The Pool at West 101st Street as photographed by Straus News on Aug. 9 -- and entirely coated by an algae bloom. Photo: Douglas Feiden The Green Gunk That Ate Central Park BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN In all its magnificent shadings, the color green shimmers across the vast lawns and meadows and grassy banks... News Aug 19 2019 | 03:58 PM
Heath Grant, professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Photo courtesy of Heath Grant. Cops and 'compassion fatigue' By Emily Higginbotham The New York Police Department is experiencing a spike in officer suicides as two more officers killed... News Aug 19 2019 | 11:45 AM
Jeffrey Epstein's mansion on East 71st Street. Photo: Ema Schumer Spotlight on Ghislaine Maxwell By Stuart Marques Jeffrey Epstein may be dead, but his former lover and close friend Ghislaine Maxwell is very much alive... News Aug 19 2019 | 10:31 AM
Caffe Roma has been run by the same family since it opened in 1891. ( Photo; Jade Satenstein) Little Italy: ‘Three blocks strong’ To many New Yorkers, Little Italy is not a regular go-to spot to grab a meal and spend an evening. Some city residents never... News Aug 16 2019 | 04:15 PM
Curator Cheryl Hayashi. Photo: © AMNH/R. Mickens The secrets of spider silk By JEREMY REHM, Associated Press With two pairs of fine-tipped tweezers and the hands of a surgeon, Cheryl Hayashi began dissecting... News Aug 15 2019 | 12:35 PM
Chama Mama at 149 West 14th St. Photo: Diana DuCroz. Let’s Chama! By Diana DuCroz Tamara Chubinidze adores New York City, her home of 23 years, but her native Georgia, the tiny mountainous... News Aug 14 2019 | 03:08 PM
200 Amsterdam Opponents Fight On By Emily Higginbotham As a controversial tower rises on the Upper West Side, a neighborhood group challenging its construction... News Aug 14 2019 | 10:40 AM
Jeffrey Epstein (date unknown). Photo from the Florida Sex Offender Registry Jeffrey Epstein: Dead but definitely not gone By Stuart Marques As Yogi Berra once said: "It ain't over til it's over" - and the Jeffrey Epstein story ain’t over, even... News Aug 12 2019 | 04:47 PM
A rendering of Extell Development’s in-progress 775-foot tower at 36 West 66th St., which includes over 170 feet of mechanical space in its middle section. ( Image: Snøhetta) West 66th St. Tower Battle Drags On By Emily Higginbotham For three hours last week, the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals sat in their crowded chambers downtown... News Aug 12 2019 | 04:30 PM
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. Photo: Ema Schumer Milestone for Dag Hammarskjold Plaza By Ema Schumer Nestled between the Headquarters of the United Nations and the hustle and bustle of East Midtown rests Dag... News Aug 12 2019 | 04:24 PM
Darren Rosa tattooing Jay Kwak at Rising Dragon ( Photo: Carmen Arroyo) Artistry in ink Rising Dragon, a tattoo parlor on West 14th Street, is already open when owner Darren Rosa walks in at 2 p.m. on a recent... News Aug 09 2019 | 01:25 PM
Police in Times Square in June. Photo: Elvert Barnes, via flickr ( ) The panic in Times Square By Stuart Marques Call it Fear City. On Aug. 3, an immigrant-hating gunman opened fire in a mall and killed 22 terrified shoppers... News Aug 09 2019 | 12:10 PM
Photo courtesy of NYC Health Department Rx for Fruits and Veggies Your next drugstore refill could include a “prescription” for free fruit and vegetables. The New York City Health Department... News Aug 08 2019 | 11:14 AM
NCJW NY staff welcomed children from The Goddard School, an early childhood education service located on the Upper West Side, to Back 2 School Store. Photo: Courtesy of Ed Kopel A Happy August Tradition Community By Ema Schumer Around 200 children from low-income families shopped for free, brand-new back-to-school clothing and... News Aug 06 2019 | 11:38 AM
