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 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
Sig Sauer Air Pistol recovered at West Village shooting scene. Inset: Sig Sauer M17 9mm handgun. ( Photos: NYPD, Sig Sauer; Straus News markup) NYPD: Man Shot Dead in West Village After Pointing Imitation Gun at Cops The second NYPD-involved shooting to occur under the new Mamdani administration occurred in the West Village on Thursday... News 12 Jan 2026 | 10:04
Mayor Mamdani and DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn at the Williamsburg Bridge, Jan. 6, 2026. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Williamsburg ‘Bump’ Begone! Mamdani Hails Bridge Bike Lane Fix Have you heard about the Williamsburg “Bump”? It’s not a new dance craze, cocktail, cannabis strain or trendy underground... News 10 Jan 2026 | 07:50
A Monroe Street entrance to Knickerbocker Village. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Lower East Side Murder Suspect Caught! It Was Matricide New facts have emerged about the dreadful Dec. 19, 2025, murder of 76-year-old Zhu Hou in her Knickerbocker Village apartment... 05 Jan 2026 | 10:57
Map of James Weldon Johnson Houses complex in East Harlem. ( Photo: NYCHA) Feds Charge 12 in East Harlem Drugs & Guns Conspiracy The recent announcement by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton and Assistant Director in Charge... News 05 Jan 2026 | 12:38
Dallas Penn on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn Museum over his right shoulder. ( Photo: Dallas Penn Forever Instagram) The Dallas Penn Day Proclamation: Mayor Adams Really Did This One of the common refrains from Mayor Eric Adams’s scandal-plagued term of office is that the press didn’t give him credit... News 26 Dec 2025 | 09:37
Kaplan Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, from 1907 E. Belcher Hyde Map. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Is Your Street Jewish? A Brief History of New York City Place Names Sometimes the simplest questions provide the strangest answers. For example, until recently, when I discovered there used... News 26 Dec 2025 | 04:15
”Romance Without Finance” by Tiny Grimes Quintette, 1944. People were mulcted then too. ( Photo: Public Domain) Woman Mulcted in $272,000 Romance Scam by Dating App Man “Romance without finance is a nuisance”—it was true when Tiny Grimes sang it back in 1944 with a band with Charlie Parker... News 26 Dec 2025 | 01:53
Christopher Marte with some of his constituents, June 5, 2025, after unveiling a new dog park. ( Photo: Brian Berger) ‘Just Paws Eviction’ Bill Seeks End to No-Pets Housing Policies Christopher Marte may not have won the race for City Council speaker, but he’s not lifting a hind leg on his constituents,... News 25 Dec 2025 | 11:51
The signature Nai Brother soup at Nai Brother Sauerkraut Fish, 2817 Broadway. ( Photo: Nai Brother Sauerkraut Fish) Best of Manhattan 2025 - Food & Drink Best New Restaurant UWS Nai Brother Sauerkraut Fish 2817 Broadway www.naibrothersauerkrautfish.com/ 646-895-1015 Food trends,... Best of Manhattan 24 Dec 2025 | 11:28
Running jacket and other clothes at Fleet Feet Columbia Circle. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Best of Manhattan 2025 - Neighborhood Stores Best Running Store UWS Fleet Feet 10 Columbus Circle www.fleetfeetnyc.com 212-823-9626 Getting new running shoes is such a personal... Best of Manhattan 24 Dec 2025 | 11:23
Billy Johnson Playground in autumn. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Best of Manhattan 2025 - Kids www.centralparknyc.org/locations/billy-johnson-playground... Best of Manhattan 24 Dec 2025 | 11:16
The Stockade District in Kingston, NY. ( Photo: West Side Spirit / Ralph Spielman) Best of Manhattan 2025 - Recreation / Wellness Best Car or Train Getaway Kingston, NY Though long considered a lesser, fading cousin to its more bucolic neighbors across... Best of Manhattan 24 Dec 2025 | 11:06
Dog Run 87: What’s in a name? ( Photo: Riverside Park Conservancy) Best of Manhattan 2025 - Pets Best Dog Park / Run Dog Run 87 Riverside Drive and West 87th Street www.riversideparknyc.org/dog-run-87 What a great name,... Best of Manhattan 24 Dec 2025 | 10:55
