Caitlan, Anna and Nicole, originally from Tennessee but now students at Fordham, were taking in the St. Patrick’s Day parade for the first time. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Politics and Sunny Skies Bring Out Close to 2 Million for St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunny skies and a parade on a Saturday brought an estimated two million to watch an 150,000 marchers make their way up Fifth... News 18 Mar 2024 | 08:03
Cinderella Never Gets Old; Brick School’s Young Performers Prep for April Curtain Time Will young kids ever tire of the girl with the wicked sisters and stepmother...and ultimately, the right shoe size? The people... News 18 Mar 2024 | 05:44
Chelsea-Elliot Homes at 430 W 26th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenue. NYCHA is partnering with Essence Development and Related Companies in a $1.5 billion plan to demolish and rebuild two public housing projects into new high rise mixed use apartments that would involve subsidized housing and middle and market rate apartments managed by a private firm. Photo: Google Street View. Legal Aid and CSS Rip NYCHA’s $1.5 Billion Tear Down Plans for Chelsea Public Housing Projects Controversy heats up over plans by the New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)’s to move forward... News 18 Mar 2024 | 09:52
Zaza Waza, an unlicensed smoke shop was padlocked on March 18. It’s one of 53 stores on the UWS that don’t have proper licensing, according to City Council Member Gale Brewer. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Bongs Away: Zaza Waza, Unlicensed Smoke Shop On UWS, Raided and Padlocked Zaza Waza, an unlicensed smoke shop on W. 87th infamous for its smattering of retail violations, has been padlocked. According... News 18 Mar 2024 | 04:18
The Royalton Hotel slipped out of LuxUrban’s hands after a previously announced deal was never finalized. ( Source: Google Satellite) Hotel Chain with NYC Leases Shakes Up Leadership as Lawsuits and Fines Mount LuxUrban Hotels, an “asset-light” Miami-based hotel chain that leases buildings instead of buying them, is struggling to... News 18 Mar 2024 | 04:14
Malachy McCourt was holding court at Gracie Mansion on March 17, 2023, which turned out to be his last St. Patrick’s Day. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Farewell to Malachy McCourt, The Last of the McCourt Brothers Passes at 92 We were fortunate to have had Malachy McCourt in our lives for as long as we did. We will truly never see the likes of him... News 18 Mar 2024 | 03:35
Dozens of small businesses could be forced to close if Amtrak swings the wrecker’s ball to expand Penn Station’s footprint by pushing into the block south of the existing station. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Amtrak: Penn Station Needs to Expand Beyond Current Footprint Amtrak told a group of transit and community advocates that their proposals for expanding train service in and through Penn... News 18 Mar 2024 | 03:44
Crime Watch UWS 03.21.24 Man Punched by Stranger inside Residential Facility A 69-year-old man told police that at 2:05 p.m. on March 6, he was cooking... News 15 Mar 2024 | 04:28
A Venezuelan woman, Edgarlis Vegas who police said is pictured in bottom left hand corner (wearing a burgundy jacket) allegedly was part of a mob of migrants involved in an assault on two police officers in a Times Square melee on Jan. 27. Photo: Crimestoppers First Woman Charged as Part of Migrant Mob That Attacked 2 Cops in Times Square A 20-year-old Venezuelan became the first woman to be arrested and charged with being part of a gang of immigrants who were... News 15 Mar 2024 | 06:57
There is lots to look for when scouting a summer camp for your kids for the first time. Photo: American Camp Association What You Need to Know When Looking for Your Child’s First Summer Camp When looking into camps, think of your children as individuals and cater it to their individual needs. Ask friends and family... News 15 Mar 2024 | 04:13
The artists rendition of a $12 billion casino that developers hope to build in Hudson Yards overlooking the Hudson River. Photo: Related and Wynn Resorts Hudson Yards $12 Billion Gambling Mecca Plan Unveiled by Developer and Casino Partner It will be, its developers say, the biggest thing ever on the West Side. Maybe because they never built Westway? The project,... News 15 Mar 2024 | 01:43
City Council member Carlina Rivera leads a rally decrying $58 million in additional budget cuts for the city’s libraries, which have already been forced to close on Sundays. Photo: John McCarten, NYC Council Media Unit Library Leaders Rally Against Proposed $58M Budget Cuts Representatives of the city’s three public library systems—New York, Brooklyn and Queens—rallied to protest the Adams administration’s... News 18 Mar 2024 | 11:29
As part of the multi-agency sweep on March 11 on the Robert F Kennedy Bridge, this car owner was arrested for fraudulent license plate use, one of the eight people arrested during the 8-hour operation at the Lincoln Tunnel, George Washington Bridge and the the RFK Bridge. Photo: MTA Ghost Cars Targeted by City/State Agencies in New Crackdown The city and state have announced a new joint crackdown on so-called ghost cars. Sounding almost cartoonish, these cars are... News 13 Mar 2024 | 10:25
In the good old days, doctors and nurses would be your primary care physicians for life. Now an increasing number are opting to join concierge services and charging big bucks if you want to stay with them. Photo: From an album that belonged to Sister Ester Cyrus/Wikimedia Commons What’s Up Doc? Columnist Blasts New Concierge Service That Doctors are Setting Up The membership development coordinator from Concierge Choice Physicians called one recent evening to inform me that, come... Voices 18 Mar 2024 | 11:23
All of Tony Notarberardino are oversized and shot in black & white. The Chelsea Hotel Portraits show is at the ACA Gallery in Chelsea through April 13th. Photo: Deborah Fenker Chelsea Hotel Portraits Captures the “End of the Party” in Big Black & White Photos It’s no secret that the new management of the renovated Hotel Chelsea would rather have had the permanent tenants of the... News 12 Mar 2024 | 01:13