20th Precinct Commander Timothy Malin addresses community residents at a meeting on Oct. 28. ( Photo: Courtesy of 20th Precinct via Twitter) A New Pattern of Crime Robberies have been on the rise this year on the Upper West Side, and police are now dealing with a common culprit for these... News 03 Dec 2019 | 10:25
Hundreds of Beacon students stood behind and around a banner that read "STRIKE FOR INTEGRATION" in front of the school's entrance. Teens Take Charge at Beacon At 10 a.m. during Monday’s cold drizzle, about 400 Beacon High School students walked out of the building before the start... News 02 Dec 2019 | 01:41
The busway transformed 14th St., seen here on a weekday morning in October. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) A Busway for 125th Street? After seeing the success of the 14th St. Busway, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer is advocating for more bus lanes... News 02 Dec 2019 | 10:14
Mark Diller (center) poses with board member Madelyn Innocent (right) and former member Genora Johnson (left). ( Photo courtesy of Community Board 7) A Focus on Empathy At the start of November, the members of Community Board 7 elected a new leader in Mark Diller, who took over from Roberta... News 25 Nov 2019 | 09:46
Touro College Dean Steven Huberman, Commissioner Arlene Gonzales-Sanchez and Touro President Alan Kadish. ( Photo: Barbara Franklin) Fighting the Opioid Epidemic “In New York State, an average of 9 people a day die from opioid overdose.” That was the cold truth delivered last week by... News 24 Nov 2019 | 03:09
Bob Dylan Missed a Lively Talk in Stuy Town It’s really too bad that music legend Bob Dylan was away on tour when I gave a talk about him a few weeks ago in Stuyvesant... News 22 Nov 2019 | 05:12
People went to Candle 79 for the warm atmosphere and farm-to-table organic food. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) Candle 79 to Go Dark After nearly 20 years on the UES, Candle 79 is closing at the end of the year. Located at 154 East 79th, Candle 79 has served... News 22 Nov 2019 | 03:38
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
