Donovan Murphy in the vicinity of First Avenue and East 92nd Street, September 2024. ( Photo: NYPD / Google Maps) Upper East Side Rapist Convicted for Brutal Attack on Sleeping Nurse A 29-year-old male rapist was convicted of brutally attacking a sleeping nurse after he broke into her Upper East Side apartment... News 23 Apr 2026 | 10:40
For the 102nd year, the Good Friday concert of John Stainer’s “The Crucifixion” was performed at Brick Presbyterian Church. This year’s soloists, Sean Fallen and Nathaniel Sullivan, were joined by organist Alistair Reid. Minister of Music, Dr. Raymond Nagem, conducted. ( Photo: Meagan Hooper) Brick Church Celebrates Good Friday with Music Crucifixion It’s Easter season and that means April 3, 2026 marked the 102nd Good Friday performance of John Stainer’s “The Crucifixion”... News 04 Apr 2026 | 09:47
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
Police and the FDNY responded to a suspicious package in the lobby of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on March 14 for what was initially feared to be an explosive. A former employee indentified as William Johnson was charged days later. ( Photo: Citizen) Two Thugs Rob Senior Woman; MSK Bomb Scare Suspect Pleads Not Guilty The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the two individuals wanted in connection... News 23 Mar 2026 | 04:01
Upper East Side subway shoving suspect Bairon Hernandez, March 8, 2026. ( Photo: NYPD) Upper East Side Subway Shovers in Toils: One Jailed, One Convicted The plague of Upper East Side subway shovers returned on Sunday March 8, when a 30-year-old man and an 83-year-old man where... News 15 Mar 2026 | 04:40
Umbrella man, wanted for assault on First Avenue near East 67th Street on Feb. 20. ( Photos: NYPD) First Avenue Umbrella Assault & Other 19th Precinct Incidents An umbrella assault happened on the UES and police at the 19th pct. and seeking the public’s health in finding the suspect.... News 02 Mar 2026 | 01:17
Wanted for hate crime in near 360 Lenox Avenue in Harlem, Feb. 4, 2026. ( Photo: NYPD) Hate Crime in Harlem; Bragg Indicts Serial Uptown Arsonist The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual who is wanted in... News 02 Mar 2026 | 08:47
Plow on Park Ave. and intersection of E. 86th St. on Feb. 23. ( Photo: Heather Stein) Blizzard Blitz Dumps Nearly 2 Feet of Snow on Manhattan A blizzard that dumped 19.7 inches in Central Park raged onwards on the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 23, after ramping up in... News 25 Feb 2026 | 04:07
Wanted for Hate Crime Robbery (left) and Grand Larceny. ( Photos: NYPD) Hate Crime Robbery & Grand Larceny Incidents Rock East Harlem The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual wanted in connection... News 09 Feb 2026 | 11:41
Chez Nick, one of the glories of Restaurant Week on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Chez Nick Instagram) Restaurant Week Takes Upper East & West Sides—for 23 Days! What’s big, brassy, beauteous, and a no-holds-barred invitation to strap on the ol’ feed bag? That’s right, gastronauts and... News 19 Jan 2026 | 02:38
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
Siblings Shawn (left) and Frank Gorelik opened Brothers Guitar Shop on East 84th Street in 2020. It’s one of three local businesses the entrepreneurs own and operate on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) Brothers Guitar Shop Brings Strength of Strings to Upper East Side “Lay down your weary tune,” Bob Dylan wrote, and the Byrds echoed, “Lay down the song you strum. And rest yourself ’neath... News 01 Jan 2026 | 12:43
A latte and croissant at Ouri’s Market, 1160 Third Ave. ( Photo: Ouri’s Market Instagram) Remembering Richard Ravitch & Going Ga-Ga for Groceries Remembering Dick (Richard) Ravitch: A quintessential New Yorker, Ravitch was the go-to guy in New York to get things done.... News 26 Dec 2025 | 11:53
Lexington Avenue elder-assault suspect Xavier Winston, Nov. 24, 2025. ( Photo: NYPD ) Suspect in Lexington Ave. Elder Assault Arrested & Indicted The suspect wanted in connection with a vicious, unprovoked elder assault days before Thanksgiving has been arrested and... News 19 Dec 2025 | 03:44
The Book Cellar, located within the NYPL’s Webster branch, is dedicated to selling pre-owned books at incredible prices to the casual book reader and collectors alike. ( Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl) The Book Cellar at Webster Library Is an Underground Hit! The Book Cellar in the basement of New York Public Library Webster Branch in Yorkville is it: a truly underground, as in... News 15 Dec 2025 | 11:44
