The Geneva School of Manhattan has proposed a $20 million offer to buy the property of the now closed Manhattan Country School,(above) which filed for bankruptcy in May 2025. ( (Photo: Kiran Mediratta)) Private School Bids $20Million for Bankrupt Manhattan Country School A building that once housed the socially and ideologically progressive Manhattan Country School is likely to soon be the... News 22 May 2026 | 10:38
A spooked carriage horse flipped over another carriage near Central Park on Monday, May 18, hospitalizing the driver. ( Photo: Citizen App ) Central Park Horse Collision Leads to Renewed Ban Calls Two carriage horses collided in Central Park on the afternoon of May 18, flipping one of the carriages and sending a coach... News 22 May 2026 | 04:32
Mamdani has received support from Gov. Kathy Hochul in his childcare ambitions; she has put $1.2 billion towards an expansion in coverage. ( Photo: Photo: nycmayorsoffice, Flickr) Mamdani Proclaims “New Era in Childcare,” Even as Preschool Enrollment Remains Flat Around 100,000 New York City students received public preschool offers this year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on May 19,... News 22 May 2026 | 04:26
Laura Dunn is one of eight candidates still in the race in the democratic primary for Congress in the NY’s 12th Congressional distgrict. ( Photo: Lauradunnforcongress) Why New Yorkers Should Care About the Return of Jim Crow Politics in the South There are moments in American history that generations look back on with disbelief and shame. Jim Crow is one of them. For... Voices 22 May 2026 | 03:32
Mailbox on 90th and Broadway which was recently targeted for mail fishing. Thieves use glue to block letters from fully dropping into the box, then whitewash any checks that happen to be snagged by the glue trap. ( Photo: Isis O’Flynn-Shahaf) Mail Fishing a Growing Threat As Thieves Target Mailboxes Mail theft is running rampant on the Upper East and Upper West Side, where thieves are using glue traps to steal mail from... News 22 May 2026 | 02:51
Following contract negotiations, the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council rank and file workers ratified a new contract May 21 which will increases wages by 50 percent over the eight-year life of the new contract. ( Photo: Hotel and Gaming Trade Council) Hotel Management and Union Ratify New Hotel Workers Agreement The city’s biggest hotel operators and the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council (HTC), the union which represents 40,0000 hotel... News 22 May 2026 | 02:26
A Randall’s Island master plan with a New York Jets stadium ( Photo: GGA Architecture) Let’s Build an NFL Stadium on Randall’s Island for the Jets Friends, family, and football teams—we’ve all seen them flee New York for New Jersey. We smile politely as they whine about... Voices 22 May 2026 | 11:57
Nepal Day Parade on Madison Avenue, 2026 ( Photo: Brian Berger) One Sunday, Two Parades: AAPI Takes Sixth Avenue, Nepal Day Madison On the bright, just short of scorching Sunday of May 17, two different Asian parades took to the streets of Manhattan simultaneously.... News 22 May 2026 | 11:34
The vacant lot at 247–249 East 117th Street in East Harlem, where a proposed residential tower would rise after environmental remediation work. ( Photo: The New York City Office of Environmental Remediation) East Harlem East Harlem Tower Project Enters Cleanup Phase After Contamination Wedged between neighboring buildings on East 117th Street sits a vacant lot hidden behind dark green construction fencing.... News 22 May 2026 | 11:27
FDNY Deputy Chief Anthony Arpaia after three-alarm Chelsea fire at 210 Seventh Avenue, on the northwest corner of West 22nd Street. ( Photo: FDNY) Female Arsonist Indicted for Three-Alarm Chelsea Blaze, Other Fires A female arsonist has recently been indicted for setting a series of fires across the East Village and Chelsea, the last... Crime Watch 22 May 2026 | 09:33
Zen Body Work Spa shut down ( Captured by:Aiana Jones ) X Rated: Cops Say Upper East Side Spa Is Really a Brothel A spa on the Upper East Side accused by cops of operating as a brothel was permanently shut down on May 15 following an investigation... News 22 May 2026 | 08:52
Man who threatened cops with knife, Carlos Santiago, in East Harlem, April 6, 2026. ( Photo: NYPD) Man Who Threatened Cops With Knife in East Harlem Indicted The impatient coffee drinker who caused an early morning commotion in an East Harlem grocery store, and subsequently threatened... Crime Watch 22 May 2026 | 12:40
Augustin Diaz, 54, was recently sentenced for sexual assaults against immigrant women in the vicinity of Wall and Pearl Streets. ( Photo: Google Maps) Man Sentenced for Sexual Assaults Against Immigrant Women Downtown A man who lured Spanish-speaking immigrant women looking for jobs to various downtown locales and committed multiple sexual... Crime Watch 21 May 2026 | 02:44
Behold the apricot. ( Photo: Fir0002/Wikimedia commons) Apricots: No Longer the Poor Relation in the Yellow Fruit World Apricots, long underappreciated, are coming into their own in the world of health and nutrition. Based on a recent report... News 21 May 2026 | 02:20
New York City is expanding ferry service to capitalize on the World Cup, which will see an influx of soccer-mad tourists. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Transpoman) City Boosts Ferry Service Ahead of World Cup, But No Harlem Connection City Hall is expanding ferry service as the World Cup approaches, in order to capitalize on an influx of soccer-loving tourists... News 21 May 2026 | 01:10
