Ghost Block on First Avenue On the west side of First Avenue between 65th and 66th streets, an Irish pub, a nail salon, a Chinese-Japanese fusion restaurant,... News 18 Nov 2019 | 05:30
Customers crowd the PlantShed cafe on Columbus Ave. and 87th St. ( Photo: Sarah Ben-Nun) Flowers and Coffee Go Together PlantShed, on the corner of Columbus Avenue and 87th Street, is a plant store that also sells coffee, the two products combining... Home 18 Nov 2019 | 05:28
Luv Michael employees are known as "granologists." ( Photo: Gus Butera) Finding a Place in the Workforce For people with autism, finding a job is often a challenge. But one organization is doing their best to change that. On Oct.... News 18 Nov 2019 | 04:25
City Council Member Ben Kallos, a longtime anime fan, helped kick off Anime NYC at the Javits Convention Center on November 15th. ( Photo: Office of Council Member Ben Kallos via Twitter) Anime Rocks the City What do City Council Member Ben Kallos, Japanese Ambassador to the U.N. Kanji Yamanouchi and an estimated 40,000 fans of... News 18 Nov 2019 | 02:46
The Fat Map Quick: What’s worse – our opioid epidemic or our obesity stats? Surprise: They’re both serious problems and obesity may be... News 18 Nov 2019 | 11:19
Jenny and Victor Benitez. ( Photo courtesy of Riverside Park Conservancy) Remembering Jenny Benitez The Upper West Side lost a valued member of the community last week. Jenny Benitez, the creator of Riverside Community Garden... News 15 Nov 2019 | 05:04
Cranes on Doyers Street in Chinatown. ( Photo: Dody Tsiantar) Manhattan's Mural Magic Nothing brightens any walk through the city than the discovery of a mural. Manhattan's gray and drab walls suddenly become... News 15 Nov 2019 | 03:31
Clothes hang over the tub in an East Village apartment. The tenant has lived in the neighborhood since 1981. ( Photo: Susan Schiffman) When the Tenants Are Artists Jazz. Modern Dance. Abstract Expressionism. Hip Hop. Punk Rock. The Harlem Renaissance of Literature and Art. Carnegie Hall... News 14 Nov 2019 | 04:03
The Winnie the Pooh dolls at the Donnell Library as displayed on thewall panels of the MTA's "Art Stop" at the Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street station. The dolls moved out in 2008 when the library was closed prior to its demolition in 2011. ( Photo: Douglas Feiden) The Museum of Lost Museums For better or worse, the latest territorial expansion of one museum on West 53rd Street could never have been accomplished... News 11 Nov 2019 | 05:41
Outside the Nuyorican Poets Café ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) The Floor is Open If you’re looking to get a seat at the poetry slams at the Nuyorican Poets Café, you better come early. A long line had already... News 11 Nov 2019 | 03:44
Books of Wonder launched in September 1980. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) Books of Wonder to Relocate A fixture in Chelsea for nearly four decades, Books of Wonder plans to relocate when its 15-year lease at 18 West 18th Street... News 11 Nov 2019 | 01:16
Honorees after the event with emcee Errol Louis (center) and Straus Media President and Publisher Jeanne Straus (right of center). ( Photo: Ciro J. Napolitano) Honoring Building Service Workers Award Winners Straus Media-Manhattan joined forces with 32 BJ SEIU last Wednesday to recognize the accomplishments of 21 building service... News 11 Nov 2019 | 12:03
Mayor Bill de Blasio announcing that Dermot Shea (right) will be next Commissioner of the New York Police Department, at City Hall on November 4, 2019. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Big Challenges for New Police Boss Each month, Dermot Shea sits with other top New York City police officials and the mayor to brief reporters on the latest... News 12 Nov 2019 | 12:31
Alyson Vega overcame a rare disorder and reinvented herself as a fabric artist. ( Photo: Courtesy of Alyson Vega) The Art of Recovery “How open are you to discussing your tumor?” “Oh, completely.” Alyson Vega was in the middle of her life in 2007 ‒ on a ski... News 07 Nov 2019 | 03:52
Those were the days! A Giants Super Bowl 46 ring. ( Photo: Gabriel Argudo Jr. via Flickr) Giants vs. Jets: Welcome to Met Life (Support) Stadium On Sunday, New York sports fans will watch one of the sorriest chapters in the city's long athletic history. The 2-7 New... News 07 Nov 2019 | 11:09
