News Yoko Ono, pictured here in 2011, has sold the SoHo loft where she and John Lennon lived for 2 years after The Beatles broke up. ( Earl McGehee - www.ejmnet.com / Wikimedia Commons) Yoko Ono Sells Former Loft in SoHo for $5.5 Million to Mysterious Japanese Firm 11 Oct 2024 | 06:37 Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Ono Lennon, have sold the SoHo loft building Ono once lived in with John Lennon...
Home The exterior of Manhattan Country School at 150 W. 85th St. ( Google Street VIew) Manhattan Country Day School Faces Foreclosure Suit 11 Oct 2024 | 06:46 Manhattan Country School has been hit with a foreclosure lawsuit filed by Flushing Bank, alleging that...
News The Terence Cardinal Cooke Center, at 1011 First Avenue in Manhattan, has been the headquarters of the Archdiocese of New York since 1973. Photo by Transpoman ( Photo: Transpoman/Wikimedia Commons) Catholic Archdiocese Agrees to Sell Its First Ave HQ for over $100 Million 13 Oct 2024 | 04:05 The Roman Catholic Archdioces of New York confirmed to Our Town that it has reached an agreement to sell...
News Crime Watch UWS 10.17.24 11 Oct 2024 | 12:50 Arrest Made in Subway Mugging A 49-year-old man told police that at 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2,...
News Smart watches have been used to help detect covid infections and monitor heart rates. Now one research group is starting a study to determine if customized smart watches can be used to detect fluid changes and help in the battle to save the limbs of cancer patients. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Smart Watches Long Ago Earned Their Keep on Heart Rates; Now May Even Help to Save Limbs of Cancer Patients 11 Oct 2024 | 12:39 In the medical world, “Smart” watches have earned their name honestly through their ability to detect...
News Elizabeth K. Rogers made a sign asking for help when she was not able to work the app needed to open a street compost bin near her apartment. ( Photo via Elizabeth K. Rogers) Composting Program Expanded to Manhattan on Oct. 6 but Won’t be Mandatory til Spring ‘25 10 Oct 2024 | 05:27 The city’s composting initiative—a part of Mayor Eric Adams’ self-described “War on Rats”—expanded to...
Workers erect a shelter on Randall’s Island for single men migrating into the country and landing in New York City, Oct. 18, 2022. ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) Randall’s Island Tents Are Coming Down but 60,000 Migrants Remain in Shelters The city is moving to close the 3,000-migrant tent shelter on Randall’s Island by the end of February, officials announced... News 10 Oct 2024 | 12:17
The number of businesses participating in the city’s new outdoor dining program has dropped precipitously in recent months. Roadway sheds with new permits get a few more weeks, until Nov. 29, to keep them up. Approved sidewalk sheds can stay up year-round. ( Photo: Alessia Girardin ) Restaurant Owners Unhappy with New Shed Laws; There May Be Far Fewer Next April There could be a significant decline in dining sheds on city streets next spring, as many restaurant owners unhappy with... News 11 Oct 2024 | 01:40
Every year, the Great Lawn is closed and restored between November and April. After last year’s Global Citizen Festival, however, restoration began early after significant damage was inflicted on the space. Now, UWS politician Gale Brewer wants the festival moved elsewhere. ( Photo: Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Put the Global Citizen Fest On Randall’s Island, not on the Great Lawn, Brewer Says One year after a rain-drenched Global Citizen Festival inflicted $620,000 worth of damage on Central Park’s Great Lawn, which... News 11 Oct 2024 | 04:25
“Rachel” is a person that the artist Zhenya Gershman met near her studio. On the day the artist’s exhibit opened with “Rachel” one of the featured paintings, Gershman learned that Rachael had fortunately relocated into housing in New Jersey. The joy for her friend was a little bittersweet since Rachel never got to see the finished portrait. ( Photo: Courtesy Zheny Gershman) Artist Marks World Homeless Day on Oct. 10 October 10th marks World Homeless Day. Here in New York, I wanted to do my part in honoring the homeless as individuals rather... Voices 10 Oct 2024 | 11:18
John Lewis a civil rights leader who became known as the “Conscience of Congress” is the subject of a new biography. ( Photo: Official Portrait of Rep. John Lewis) New Take on Civil Rights Icon John Lewis We may think we’ve read and heard—not to mention watched, if we were fortunate—everything about John Lewis. Jon Meacham,... News 09 Oct 2024 | 04:26
The then-first deputy mayor Sheena Wright at her last press conference on the dais with Mayor Eric Adams back on Sept. 17. After weeks of rumors, Wright offiically resigned on Oct. 8. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Turmoil Continues at City Hall as Adams Taps New First Dep and Another Aid is Arrested It was another day of turmoil as Mayor Eric Adams again faced the press in the City Hall rotunda without his usual entourage... News 09 Oct 2024 | 03:58
While the teacher was living in a nursing home, her husband lived in an apartment in 380 Riverside Drive. The DA said the suspect stole nearly a half million dollars from his two victims, who are now deceased over a two-year period which continued even after the both victims had passed away. ( Photo via Google Maps) Doorman Indicted for Stealing $477,000 from Retired UWS Teacher A doorman at an Upper West Side building was indicted Oct. 2 for stealing more than $477,000 from a retired teacher and her... News 10 Oct 2024 | 04:56
Broadway icon and Tony winner Gavin Creel passed away on Sept. 30 at only 48 years old. ( Photo: Matthew Murphy and Mark Willshire (gavincreel.com)) Actors Upset Only Some Theaters Planned to Dim Broadway Lights to Honor Gavin Creel Friends and family of Broadway icon Gavin Creel who died suddenly on Sept. 30, were outraged when the Broadway League announced... News 07 Oct 2024 | 04:35
There’s a camel in the nave! October 6, 2024 ( Photo: @CathedralSaintJohn) There’s a Camel in the Nave! Blessing of the Animals Brings Beasts & Brethren to Mass Thousands of parishioners, curiosity seekers, pet lovers and their animals—including a camel—flocked to the Cathedral of... News 07 Oct 2024 | 03:03
The 2024 U.S. general election will be held on November 5. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons ) How to Vote in the 2024 General Election November 5, when the U.S. 2024 general election is held, is less than a month away. As such, prospective NYC voters–whether... Voices 07 Oct 2024 | 01:01
