Karen Rempel flashes back in Reminiscence shades at the 74 Fifth Avenue storefront. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Quirky Karen Reminisces Over 50 Years of Reminiscence Does the name Reminiscence ring a bell? Whether you’re a long-time New York resident, a visitor, or an NYU student who frequented... News 02 Apr 2026 | 06:41
The residents of the Isaacs Houses on East 93rd Street voted to stick with Section 9 funding, rather than switch to one of two Section 8-based models, including one favored by NYCHA itself. ( Photo: Wikipedia Commons) Yorkville NYCHA Tenants Vote Against NYCHA-Favored Funding Switch The residents of a Yorkville public housing complex voted to reject the adoption of a new management model pushed by NYCHA... News 02 Apr 2026 | 05:44
Amtrac set a May 4 deadline for the three contenders who are vying to be the master developer of Penn Station to submit their bids. The winner will be revealed in June. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Anxiety Rises as Deadline Looms to Pick Penn Master Planner After years of squabbling and stasis over the future of Penn Station and its neighborhood, Amtrak will soon make one of the... News 02 Apr 2026 | 06:59
It was a difficult rescue for firefighters who had to hoist the injured teen from the bottom of a narrow 50 ft maintenance shaft on the Queensboro Bridge where he had fallen while filming a stunt with “urban explorer” companions. ( Photo: YouTube) Teen Finally Home after Falling Down Shaft on Queensboro Bridge A 16-year-old boy who was critically injured after he fell down a 50 ft shaft on the Queensboro Bridge and was abandoned... News 02 Apr 2026 | 05:25
Symphony Space via symphonyspace.org Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Apr. 2-8 Thursday, April 2nd Architecture Tours at the Guggenheim: Explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s groundbreaking vision up close in these... News 01 Apr 2026 | 12:27
Daniel Yaiullo as Georgie Frobisher in the opening scene of The Croquet Player at Theater for the New City. ( Photo: Theater for the New City) H. G. Wells’s “The Croquet Player” Plays at East Village Theater There is something inherently alluring about the unpredictability of a show at Theater for the New City. Bold, gritty, and... City Arts 31 Mar 2026 | 01:24
Frozen tee ballers gamely hold their division sign during the opening day parade of the Peter Stuyvesant LIttle League on March 28. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Stuyvesant Little League Opens, Joined by Mets Legends Gooden & Chavez It was not exactly baseball weather on March 28 but the appearance of Mets legends Dwight “Doc” Gooden and Endy Chavez warmed... News 01 Apr 2026 | 11:46
”Dinosaur” by Iván Argote, the towering pigeon statute on The High Line, is eyed by one of its living counterparts during a recent visit to the sculpture by Straus News. ( Photo: Mary Mayo) Make Giant Pigeon Statute on High Line a Permanent Exhibit: Petition NYC is waving goodbye to its giant pigeon statue, but not without a fight. Located in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood along... News 31 Mar 2026 | 01:53
A 49-year-old security guard was shot on E. 28th St., near Madison Ave., on March 30. He is expected to survive. A suspect remains at large. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Security Guard Shot on East 28th Street, Suspect At Large A security guard for a supportive housing building was shot multiple times in the torso in Midtown on March 30, with one... News 31 Mar 2026 | 09:18
The flu season could last into May this year, the NYS Health Department warned recently. ( Photo: Benjamin Stratton/Wikimedia Commons) What to Take Now That the Flu Season is Growing Longer This year’s flu season was the worst in more than 25 years and it may continue to circulate well into May, the NYS Health... Home 30 Mar 2026 | 02:50
Handwritten signs proclaiming “No Ice” and “No Kings” were in abundance, as were American flags, some flying upside down in a symbol of international distress. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Manhattan “No Kings” Protest Decries Trump, War, ICE & More A massive number of protesters railed against President Donald Trump, marching down Seventh Avenue in Manhattan for over... News 30 Mar 2026 | 01:01
At the Triangle Shirtwait Memorial, March 25, 2026. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Memorial Honors Triangle Shirtwaist Victims on 115th Anniversary of Horrific Fire It’s been 115 years since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of Saturday March 25, 1911, when the top three floors of the... News 30 Mar 2026 | 03:07
Alleged subway shover Bairon Hernandez now has charged upgraded to murder. ( Photos: NYPD) Subway Shoving Victim, 83, Dies; Migrant Charged with Murder Richard Williams, the 83-year-old retired Air Force pilot and beloved father who was shoved to the subway tracks by the illegal... Crime Watch 02 Apr 2026 | 04:16
Lateef Caldwell (inset) has been charged with attempted rape in Central Park, near East 109th Street and East Drive. ( Photo: NYPD, Central Park Conservancy) Homeless Parolee Charged with Attempted Rape in Central Park A homeless parolee allegedly attacked a 45-year-old woman dressed in a Muslim hajib as she was walking in the northeast corner... Crime Watch 29 Mar 2026 | 07:45
Julie Menin speaks at Park East Synagogue after City Council passage of her protest “Buffer Zone” bill. ( Photo: Speaker Julie Menin X) Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Backed by Menin Passes City Council One of the signature bills of the Julie Menin-led City Council’s 2026 legislative season, the so-called “Buffer Zone” bill... News 30 Mar 2026 | 12:13
