Left: CM Marte with Tricia Shimamura, Manhattan Borough Commissioner NYC Parks & Alice Blank; Right: with PS 124 principal, Yi Law Chan. ( Photos: Friends of Barnett Newman Park; Office of Christopher Marte) School Playgrounds & Barnett Newman Triangle Score Participitory Budget Triumphs And the votes have counted! This is the exclamation downtown residents have been waiting to hear about the 2025 Council District... 22 May 2025 | 04:52
Northwell’s overhaul plan for Lenox Hill Hospital has progressed from a super-tall 536 ft.-tall tower to two final proposals (pictured right and far-right): a 436 ft.-tall tower or a 395 ft.-tall tower. ( Rendering: Northwell Health ) Lenox Hill Hospital’s $2 Billion Overhaul Proposal Comes Before Planning Commission Northwell Health presented their $2 billion proposal to overhaul Lenox Hill Hospital to the City Planning Commission on Wednesday,... News 22 May 2025 | 05:54
Sen. Schumer , Mayor Adams and hundreds of others at Nepal Day opening ceremony. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Thousands Celebrate Nepal Day Parade Down Madison Avenue Thousands of people enjoyed the wide-open space of Madison Avenue for the annual Nepal Day Parade on Sunday May 19. If that... News 22 May 2025 | 04:46
A self-portrait of John Singer Sargent, painted in 1886. Aberdeen City Council (Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums collections). ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) John Singer Sargent: American in Paris Lands at the Met John Singer Sargent, the renowned American expatriate painter, is being celebrated at The Met Fifth Avenue 100 years after... City Arts 22 May 2025 | 02:25
1930s vibe at Elizabeth St. Garden. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky New York Pleads for the End of Elizabeth Street Garden Elizabeth Street Garden News 21 May 2025 | 06:21
The USS New York docks at Pier 86, joining USS Intrepid for Fleet Week tours and displays. ( Photo: Intrepid Museum) NYC Fleet Week 2025: VR Exhibits, Wreath Laying, Marching Bands and More Fleet Week 2025 kicked off on May 21 with the parade of ships up the Hudson River followed by days of military-themed events... News 22 May 2025 | 01:16
Chef Sungchul Shim is the hands-on owner at Gui Steakhouse in the Theater District. It’s his fifth restaurant in the city. ( Photo: Molly Tavoletti/Gui Steakhouse) Chef With Two Michelin-Starred Manhattan Restaurants Opens New Steakhouse Chef Sungchul Shim truly embodies the American Dream. A native of South Korea, he had his heart set on pursuing cooking professionally... Food & Drink 21 May 2025 | 02:26
The DOT has proposed transforming 34th St. into a busway, much like the one on 14th St., in order to speed up bus times. Cars would largely be diverted to other roads. ( Photo: DOT ) DOT Proposes Transforming 34th St. Into Mostly Car-Free Busway, Much Like 14th St. The DOT wants to turn 34th St. into a busway, much like the existing 14th St. one, citing three local community boards that... News 20 May 2025 | 05:23
Jubilant Knicks fans go wild in the streets surrounding Madison Square Garden after the blowout series clinching Game 6 victory over the defending NBA champions Boston Celtics on May 16. Despite knocking over police barriers, taking over Seventh Ave and climbing atop vehicles and street lights, police report there were no arrests. ( Photo: X @merrux) Why This Knicks Team Rules New York Once Again... The secret to the Knicks’ popularity has nothing to do with Captain Clutch, Jalen Brunson, the greatest Knicks player since... Voices 20 May 2025 | 02:43
Walgreens located at 1191 Second Ave. is closing on June 24. ( Photo: Kelly Garreau) UES Drug Store Hit in Latest Round of Walgreen Closures Drug stores closures continue to plague Manhattan, with another one slated to close on the Upper East Side. Walgreens, which... News 22 May 2025 | 04:14
Last summer’s opening night of Bryant Park Movie Nights. ( Photo by Jon Simon) Bryant Park Announces Bold New Summer Movie Night Lineup Hundreds of New Yorkers will once again flock to Bryant Park on Monday nights this summer for the celebrated Paramount+ Movie... News 20 May 2025 | 12:40
At a weekly meeting of the planning committee of Theater for the New City's Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, performers Miguel Loyola and Toni Renee Taylor, romped at theater's entrance after raiding its costume collection. They will both be performing at this year’s festival which runs from May 23 to 25. ( Photo by Jonathan Slaff) Lower East Side of the Arts Marks 30 Years of Creativity and Civic Commitment This Memorial Day Weekend, the Theater for the New City (TNC) will once again transform its historic space at 155 First Avenue... News 20 May 2025 | 01:54
NYPD continues its blitz of writing criminal summonses for bikers who violate traffic laws. A poster on r/NYCbike spotted this action near W. 43rd St. on May 20. ( Photo: u/mrEddieNunez) Opposition Growing Against NYPD’s Criminalization Push for Bike-Traffic Infractions Less than a month into the NYPD’s program to issue criminal summonses to bicyclists who violate traffic laws with infractions... News 20 May 2025 | 03:57
Two Community Board 9 members believe that they have been ousted by Borough President Mark Levine for their opposition to two proposed housing projects, including one at 1727 Amsterdam Ave (rendered above). ( Rendering via Think! Architecture & Design ) BP Levine Ousts Two CB9 Members, Stirring a New Round of Controversy Community Board 9’s zoning subcommittee has been left with only one member after Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine... News 19 May 2025 | 06:32
Related says it will no longer pursue its bid to obtain a casino license to build a gambling mecca at Hudson Yards with Wynn Resorts. Related plans to focus on housing and a possible a hotel on the large undeveloped parcel. City Council Member Erik Bottcher came out against the casino plan on May 19. ( Photo: Related Companies) Related and Wynn Drop Bid for Hudson Yards Casino After Bottcher Says He Is Not on Board It’s snake eyes for Related Companies and Wynn Resorts. Shortly after City Council Member Erik Bottcher said he could not... News 19 May 2025 | 05:38
Opposition Growing Against NYPD’s Criminalization Push for Bike-Traffic Infractions