve ball famously drops each year said that by... News 27 Dec 2024 | 05:15
Port Authority Police Department cops talking to a female traveler outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal, 8th Ave., June 18, 2024. Around the corner on 42nd Street, passed out junkies and myriad volatile, desperate characters await. ( Brian Berger) Violent Criminals Bring Holiday Crime to Transit System Felony violence found its way in the transit systems in midtown Manhattan at the height of the holiday season. The first... News 27 Dec 2024 | 04:43
The Greys at an event at Fraunces Tavern—a venue where they were welcomed— March 2023. ( Photo: Knickerbocker Greys Instagram) Knickerbocker Greys Victorious! Hochul Signs Bill to Keep Cadet Corps at Park Ave. Armory Don’t say there are no happy endings in Albany. Occasionally there are and the conclusion of the 2024 legislative year brought... News 27 Dec 2024 | 02:44
There is no “wrong way” for e-bikes, apparently. 9th Avenue and W. 45th St, June 19, 2024. No the small red “Wrong Way” traffic sign, which seems to be of no concern to the two bikers heading north on the south bound bike lane. ( Brian Berger) Brewer Backs E-bike Registration–Prefers Hoylman-Sigal State Plan to City Council Proposal If it’s a day of the week ending in “-day,” there’s someone—usually many someones— angrily decrying about the dangers of... News 27 Dec 2024 | 12:31
Mayor Eric Adams answers questions during his weekly City Hall off-topic press conference, Dec. 16, 2024. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) CFB Warns Adams He May Have to Return $10M in Matching Funds New York City’s Campaign Finance Board has warned Mayor Eric Adams he may be found to have breached the rules for receiving... News 27 Dec 2024 | 02:54
Millions watch the ball drop on Times Square every New Year’s Eve. Few know that they have Julius Caesar to thank for the date of the holiday. ( Photo: onetimessquare.com) As the Clock Ticks Down Every New Year’s Eve, We Have Julius Caesar to Thank... When the clock tolls Midnight, and you say Happy New Year be sure to add , “Thank you, Julius Caesar.” For reasons both... News 27 Dec 2024 | 12:55
Police investigation underway in Herald Square on Christmas Eve where a taxi jumped the curb, injuring six. ( Photo: Citizen) Six People Injured When Taxi Jumps Curb in Herald Square on Christmas Day Six people were injured when a taxi driver suffered an apparent medical incident that caused his cab to jumb the curb and... News 26 Dec 2024 | 12:34
”Standing Virgin and Child,” attributed to Niclaus Gerhaert von Leyden, ca. 1470, is one of the treasures on view at The Cloisters. ( Photo: Metropolitan Museum of Art/Public Domain) Slow Down and Savor These Masterpieces of New York New Yorkers all know the hustle and bustle of Rockefeller Center, Macy’s at Herald Square and the Fifth Avenue store fronts.... News 26 Dec 2024 | 11:56
The MTA spent $500 million to install the toll readers such as this one on Ninth Ave. The controversial toll cleared two more legal hurdles in recent weeks, clearing the way for it go live on Jan. 5. ( Photo: Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons) Congestion Pricing Goes Live Jan. 5 but Hochul Nixes an Extra Surge Pricing Plan after Backlash The controversial congestion pricing toll appeared ready to take effect as scheduled on Jan. 5 after two different federal... News 27 Dec 2024 | 03:03
MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber (right) and MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer (at podium) are jointed by NYCT President Demetrius Crichlow, and MTA Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo to announce that the 14 St Station on the F/L/M/1/2/3 lines is fully ADA accessible on Thursday, Dec 19, 2024. ( Photo: Marc A. Hermann/MTA) MTA Holiday Presents: Completes Nearly $500M in Renovations at E. 68th St. and W. 14th St. Subway Stations While Subway riding Holiday shoppers, visitors and other travelers were riding through Manhattan in recent days, the Metropolitan... News 26 Dec 2024 | 06:51
Only eleven days before his sudden resignation, chief of department Jeffrey Maddrey (far right) was at the high profile press conference with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch (at mic), Eric Adams (far left) and chief of detectives Joseph Kenny where it was announced that a suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was arrested. Maddrey resigned Dec. 20. ( Photo: Keith J. KellyOnl) NYPD Chaos: Top Uniformed Officer Resigns as Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Surface The top uniformed officer in the NYPD, Jeffrey Maddrey, resigned on Dec. 20 after explosive allegations by a former lieutenant... News 28 Dec 2024 | 09:47
Original letter written by Virginia O’Hanlon from her home at 115 W. 95th St. to the New York Sun in 1897.The letter was verified by the PBS show, Antiques Roadshow. ( Photo: Public domain/Wikimedia Commons) Virginia O’Hanlon’s Name Still Resonates at the Address Where She Wrote Her Famous Letter In all the long history of New York journalism, from John Peter Zenger to Jimmy Breslin, no words are more memorable, and... News 23 Dec 2024 | 01:35
Amanda Mosley (far right) from South Carolina said she comes to New York City for the holidays every year and this year brought her mother Susan and niece Harper. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Miracle on 35th Street: Herald Holiday Market Shops Able to Reopen only 4 Days After Devastating Fire It may not be as famous as the classic movie Miracle on 34th Street but the reopening of many of the outdoors shops in the... Home 27 Dec 2024 | 03:07
Maria “Chaya” Rodriguez, who was a housekeeper on the Upper West Side for 30 years, reportedly needs $60,000 that will go towards a MedEvac from El Salvador to NYC for continued cancer treatment. ( Photo: Cindy Garcia ) Local Raising $$$ to Bring Beloved Housekeeper From El Salvador to NYC for Cancer Treatment An UWS woman has started a $60,000 GoFundMe drive to try and bring a beloved UWS housekeeper–who retired to El Salvador to... News 20 Dec 2024 | 05:33