Manhattan’s Central Business District, where drivers will be subject to new tolls. Map via the MTA A Congestion Pricing Primer Excessive traffic may become little more than a distant memory in much of Manhattan, if congestion pricing plans prove to... News 26 Oct 2022 | 03:54
From left to right: Co-founders Yassi Ehsani, Evelyn Zhu and Ellen Wang with Kimberly Woo, member of US Chess Women Committee. Photo courtesy of Unruly Queens The ‘Unruly Queens’ of Chess The girls’ chess organization Unruly Queens held its first in-person event last Sunday in Washington Square Park, after a... News 14 Oct 2022 | 01:56
Improperly parked car. Photo: Kay Bontempo Bill Would Allow New Yorkers to Report Parking Violations City Council Member Lincoln Restler recently introduced a bill that would incentivize New Yorkers with cash rewards for providing... News 08 Oct 2022 | 11:31
Randall’s Island Park, where many school sports teams play. Photo: Tdorante10, via Wikimedia Commons PSAL Expands Access To Sports For Public School Students The Public School Athletic League (PSAL) is set to launch 200 new sports teams in the next two years to increase access to... News 07 Oct 2022 | 11:06
Ferry stop on the Lower East Side. Photo: Kay Bontempo An Increase in Ferry Fares Ferry rides across the NYC system jumped Monday, increasing from 2.75 to 4 dollars per ride. The change came as part of an... News 16 Sep 2022 | 08:56
Ferrara’s Café is busily preparing for the Feast a week in advance. The bakery will sell and give away its famous cannoli — plus myriad other baked goods — at the festival. Photo: Kay Bontempo Little Italy Prepares for Feast of San Gennaro This year marks the 96th annual Feast of San Gennaro in Manhattan’s Little Italy, which will run from Thursday, September... News 08 Sep 2022 | 03:36
New York City’s famous ‘love’ sculpture. Photo: Public domain NYC Named Best City for Finding Your Soulmate NYC is the #1 best city in which to meet your soulmate, according to a recent survey. The “Top 10 Soulmate Index,” published... News 28 Aug 2022 | 04:30
Bench painted by students from Isaac Newton Middle School for Math & Science. Photo courtesy of CEI Benchmarks Manhattan Students Speak Out Against Discrimination and Violence Through Art Students from six Manhattan public schools spoke out about community issues Wednesday at the unveiling of a set of new social-action... News 09 Jun 2022 | 12:54
Signs at a rally in January 2022 demanding the end of anti-Asian hate. Photo: Ava Manson Asian-American Women and Mental Health Care A study recently found that a significantly lower percentage of Asian-American and Pacific Islander women in NYC say that... News 25 May 2022 | 01:04
Leerone Hakami and Shay Slusky of West Amadeus Music Studio. Photo: Kay Bontempo ‘Do You Want These Concerts?’ For Leerone Hakami and Shay Slusky, as for nearly all New York City’s professional musicians, the beginning of the COVID-19... City Arts 02 May 2022 | 09:51
NYPD Officer Vincent Ching just marked his sixth year in the 19th Precinct. Photo courtesy of Vincent Ching Vincent Ching: NYPD Officer Vincent Ching on ‘Serving the People’ This past April marked Vincent Ching’s sixth year as an NYPD officer in the 19th Precinct, a job which he describes as all... People 29 Apr 2022 | 02:36
A vision impaired student learns how to throw a baseball. Photo: Kay Bontempo NYC’s Vision Impaired Teens Play Adaptive Baseball A group of visually impaired teenagers tried a new activity on the Upper West Side on Saturday: adaptive blind baseball. News 25 Apr 2022 | 02:37
Emmanuel Olushki in his white coat with his DO student mentor Sofia Cedeno. Photo: Barbara Franklin A ‘White Coat’ Graduation Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine recently held a “graduation” ceremony for NYC high school students enrolled in their... News 15 Apr 2022 | 09:32
The new Tin Pan Alley Sign on 28th Street and Broadway. Photo: Kay Bontempo Tin Pan Alley Recognized With Official Street Sign New Yorkers gathered on a recent Saturday at the corner of Broadway and West 28th Street to place a sign officially commemorating... News 13 Apr 2022 | 01:02
Curtis Phillip has been making deliveries for Breakaway Courier Systems for more than 20 years. Photo: Kay Bontempo A Changing Bike Messenger Business It’s a chilly Thursday morning, the New York metro area buzzing with commuters in SUVs and Subarus. Rob Kotch sits in the... News 18 Mar 2022 | 02:42
