Eric Adams unveiled the city had begun a new effort to padlock illegal weed shops in the city as first deputy mayor Sheena Wright looks on at the May 7 City Hall press conference. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Adams Says There Are Now 2,900 Illegal Weed Stores in NYC, Unveils Start of Crackdown Under Tougher Laws The city began a five-borough wide crackdown on illegal cannabis shops on May 7, with one underway at 110 Church St. only... News Alert 07 May 2024 | 02:38
Mayor Eric Adams at his weekly press conference on April 30 dropped some strong hints that library budget cuts that resulted in all branches across the city closing on Sundays, could be restored. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Adams Hints $58M Funding Cut That Forced Libraries to Close on Sundays Could Be Restored One of the more controversial cuts outlined by Mayor Eric Adams last November as he was trying to close what he projected... News 06 May 2024 | 12:47
The exterior of R. G. Ortiz funeral home on W. 72nd St., one of three Manhattan branches of the funeral home chain that has been hit with a lawsuit claiming “predatory practices” after an undercover operation by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Photo: Google Street Views Uptown Funeral Chain Hit With Lawsuit by City Agency; Draws Ire of Eric Adams, Julie Menin A chain of funeral homes with branches in Manhattan has been hit with a law suit by the city’s watchdog agency claiming predatory... News 02 May 2024 | 06:37
Police roped off the area on the corner of Seventh Ave. and 24th St., following a violent struggle with a suspect who was shot dead by a three member law enforcement task force who attempted to apprehend him. Photo: Citizen app. Armed Suspect Shot Dead by Cops in Chelsea An armed man being sought by a violent gang task force involving the NYPD and a Homeland Security was shot dead inside a... News 30 Apr 2024 | 07:36
Sophia D’Antoine was struck and killed by an SUV on the UES on April 2. Photo: LinkedIn Young Tech Wiz Killed by SUV While Walking on UES A gifted tech entrepreneur was struck and killed by a speeding SUV Landrover on April 2 and succumbed to her injuries three... News 15 Apr 2024 | 10:10
William Gallagher, a 24 year NYPD veteran, was promoted from deputy inspector to inspector in Feburary. Photo: NYPD Gallagher fondly Recalls 2 Stints in 19th Pct William Gallagher, who served two tours in 19th Precinct, was promoted to NYPD Inspector in February and now heads the 200-person... People 11 Apr 2024 | 02:25
Chelsea resident Marni Halas, who once ran for city council, said she likes to use humor to convey a message. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Protest at St. Patrick’s on Easter Eve Doesn’t Derail Traditional Parade Next Day On 5th Ave. Pro-Palestinian protesters barged onto the altar at the Easter vigil Mass inside St. Patrick’s cathedral on Saturday and... News 01 Apr 2024 | 03:58
Caitlan, Anna and Nicole, (from left to right, first row) originally from Tennessee but now students at Fordham University, were taking in the St. Patrick’s Day parade for the first time. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Politics and Sunny Skies Bring Out Close to 2 Million for St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunny skies and a parade on a Saturday brought an estimated two million to watch as 150,000 marchers made their way up Fifth... News 22 Mar 2024 | 12:24
Malachy McCourt was holding court at Gracie Mansion on March 17, 2023, which turned out to be his last St. Patrick’s Day. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Farewell to Malachy McCourt, The Last of the McCourt Brothers Passes at 92 We were fortunate to have had Malachy McCourt in our lives for as long as we did. We will truly never see the likes of him... News 19 Mar 2024 | 06:20
The Fulton St. station was the scene of a horrific attack when a woman who was shoved onto the subway tracks in front of an onrushing #3 train by her boyfriend and had to have parts of both of her legs amputated. Photo: flickr Arrest Made After Woman Loses Parts of Both Legs After Shoved onto Track by Boyfriend Police made an arrest in a horrific attack where a woman lost parts of both legs after her boyfriend shoved her into the... News 11 Mar 2024 | 06:06
Hinton Battle in “The Tap Dance Kid” for which he won his second Tony award in 1984 for best featured actor in a musical. Photo: Martha Swope. Billy Rose Theatre Division. NYPL Digital Collections Image ID: swope_258388 Broadway to Dim Lights for Hinton Battle, Dancer Who Won Record 3 Best Actor Tonys All of the lights on the Great White Way will go dark for a full minute on March 12 to honor the memory of Hinton Battle,... News 03 Mar 2024 | 03:39
Fazil Kahn, a 27-year-old journalist from Delhi, India, was killed in the two alarm fire on 2 St. Nicholas Place in Harlem on Feb. 23. Photo: Linkedin Harlem Fire That Killed One Blamed On Lithium Battery: FDNY Saves 3 Via Rope Roof Rescue One person was dead from a fire caused by a lithium ion battery that sent smoke billowing through a six-story building on... News 26 Feb 2024 | 10:39
Mayor Adams said the city plans to use NYPD drones to help lifeguards reach swimmers in trouble and to drop inflatable rafts. He also suggested migrants could be trained to be lifeguards. A plan to give swimming lessons to all second graders remains scrapped due to budget cuts. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Drones, Wage Hikes for Lifeguards Will Help Water Safety; 2nd Grade Swim Lessons Still Scrapped The starting salary for lifeguards has been boosted to $22 an hour and city officials are hoping that will go a long way... News 23 Feb 2024 | 06:51
Flamboyant behavior by some mourners at a funeral held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Feb. 15 for transgender activist Cecilia Gentil sparked controversy and ultimately a condemnation from the Archdiocese that said it was tricked into allowing the funeral. Photo: Keith J. Kelly St. Patrick’s Says It Was Duped by Transgender Funeral at Cathedral A funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for a former sex worker and transgender activist on Feb. 15 sparked an outcry from the... News 18 Feb 2024 | 06:40
About 200 protestors gathered on the steps of the Department of Education HQ on Chambers Street, calling on Chancellor David Banks to do more to confront anti-Semitism in public schools. Banks had delivered his own address on the topic only days earlier. Photo: Brian Berger Jewish Protestors Worry About Unchecked Anti-Semitism in Public School System Days after Schools Chancellor David Banks spoke at a roundtable event outlining plans to combat anti-Semitism and Islamophobia... News 07 Feb 2024 | 02:27