Mount Sinai Health Systems said it plans to close its Beth Israel campus on East 16th St., citing mounting losses. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Mt. Sinai Plans to Close Beth Israel, Citing $1B in Losses Over Past Decade Mount Sinai’s Beth Israel campus, located at 1st Ave. & 16th St., is shuttering. Its parent company said the location is... News 18 Sep 2023 | 06:03
A photo of 49 year-old Derrick Mills released by the NYPD’s CrimeStoppers system. ( Photo via NYPD) Suspect Nabbed in Shove of Senior Citizen Onto 68th Street Subway Tracks Derrick Mills, a 49 year-old man who allegedly shoved 74 year-old Trevor Crawford onto the subway tracks at 68 St.-Hunter... News 18 Sep 2023 | 04:23
Erich Ulrich sitting to the right of Mayor Eric Adams in September of 2022, when he was the Department of Buildings Commissioner. He has now been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney for various alleged counts of bribery undertaken in that role (and others). ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Former DOB Commissioner & His Associates Indicted For Bribery by Manhattan D.A. Erich Ulrich, 38, has been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for allegedly accepting $150,000 in bribes... News 18 Sep 2023 | 04:23
The PAC NYC cube at night, resembling nothing so much as the James Webb Space Telescope. Its official launch event drew over 600 guests. ( Photo: REX rendering for Perelman Performing Center) $500 Million Perelman Performing Arts Center Gets Its Ribbon Connected at the WTC The Perelman Arts Center, the long-delayed cultural complex designed to grace the World Trade Center, will finally be able... News 16 Sep 2023 | 12:08
A mugshot of Yenchun Chen. ( Photo via NYC DOC) Prisoner That Rappelled Down Beth Israel Hospital Using Bedsheets Caught, Rearrested Yenchun Chen, a prisoner that stunned New York City on August 9 by managing to rappel down the side of the Mt. Sinai Beth... News 14 Sep 2023 | 06:08
A city resident claims that they ran into a considerable bottleneck during a weekend commute to Roosevelt Island, with a long line forming for the tram. They blamed it on reduced F train service due to major track repairs, which are set to continue into 2024. ( Photo via Yuki Endo ) As F Train Remains Rerouted, Bottleneck Forms at Roosevelt Island Tram The F train has been significantly rerouted since August 28 due to a plethora of track replacement projects, a process that... News 14 Sep 2023 | 10:45
From left to right: MTA Chair Janno Lieber, Mayor Eric Adams, & DOE Chancellor David C. Banks. They helmed a September 5 press conference declaring a public info war on subway surfing. ( Photo via NYC’s Mayor’s Office) Mayor Adams Calls on Social Media Firms to Help Curb Deadly Subway Surfing Teenage subway surfing deaths are practically an epidemic these days, and Mayor Eric Adams & Co. are hoping to convince young... News 12 Sep 2023 | 08:33
Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban (in the matching tan suits) at a September 6th press conference, where they proclaimed their desire to eliminate car thefts via police tech and PSA campaigns. ( Photo via NYC’s Mayor’s Office) As Overall Crime Rate Drops, Adams Targets Surging Car Theft Craze As the blaze of a disconcerting September heatwave beat down on assembled hangers-on, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner... News 08 Sep 2023 | 10:22
A UPS cargo bike in Rome, Italy. How would their bigger cousins change New York? ( Photo via NYC DOT) CB8 Considers DOT’s Cargo Bike Rules, With Public Comment Period Coming to a Close As the one-month public comment period on DOT’s full authorization of cargo pedal-assist bikes comes to a close on September... News 08 Sep 2023 | 10:22
Protests were a daily NYC occurrence in the days after George Floyd was killed. This May 30, 2020 march had escalated into clashes between police and protestors as night fell. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) NYPD Agrees on New Tiered Approach to Policing Protests As Part of BLM Settlement If ultimately signed off on by a judge, a new settlement will codify a mandatory de-escalation system for the NYPD when it... News 06 Sep 2023 | 09:23
CCTV cameras reportedly capturing 75 year-old Franz Vila with a 5 year-old girl, circulated by the NYPD on its Crime Stoppers app. The Manhattan D.A.’s office confirmed to Our Town that he has seemingly been indicted by a grand jury, for allegedly kidnapping the child and sexually abusing her at his UES residence. ( Photo via NYPD ) UES Suspect Indicted by Grand Jury for Kidnapping & Sexually Abusing 5 y.o. Queens Girl A man charged with allegedly kidnapping and sexually abusing a five-year-old girl he offered to babysit has reportedly been... News 03 Sep 2023 | 02:53
D.A. Alvin Bragg made a point of personally handing off the overdue checks to employees from Ampak Electrical Services, a now-defunct contractor hired to perform electrical work on Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotel. ( Photo via Rosa M. McDowell, Manhattan D.A.’s Office) First Payments From Stolen Wage Fund: D.A. Returns $50K to Electrical Workers Seven employees from the now-defunct contractor Ampak Electrical Services were remunerated a total of $50,000 on Wednesday,... News 01 Sep 2023 | 01:17
Excavation to repair the burst main at 40th St. & 7th Ave. was still well underway on the evening of August 31. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Water Main Bursts Near Times Sq., Sending About 2 Million Gallons Into the Subway System A water main break caused a titanic volume of water to rush through Midtown streets and into the subway system during the... News 01 Sep 2023 | 10:20
205 W. End Ave. Leila Meltzer, who attempted a 2021 purchase of an apartment at the building before losing her funds to hackers, has now sued her real estate attorney for failing to secure her communications. ( Photo via Google Maps) UWS Woman Says She Lost Over $764,000 In Real Estate Hack, Sues Attorney for Incompetence Leila Meltzer, who claims that she lost more than $750,000 to hackers impersonating her real estate attorney in 2021, is... News 31 Aug 2023 | 06:28
The intersection of E. 91st St. and 2nd Ave. facing south, with the bike lane pictured on the east side of the street. A 49 year-old bicyclist near the bus lane on the west side of the street (abutting Ruppert Park) was reportedly struck by a Ford van on August 24, resulting in his hospitalization and the arrest of the suspected 26 year-old driver. ( Photo via Google Maps ) Van Slams Into Bicyclist on 2nd Ave., Driver Arrested A car reportedly rammed into a bicyclist in Yorkville on August 24, resulting in medical attention for the victim and the... News 30 Aug 2023 | 09:27
