Early Voting Starts Oct 26; How To Register Early Voting begins October 26th: Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine’s voter guide says: “New Yorkers can vote early... Voices 21 Oct 2024 | 04:15
City of Forest Day, which started in 2022, will occur on October 26 this year. It’s a citywide celebration of trees, featuring more than 80 events. ( Photo: Urban Systems Lab ) City of Forest Day is 10/26, UES Events Included City of Forest Day, an Oct. 26 celebration of New York City’s trees, is almost here. Organized by a vast coalition of park... News 21 Oct 2024 | 03:48
The Vessel, in an evening view facing East on Oct. 17. Four days later, on Oct. 21, the 150 ft. structure was reopened to the public for the first time in three years. ( Photo: Kathleen Corless/Courtesy of Vessel) Vessel Reopens with New Steel Mesh Safety Netting to Prevent Suicide Leaps The Vessel in Hudson Yards reopened to the public this week for the first time in three years, partly encased in a steel... Home 21 Oct 2024 | 03:09
Monica Zaldivar (right) with her mom Sonia Zaldivar, who is still active in the business remotely. Monica is the third generation family member to run Victor’s Cafe, a 60+ year old Cuban restaurant in the Theater District. The restuarant was founded by Monica’s grandparents, who were Cuban immigrants. ( Photo: Jason Ducusin) The Family Behind Victor’s Cafe, a Theater District Mainstay Monica Zaldivar is full of gratitude for the legacy her grandparents left behind and is committed to honoring them at their... News 21 Oct 2024 | 12:53
Manhattan Bridge morning, October 18, 2024. NYPD crowd barriers keeping the vagrants out. ( Brian Berger) DOT & Cops Reclaim Manhattan Bridge Plaza for the People—No More a Shantytown Shout it loud and proud New Yorkers: the Manhattan Bridge is back! Not that it went anywhere geographically but the should-be-stunning... News 21 Oct 2024 | 10:42
A typical Times Square tourist, October 2024. Their face has been blurred to preserve their anonymity. ( Obtained by Straus News) Migrant Youth Gang Los Diablos de la 42 Terrorizes Times Square, Repeat Arrests Mean Little The devil is in the details. Though this phrase can apply to many aspects of New York City’s response to the ongoing migrant... News 21 Oct 2024 | 10:12
Morningside Heights community members celebrate Halloween. ( Photo: West 111th Street Block Association) A Dozen Ways for Manhattanites to Celebrate Halloween 2024 New Yorkers looking for local family-friendly activities during the Halloween weekend have plenty of options to choose from.... News 21 Oct 2024 | 01:42
Renderings of the Future of Fifth Avenue — City Hall’s imagining of the new Fifth Avenue. ( Photo: City Hall) City Draws Heat From Bikers After Unveiling New $350 Million Plan for Fifth Avenue The City revealed their plans on Oct. 17 to spend $350 million to reshape Fifth Avenue into a broad pedestrian-friendly boulevard... News 18 Oct 2024 | 03:39
A rendering of some Upper East Side zoning blocks under consideration by Community Board 8’s Task Force for Residential Rezoning, which held another monthly meeting on October 17. ( Photo: Community Board 8 ) CB8 Task Force Proposes Rezoning More Upper East Side Blocks to Residential Community Board 8’s Task Force for Residential Rezoning held another meeting on October 17, where they continued to push... Home 18 Oct 2024 | 04:06
Woman in an orange sweater sticks out her tongue. Scientists note that the tongue is one of the most flexible muscles in the body, able to stretch or shrink, get longer and shorter, go up and down, bend backwards, and round itself into groves. ( Photo: Lezlie Rewatch/Wikimedia Commons) Whether Tongue Tied or Used for Lashing, the Tongue Can Be a Window on Your Health In this political season, some cynics suggest that if an elected officials lips are moving, he or she is lying. Buddha called... News 18 Oct 2024 | 12:04
Mayor Adams at the New York City Police Memorial, October 15, 2024. ( Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Forty-Two Names Added to New York City Police Memorial Hundreds of cops, friends, family, Mayor Adams and others came to The New York City Police Memorial in Battery Park City... News 17 Oct 2024 | 03:41
A rally at Madison Square Garden planned by Donald Trump on Oct. 27 has stirred controversy from a local Democratic state senator, who said it was akin to a Nazi rally held in the old MSG in 1939. He called on MSG to cancel the event for security reasons. MSG has stayed silent on the matter. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Trump Rally Slated for MSG Stirs Controversy Say this for Donald Trump, he is no captive to conventional campaign thinking. The conventional approach for presidential... News 19 Oct 2024 | 11:41
The Sphinx statues at the entrance to the Elizabeth Street Garden have been saved by a last minute stay of execution when a city judge halted, at least for now, the eviction order that the city issued Oct. 2 and which was supposed to take effect on Oct. 17. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Judge Stays City Eviction Order of Elizabeth Street Garden A New York court has temporarily paused the eviction of the Elizabeth Street Garden, the nonprofit that runs the artistic... News 18 Oct 2024 | 12:21
Chauncey Parker said he was “excited and grateful” that he was promoted to deputy mayor for public safety. After brief remarks he and his newly promoted assistant, Mona Suaazo, (left) exited the press conference without fielding questions. ( `1Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Frenzy Fading? Adams Taps New Public Safety Dep. Mayor; Health Commish Exits on 10/18 For the third week in a row, Mayor Eric Adams was flying solo at his weekly press available, save for a few moments when... News 18 Oct 2024 | 12:51
The Park Regis Apartments, where 81 year-old Patricia Blumenthal reportedly fell to her death on Saturday, October 12. ( Photo: Google Maps ) NYPD: Two Suicides Occur in Manhattan on Same Day Two people reportedly leapt to their deaths in Manhattan on Saturday, October 12, authorities confirmed to Straus News. News 17 Oct 2024 | 11:05