Council member, Erick Bottcher (red helmet) cycling on the redesigned bike lane on Tenth Avenue. ( Photo: via Instagram ) New 10-foot-wide bike lanes open on 10th Ave in Hell’s Kitchen The heavily traveled 10th Ave bike lane just doubled in size to ten feet wide in Hell’s Kitchen,marking the first phase of... Home 15 Dec 2023 | 06:14
The Snowflake hung 50 feet up in the air at the intersection between Fifth Avenue and 57th street got a big makeover this year. ( Fifth Avenue Association ) Fifth Avenue Snowflake is back! Fifth Avenue’s 30-foot-wide snowflake chandelier is the grandest in the world. Back 50 feet above our heads and brighter... News 08 Dec 2023 | 04:32
Hana Prokop, 17, speaking at a Girl Scout of Greater New York event. ( Photo by: Girl Scouts of Greater New York ) 17-year Old Girl Scout Gets Recognized as the 2023 Future Woman of Distinction Seventeen-year-old Hana Prokop, who is Co-President of the Females in Finance club at her high school and a Co-CEO of Rock... News 05 Dec 2023 | 04:48
Stephanie Gonzalez (left) and Mehwish Omer were arrested for committing a hate crime and assaulting a 41-year-old Jewish woman who had confronted them for ripping down poster of Israel hostage victims. ( Photo: NYPD Crime Stoppers) 2 Women Indicted for Hate Crimes after Attacking a Jewish Woman on UWS over Posters Two women who attacked a Jewish woman on the UWS who had confronted them for tearing down fliers of Israeli hostages held... Home 28 Nov 2023 | 04:15
A glass bottle wielding lunatic attacked a man outside Whole Foods on Sixth Ave. near Bryant Park in October and minutes later went inside and seriously injured a woman on the second floor before coming downstairs, boarding an uptown D train and attacking his third victim. Photo: Tripadvisor Glass bottle Attacker’s Bail Is Set at $100,000 After Lunatic’s Spree Injures 3 in Midtown Late afternoon on October 5th, Michael Howell started his series of glass bottle attacks on the sidewalk outside of a Whole... News 08 Nov 2023 | 10:17
Fire trucks outside the Chelsea Hotel respond to a two alarm blaze on Nov. 2. Photo: Vanessa Torres ( Photo: Vanessa Torres ) Fire Erupts in Historic Chelsea Hotel Fire erupted on the first and second floors of the famous Chelsea Hotel on Nov. 2 but was quickly extinguished by firefighters.... Home 06 Nov 2023 | 10:38
Large skeleton figures march down 6th Avenue exciting the crowd. Skeletons were big at this year’s parade. ( Photo by: Vanessa Torres ) 50th Annual Halloween Parade Draws 2 Million to Village The 50th annual parade Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village drew colorfully costumed revelers and an estimated two million... News 03 Nov 2023 | 01:04
Pedestrians stopping to take pictures and commemorate the late actor Matthew Perry ( Photo by: Vanessa Torres) Heartbroken Fans Flock to “Friends” Apt, Erect Memorial to Matthew Perry, Dead at 54 Following the death of Matthew Perry on Oct. 28, heartbroken fans of the NBC comedy “Friends” have have been streaming to... News 01 Nov 2023 | 03:54
Empty Shabbat table installation outside of the American Museum of Natural History on Oct. 27. ( Photo by: Vanessa Torres ) Empty Shabbat Table Installation Commemorates Hostages taken by Hamas While war is brewing in the middle east, in the Upper East Side people are honoring the hostages that Hamas terrorists have... Home 27 Oct 2023 | 05:19
Locals gathered for the Trick-or-Streets 2023 program. ( Photo via: NYC DOT Instagram ) Halloween is Almost Here: How to Stay Safe And Scared! Halloween is around the corner and Manhattan is ready with all the tricks and treats. There were a few dog Halloween parades... Home 26 Oct 2023 | 04:39
The new look dining sheds under proposed regulations by the DOT will bar four wall enclosures and require sheds to be “open air,” which is probably fine since the sheds now have to be taken down by Oct. 31 and reconstructed next spring. ( Photo by: New York City Department of Transportation ) Dining Sheds Must Come Down on Oct. 31; DOT is mulling New Regs for Return Next Spring Under a law passed earlier this year, all outdoor dining sheds must be taken down by October 31. And what they will look... Home 20 Oct 2023 | 04:45
Keanu Thompson on air as she hears gunshots out her window. ( Photo: Via Youtube ) Gunfight on the UES Caught on Podcast Live Stream In the midst of a phone call with a guest caller on molestation, Keanu Thompson, host of the “KeanuCast” podcast, flinched... News 19 Oct 2023 | 02:40
Hannie Ricardo and daughter, Oriya Ricardo, on the left and Oriya grown-up at an event on the right. ( Photos via Instagram) Mom’s Anguish: “My Heart is Dead” After Daughter’s Murder by Hamas Terrorists Mother, full-time student and teacher, Hannie Ricardo, woke up in the middle of the night to a devastating phone call in... News 13 Oct 2023 | 05:39
As soon as school ended for little Olivia Barletta(right) on Oct. 4, Giovanna Barletta (left), her mom, decided to turn the sunny day into a mother-daughter’ outing by visiting Manhattan’s only beach. ( Priyanka Rajput) Manhattan’s Long Awaited Beach Is Here! After decades of dreaming and four years of design and construction, Manhattan finally got its public beach in the unveiling... News 13 Oct 2023 | 03:00
Ariel Merkel, the ADA coordinator for the NYC Board of Elections, supervises a visually impaired person practicing on a ballot marking device at the Lighthouse Guild. Every polling place in the state is able to offer the technology. Photo: Vanessa Torres 200,000 Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired in NY Will Be Able to Vote There are 200,000 visually impaired or blind individuals who will be able to vote in the upcoming November elections thanks... News 09 Oct 2023 | 02:09
