The FDNY contingent always receives the largest ovation from spectators. Since 2002 the FDNY has handed out 343 American flags to commemorate the firefighters who died on 9/11. Since then, more than 390 additional firefighters have subsequently died of 9/11 related illnesses. ( Photo: FDNY X) Wet Weather Does Not Dampen Spirits at St. Patrick’s Day Parade There was a little bit of everything surrounding the 264th St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17. It kicked off with an early-morning... News 18 Mar 2025 | 04:29
On Sunday, the long-awaited pedestrian path improvements across the Queensboro Bridge were once again delayed, this time due Mayor Adams needing to be “briefed” on the project. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Delayed by Mayor Adams “Briefing” Long-awaited pedestrian path additions and improvements across the Queensboro Bridge have been put on hold just before it... News 17 Mar 2025 | 04:25
Director, Mino Lora, works through a scene with the cast of Domino Effect. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) The People’s Theatre to Uplift NYC’s Immigrant Community Located in the heart of Washington Heights, where locals revere their heated and enthusiastic domino games, sits the largest... City Arts 17 Mar 2025 | 04:33
St. John’s men’s basketball team won the Big East regular season and the post-season Big East tournament. The team is now the toast of the town in a city where its major-league sports teams have all failed to deliver a championship in recent years. ( Photo: St. John’s University) St. John’s Basketball Is the Toast of the Town Once Again The St. John’s Red Storm’s men’s basketball team has made college basketball thrilling again in this town. Among the greatest... News 17 Mar 2025 | 02:51
Left: Wanted for sex abuse at West 4th Street subway station, Feb. 8; Right: wanted for carjacking, Feb. 23. ( NYPD) Sex Abuse in W. 4th St. Station, Daylight Carjacking near WTC From the confines of the 6th Precinct / Transit District 2 comes a report of sex abuse. A 31-year-old female victim was inside... News 17 Mar 2025 | 12:11
Left: Runners on the FDR Drive; Right: Fogo Azul NYC Bateria drum corps drives runners on at East 42nd Street and First Avenue. ( Photo: Brian Berger) 27,000+ Runners Defy the Fog for 13.1 Miles in NYC Half-Marathon More than 27,000 runners from around the globe galloped, jogged, and, in some case, trudged, from Brooklyn to Central Park... News 17 Mar 2025 | 03:48
A photo taken at approximately 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2020, looking down a deserted 42nd Street just over a week after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. ( Photo: Vladislav Grubman) Communicating the Pandemic I still remember the chill I felt watching Dr. Demetre Daskalakis in that video. “It’s already here,” he was saying, like... Voices 18 Mar 2025 | 06:15
A new-style bench was installed at the West 4th Street. subway station to discourage homeless people from sleeping on benches. But the new benches also launched an avalanche of complaints on the Next Door neighborhood website, although a few posters saw their value. ( Photo: Neil Thayer/Next Door app) MTA’s New ‘Lean’ Bench in W. 4th St. Subway Station Raises Hackles from Riders The MTA replaced a wooden subway bench that has stood in the West 4th Street station in Greenwich Village for years, with... News 17 Mar 2025 | 03:34
A woman on a Citibike was struck by a rider on another bike and knocked unconscious on the path near Cleopatra’s Needle on the east side of Central Park. She was transported to Weill Cornell. Her condition is unknown. ( Photo: Pinterest) Woman Bicyclist Slams Head when hit by E-Biker in Central Park A woman on a Citibike was struck by another motorized e-bike near Cleopatra’s Needle on the east side of Central Park on... News 17 Mar 2025 | 01:50
True North Flatiron, 43 West 16th Street, as seen in August 2022. ( Photo: Google Maps) Flatiron Super Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Rape The heinous crimes of Jose Espinoza, the Flatiron District building convicted of the rape and labor trafficking of a migrant... News 17 Mar 2025 | 06:21
The length of the season when pollen and mold spores will afflict sufferers of seasonal allergies has lengthened by more than 90 percent since 1970. Warmer climates produce longer growing seasons. ( Photo: Climate Central) Climate Change Is Lengthening the Sneezin’ Season For millions of Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies to pollen, grass, or ragweed, climate change is bringing an... News 14 Mar 2025 | 08:14
The Russian manicure is a craze that is apparently quietly sweeping nail salons on the UWS. ( Photo: Andrea Sachs) Playing Russian Roulette Like so many UWS women and a smattering of adventurous UWS men, I am a slave to my nails. Luckily, that poses no problem... Voices 16 Mar 2025 | 03:29
Welcome to Maritime City! The A.A. Thomson & Co building, outside and in, March 12, 2025. ( Brian Berger) South Street Seaport Museum Opens Stunning Maritime City Exhibition Ship ahoy! Have ye see the Maritime City exhibition? Hotly anticipated since last autumn, when the A.A. Thomson & Co. warehouse... News 17 Mar 2025 | 03:20
Camera-shy fan Ma Yeonju and her boyfriend, Maceo Hembert, in line to get into the Genesis House pop-up store to get flowers and immersive photo ops celebrating release of the “Sweet Dreams” single by j-hope of the popular K-pop band BTS. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) New Single from j-hope of K-Pop Band BTS Triggers Run on Flowers at Downtown Pop-up Sometimes there can be too much of a good thing. When news went viral of a two-day pop-up event celebrating the release of... News 13 Mar 2025 | 08:16
Protesters descended on Gracie Mansion on March 12 after Mayor Adams refused to take a stand on the arrest by ICE agents of Mahmoud Khalil, a spokesperson at last summer’s pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel protests at Columbia University. P ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Protests Continue Across City in the Wake of the Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil A week of protests was capped by the arrest of 98 people inside Trump Tower on March 13 over the continuing detention of... News 16 Mar 2025 | 05:39
