E-Bikes going through red light at Broadway and West 25th Street. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) E-Bike & Scooter Injuries Rising Sharply: NYU Langone Study E-bike and scooter injuries are climbing, producing an alarming rate of serious brain and spinal trauma according to a five-year... News 27 Apr 2026 | 02:17
Mayor Mamdani explaining his veto of the school protest buffer zone bill on YouTube. ( Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office YouTube) Mamdani’s First Veto Nixes School Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Some days you eat the bear, and some days the bear eats you. This famous saying and its variants might well apply to Mayor... News 26 Apr 2026 | 05:19
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan after his arrest in Ormstown, Quebec, on Sept. 4, 2024. ( Photo: Quebec Superior Court)) Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting 2024 Anti-Jewish Terror Attack Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, aka “Shahzeb Jadoon,” the ISIS-inspired Pakistani national residing in Canada, recently pled guilty... Crime Watch 26 Apr 2026 | 01:45
Persian Day Parade on Madison Avenue, April 19 was spirited even if lightly attended by spectators. ( Photo: Nikita Payusov Instagram) Persian Day Parade Brings Iranian Pride to Madison Avenue Thousands of passionate Persians brought sights and sounds of Iranian pride to Madison Avenue on April 19 for the annual... News 20 Apr 2026 | 11:58
The exterior of 108 Greenwich St. in March 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Sex Trafficking Indictment Shows New Tech in Oldest Profession At first glance, Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg’s recent annoucement about the indictment of Matthew Richardson, a.k.a. “Mister,”... Crime Watch 19 Apr 2026 | 04:15
East Harlem boy Edgardo Cucuta, 16, missing (left); wanted for assault in Yorkville (right). ( Photos: NYPD) East Harlem Boy, 16, Missing; Senior Mugged in Yorkville The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing East Harlem boy who resides... Crime Watch 18 Apr 2026 | 02:10
Gunman Eduardo Diaz keeps head down as he’s perp-walked from 20th Precinct on Nov. 8, 2024. ( Photo: Citizen) Gunman Gets 15 Years for Wild 2024 Upper West Side Shooting One of the most unusual shooting incidents in recent Upper West Side memory reached its judicial conclusion with the sentencing... News 18 Apr 2026 | 02:01
Anthony Griffin as seen in YouTube interview posted January 2023; machete recovered at Grand Central crime scene [inset]. ( Photo: D-Bo The Don / NYPD) Grand Central Horror: Machete Madman Attacks 3, Shot Dead by Cops A machete-wielding attacker slashed three victims in Grand Central Station on Saturday, April 11, before being fatally shot... Crime Watch 14 Apr 2026 | 07:09
Rep. Dan Goldman in Washington speaking of African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan. ( Photo: Dan Goldman Instagram / Brian Berger) Goldman Asks Congress for $15 Million African Burial Ground Expansion Though it ranks among Manhattan’s most important historic sites, the African Burial Ground National Monument (ABGNM) rarely... News 11 Apr 2026 | 02:01
Sought for reckless endgangerment shooting in East River Houses, March 11, 2026. ( Photo: NYPD) Cops Hunt Gunman; Bragg Returns Antiquities to Italy & Vatican An unidentified individual discharged a firearm multiple times on March 11 at approximately 11 p.m. in front of 435 East... Crime Watch 06 Apr 2026 | 11:27
Four suspects sought in gunpoint carjacking, March 23. ( Photo: NYPD) Gunpoint Carjacking in East Village, NYPD Seeks Four Suspects The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining the identities and whereabouts... Crime Watch 06 Apr 2026 | 09:17
Mayor Mamdani at Pier 17 announcing Brooklyn Bridge access improvements to eliminate the bottleneck on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge on, March 27. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.) Brooklyn Bridge Access to Get World Cup Glow Up: Mamdani The World Cup is coming, the World Cup is coming! And whatever one’s sporting interest in the event might be, culturally... News 06 Apr 2026 | 08:04
Alleged subway shover Bairon Hernandez now has charged upgraded to murder. ( Photos: NYPD) Subway Shoving Victim, 83, Dies; Migrant Charged with Murder Richard Williams, the 83-year-old retired Air Force pilot and beloved father who was shoved to the subway tracks by the illegal... Crime Watch 02 Apr 2026 | 04:16
Julie Menin speaks at Park East Synagogue after City Council passage of her protest “Buffer Zone” bill. ( Photo: Speaker Julie Menin X) Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Backed by Menin Passes City Council One of the signature bills of the Julie Menin-led City Council’s 2026 legislative season, the so-called “Buffer Zone” bill... News 31 Mar 2026 | 11:07
At the Triangle Shirtwait Memorial, March 25, 2026. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Memorial Honors Triangle Shirtwaist Victims on 115th Anniversary of Horrific Fire It’s been 115 years since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of Saturday March 25, 1911, when the top three floors of the... News 30 Mar 2026 | 03:07
![Anthony Griffin as seen in YouTube interview posted January 2023; machete recovered at Grand Central crime scene [inset].](http://www.ourtownny.com/binrepository/393x225/0c0/0d0/none/3492552/UNHE/grand-central-horror-machete-maniac_4-10607454_20260413015501.png "Grand Central Horror: Machete Madman Attacks 3, Shot Dead by Cops")
