Nancy Hagans speaking at press conference, Jan. 15 NYC’s Largest Nurses’ Walkout Continues into Fourth Day The largest nurses’ strike in NYC history stretched into its fourth day on Jan. 15 with the union and three privately run... News 15 Jan 2026 | 05:56
The Rhode-Island plated truck involved in the accident. The vehicle has a history of infractions, totaling nine since 2017. ( Photo: Henry Beebe-Center/Streetsblog) Bicyclist Left in Critical Condition after Midtown Truck Collision A 46-year-old woman cyclist sustained serious leg injuries after a collision with a truck on the Upper East Side. The collision... News 15 Jan 2026 | 02:33
City Council speaker Julie Menin called an emergency press conference at City Hall on Jan. 12 after she learned said a Venezuelan-born City Council employee had been seized by ICE after what he thought was routine check-in with immigration officials on Long Island. ( Photo: NYC Council Media Unit ) Arrest of NYC Council Employee Sparks Protests and a Dispute Over His Immigration Status NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council employee detained in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is an asylum-seeker... News 15 Jan 2026 | 08:01
folk art museum via www.folkartmuseum.org Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Jan. 15-21 Thursday, Jan. 15 ASL Tour | “Made in America”: Join the Cooper Hewitt for an American Sign Language tour of “Made in America:... News 14 Jan 2026 | 12:04
Hakan Cingir (left) and his brother Yelhan are battling to safe the family run café in Morningside Heights. ( Photo: Zoe Millán ) The Café Must Go On: The Cingir Brothers Fight to Save Park Café On a chilly night in March 2024, Yelhan Cingir closed the Morningside Heights café he owned with his brother, Hakan, heading... News 13 Jan 2026 | 07:37
Westville Founder/Partner, Jay Strauss, sits at the new Westville on the Upper East Side, which opened on in mid-November. The popular restaurant, with an emphasis on vegetables and healthy eating, has grown to 11 locations but keeps a neighborhood feel. ( Photo: Zachary Weg) New Westville Opens on UES, Billed as “Vegetable-Forward” Restaurant On a recent Tuesday afternoon, as first snow fell on jackhammers in bitter cold, Jay Strauss emerged from his latest woodsy... News 13 Jan 2026 | 02:46
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that $4 million would go towards expanding NYC’s public restroom system, which is supposed to all but double by 2035. Above is a public bathroom already installed in Madison Square Park. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) City Announces $4 Mil Infusion Into Public Bathroom Program Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced, on Jan. 10, that he had earmarked $4 million to go towards expanding access to public bathrooms... News 13 Jan 2026 | 03:08
Buses traveling along the 19-block stretch of Madison Ave. below 42nd St. move 92,000 passengers a day but should be moving faster once the DOT completes the project to paint lanes dedicated solely to busess. Currently buses crawl at four to five MPH on the avenue. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Mamdani Admin Unveils Plan to Extend Bus Only Lanes on Madison Ave. Below 42nd St. The Madison Ave. corridor, which moves 92,000 people a day by bus on one of the slowest moving avenues in the city, should... News 12 Jan 2026 | 03:33
Left: Wanted for subway stabbing. Right: Wanted for hate crime. ( Photos: NYPD) Subway Stabbing on Lex Avenue Line; Jewish Hate Crime on 60th St. A 57-year-old female was stabbed in the head after a verbal dispute with an unidentified individual while aboard a southbound... News 12 Jan 2026 | 01:02
At one of the few Manhattan bagel emporiums planning to honor National Bagel Day on Jan. 15, H&H will give Rewards program members a free bagel-and-cream-cheese combination. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Jan. 15 Is National Bagel Day but NYC Shops Are Largely Ignoring It While bagel shops across the US and abroad are celebrating National Bagel Day on Jan. 15, the Manhattan temples of hole-y-ness,... News 12 Jan 2026 | 02:30
An estimated 15,000 nurses went on strike at several hospitals owned by the Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian hospital systems in Manhattan and Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. ( Photo: Facebook/NYSNA) Nurses Strike! 15,000 Walkout at Mount Sinai & NY-Presbyterian Hospitals One of the largest nurses strikes in city history began on Monday Jan. 12 when round-the-clock negotiations failed to reach... News 12 Jan 2026 | 03:54
At the Detective Steven McDonald Memorial Mass, the McDonald family and Police Commissioner Tisch (center). ( Photo: Detective’s Endowment Association) NYPD Detective Steven McDonald Memorial Mass Held at St. Pat’s The annual memorial mass for NYPD Detective Steven McDonald was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.... Voices 12 Jan 2026 | 11:55
Michelle Morse, acting city health commissioner (center), is still urging people to get vaccinated. While flu cases declined slightly the past two weeks, there have been over 128,000 New Yorkers testing positive with flu as of the week ending Jan. 3. And the flu season may stretch into May. ( Photo: Max White) Flu Cases Drop After All-Time High in City, But Danger Remains It’s peak flu season in New York City, and while cases have declined in recent weeks, city health officials warn that now... News 12 Jan 2026 | 01:19
State Assembly Member Tony Simone (at microphone), who represents Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen, is pushing for the passage of bills that would limit ICE activity in New York. ( Photo: JoAnne Simon) Manhattan Pols Push Bills to Limit ICE Activity in New York A Manhattan State Assembly member is pushing for the passage of several bills that would curb the activities of ICE (Immigration... Home 10 Jan 2026 | 11:34
The NYC Department of Transportation says it plans to install red light cameras at 450 more city intersections by the end of the year. ( Photo: NYC DOT ) City to Bring Red Light Cameras to 450 New Intersections in ’26 The NYC Department of Transportation is considerably ramping up its installation of red light cameras at various intersections,... News 09 Jan 2026 | 06:53
