E-bikes parrked on 8th Avenue, between 37th and 38th street. If two bills recently passed in the NYS Assembly are passed by the New York State Senate and signed by Gov. Hochul, further e-bike safety regulations will be put in place, including a statewide ban on e-bikes driving on sidewalks. ( Photo: Alessia Girardin) New York State Finally Moving— Slowly— to Regulate Lithium-Ion Batteries for E-Bikes By any measure, the statistics are horrific and infuriating: in 2023 alone, according to the FDNY, uncertified lithium-ion... News 20 Jun 2024 | 01:24
Constantino Novala horses and mural in Wise Towers public plaza. The playground adjacent has recently been declared private. ( lifeiswondertastic Instagram) So Much Llama Drama: Wise Towers Bars Non-residents from New Playground A newly renovated playground is supposed to bring nothing but fun to New York City kids. Instead, the renowned “Llama Park”—... News 17 Jun 2024 | 05:47
A couple dancing along to the all women salsa band “Lulada Club,” which helped draw over 700 people to the East River Waterfront and Andrew Haswell Park at E. 60th St. on June 1, 2024. Photo: Alessia Girardin. Hot Salsa Band and Free Ice Cream Draw over 700 People to East River Waterfront Party Friends of the East River Esplanade brought a lot of excitement and over 700 people to the waterfront on June 1, 2024, with... News 03 Jun 2024 | 06:13
The NYC portal that is in NYC’s Flatiron District at the junction of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street that connects to Dublin at the corner of North Earl Street and O’Connell Street, the city’s main street. The portal now has a gate that was reopened on May 19 and will be on livestream for visitors from 6 AM to 4 PM in NYC. Police and Flatiron NoMad organizers now patrol the area for safety. Photo Credit: Alessia Girardin. NYC-Dublin Portal Reopens with Limited Hours after Lewd Incidents Forced Shutdown A sense of global connectedness between New York City and Dublin from the NYC portal installed about two weeks ago was disrupted... News 20 May 2024 | 05:29
Trevor Bickford when he attacked three police officers on New Year’s Eve 2022 was probably trying “to commit suicide by cop” said Thomas Galati, who at the time was the NYPD chief of intelligence and counterterrorism. Photo: NYPD Man in Violent Times Square Rampage on New Year’s Eve ‘22 Sentenced to 27 Yrs Behind Bars A self proclaimed jihadist man from Maine who attacked three NYPD officers with a machete-style knife on New Year’s Eve,... News 13 May 2024 | 06:26
The portal from New York City’s Flatiron at the junction of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street that connects to Dublin at the corner of North Earl Street and O’Connell Street. The 3.5-ton part interactive sculpture and part webcam is providing a 24-hour livestream across global cities. Photo: Alessia Girardin. Sci-fi-like Portal Links Dublin to NYC; Some Find Overseas Dates, Others See Family Members NYC’s newest tech installation is a livestream video “portal” that now connects from a park in the Flatiron District to Dublin,... News 13 May 2024 | 05:28
Columbia students and independent supporters marching in pro-Palestinian protest on May 6 on W 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam avenue in front of Columbia University’s main entrance for students who live on campus. The protests were the reason that Columbia’s president shut down the school previously on April 30, and has cancelled graduation on May 15. Photo Credit: Alessia Girardin. Many Students Upset After Columbia Cancels Its All-School Graduation After Weeks of Protests Columbia University canceled its all-school graduation ceremony for students, amid pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled... News 09 May 2024 | 04:24
59 East Drive Central Park where a reported grand larceny took place on April 29 at 10 a.m. and the suspect, a 42-year-old man, Fontaine Moise, was named, who snatched 35-year-old woman’s phone by Swan Lake was arrested. After String of 5 Muggings in Central Park in 5 Days, NYPD Boosts Patrols The NYPD boosted their number of patrols these past few days after string of five violent muggings in Central Park that included... News 29 Apr 2024 | 07:19
In one of the alleged punch attacks, suspect Daquan Armstead was said to have struck an assistant NYU professor on a street at the rear of Washington Square Park. The attack was being investigated as a hate crime. Photo: Slippy Hollow/Wikimedia Commons Serial-Puncher Arrested for 8 Random Attacks on Women is Remanded on $20,000 Bail A 30-year-old Bronx man was arrested on April 23 and charged with eight random punching attacks on women in Tribeca, the... News 24 Apr 2024 | 06:06
Jean Carlos Zarzuela was arrested on April 13 for punching a nine-year-old girl in Grand Central Terminal and on April 15 was remanded on $100,000 bail and ordered to undergo a mental health exam. Photo credit: Flickr MTA PD Wanted. Man Arrested for Punching 9-Year-Old Girl is Remanded on $100,000 Bail A 30-year-old homeless man was arrested on April 13 for punching a nine-year-old girl in Grand Central Terminal, and is now... News 15 Apr 2024 | 05:29
Stephanie McGraw, CEO and founder of the non-profit “We All Really Matter” (WARM) that supports victims of domestic violence in Harlem, the Bronx, and Manhattan, as well as Africa and Ghana. Photo Credit: Stephanie McGraw. Stephanie McGraw WARMS The City In 2010, domestic voilence survivor Stephanie McGraw started We All Really Matter (WARM), a nonprofit dedicated to domestic... People 11 Apr 2024 | 02:31
An earthquake with a 4.8 magnitude that struck an epicenter in New Jersey, one mile from Tewksbury, NJ on April 5 at 10:23 a.m.also sent shock waves to Manhattan and up and down the East Coast. Outlined in red is the earthquake at its most intense point stretching along New Jersey. Photo Credit: earthquake.usgs.gov. A 4.8 Quake in NJ Rattles Manhattan; Around 30 Smaller Aftershocks Hit Over Weekend Dozens of small aftershocked continued over two days following an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale... News 08 Apr 2024 | 10:13
A Venezuelan woman, Edgarlis Vegas who police said is pictured in bottom left hand corner (wearing a burgundy jacket) allegedly was part of a mob of migrants involved in an assault on two police officers in a Times Square melee on Jan. 27. Photo: Crimestoppers First Woman Charged as Part of Migrant Mob That Attacked 2 Cops in Times Square A 20-year-old Venezuelan became the first woman to be arrested and charged with being part of a gang of immigrants who were... News 15 Mar 2024 | 06:57
A delivery worker, who wanted to remain unnamed, trying out the charging station powered by Swiftmile on March 11 at Cooper Square in the East Village. Photo credit: Alessia Girardin. Bumpy Rd: Delivery Workers Voice Concerns on First E-Bike Battery Charging Pilot Program The Department of Transportation (DOT) held its first battery charging pilot program for 100 delivery workers on March 7... News 11 Mar 2024 | 05:07
The Flaco memorial on Feb. 26 at his favorite elm tree in the Central Park North Meadow. Photo Credit: Flickr. Fans Petition Parks Dept. for a Statue Honoring Flaco, But It Could Be a Very Long Wait Fans of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl, escaped Central Park Zoo and died on Feb. 26 after striking an Upper West Side Building... News 08 Mar 2024 | 05:49
