Easter eggs adorned Melissa Vento’s bonnet, while she pushed her son in a stroller through the crowd of revelers at the Easter Parade. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Easter Parade Draws Thousands to Promenade Outside St. Patrick’s Thousands, undeterred by the gray skies and the threat of rain, turned out for one of the city’s more colorful traditions,... News 06 Apr 2026 | 04:12
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 03 Apr 2026 | 08:28
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
The 116-year-old Incarnation School in Washington Heights will close at the end of the current school year, the Archdiocese of New York announced. Transfiguration School in Chinatown will merge three campuses into two. Two schools in the Hudson Valley are also closing in the latest round of closures. ( Photo: Google Street Views) Another Manhattan Catholic School to Close: Archdiocese Heartbroken parents and teachers received the news that Incarnation School, a 116-year-old Catholic elementary school in... News 24 Mar 2026 | 01:50
E-bikers such as the one above on Seventh Ave. last week, were routinely ignoring red lights even before Mayor Mamdani took away the criminal summons penalty for bike traffic infractions. The relaxed standards take hold on March 27. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Repeal of Criminal Summonses for Bikes Stirs Controversy As of March 27, bikers and e-bikers will no longer face criminal summons for traffic infractions. The bike lobby was rejoicing... News 23 Mar 2026 | 03:20
A red Hundai Tuscon SUV operated by a 49-year-old male struck an unoccupied NYPD cruiser, a Lexus, a Toyota Rav 4, several pedestrians and two delivery workers, killing one of them. The driver was charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence. ( Photo: Citizen) E-biker Killed by Runaway SUV in Harlem, Driver Charged The chaos that erupted outside the Apollo Theater on March 19 when an SUV came speeding east down West 125th Street has left... News 23 Mar 2026 | 01:23
Firefigthers battle a blaze on high rise building in mid-town that erupted just as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was starting on March 17th. The building was under renovation ( Photo: Citizen) Fire Erupts in High Rise a Block from St. Patrick’s Day Parade A two alarm fire erupted in a high rise building at 6 E. 43rd St. between Madison Ave. and Fifth Ave. at around 9:45 a.m.... News 23 Mar 2026 | 01:17
Amanda Brown from New Windsor, NY, gives a lift up Fifth Ave. to her son Cameron, who waves two tri-color flags. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) St. Patrick’s Day Parade Marked by Good Cheer & Politics The Saint Patrick’s Day Parade crowds might have been a little lighter than usual along Fifth Avenue due to the cold temperatures... News 18 Mar 2026 | 06:01
The children of Ronnie Eldridge, son Daniel and daughters Lucy and Emily, recall their mother at a memorial service March 11 at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, Alder Hall. Their mother, a UWS power broker and former city council member passed at the age of 95 on March 4. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Remembering Ronnie Eldridge: UWS Power Broker, Politician, Mom “Even her enemies liked her.” That’s how Gordon Davis, who worked alongside Ronnie Eldridge in the office of Mayor John Lindsay... News 16 Mar 2026 | 06:03
Police and the FDNY responded to a suspicious package in the lobby of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on March 14 for what was initially feared to be an explosive. ( Photo: Citizen) Bomb Scare at MSK Shuts York Ave for Several Hours The Upper East Side, which was already on a state of heightened alert following bombs tossed at demonstrators a week earlier,... News 15 Mar 2026 | 02:31
The poll conducted Feb. 22 to 25 shows Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg the preferred candidate of 23 percent of the voters in the upcoming Democratic primary followed by Trump critic George Conway. The poll by Schoen Cooperman includes several candidates who have since dropped out of the race ( Photo: Schoen Cooperman for PAC Leading the Future) Undecided Voters Hold Key in Crowded Race for Nadler Seat in Congress Two recent polls say Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg is the leading candidate in the 12th Congressional district race but a... News 14 Mar 2026 | 04:17
A bank robber made off with about $500 from a Stuyvesant Town Citibank at First Ave. and E. 16th St. He was described as a white male in his 50s wearing a New York Yankees shirt and MLB jacket. ( Photo: Keith J.. kelly) Yankees Fan Bank Robber Hits Stuyvesant Town Citibank It was not exactly a grand slam for one Manhattan bank robber. While his heroes were at spring training in Florida, a white... News 07 Mar 2026 | 11:37
The congestion pricing tolls remain active after federal district court judge ruled the Trump Administration’s efforts to end the toll were unlawful. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Congestion Pricing Stays: Judge Rules Trump Admin Effort to End It Was Illegal Congestion pricing will live on following a federal judge’s ruling that the bid by Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean... News 07 Mar 2026 | 01:08
Manny Boitel was a beloved doorman at the St. Tropez condo in Lenox Hill. He was killed when his car was hit by a car being driven by an alleged drunk, off-duty NYPD Sgt. going the wrong way down the Taconic State Parkway. She was arrested March 2. ( Photo: GoFundMe) NYPD Sgt. Finally Charged in Death of Beloved UES Doorman An NYPD sergeant was charged on March 2 in the death of beloved Upper East Side doorman when the car that she was driving... News 05 Mar 2026 | 03:11
A suspect was in custody for setting a homeless person on fire outside Penn Station on March 2, police sources told Straus News. The suspect could be facing attempted murder charges. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Suspect Nabbed, Charged with Setting Homeless Person on Fire at Penn Station A suspect is in custody after setting a 37 year old homeless person on fire outside the Amtrak level of Penn Station, police... News 03 Mar 2026 | 03:35
