A passageway from the now-defunct department store Gimbels ( Photo: Foster + Partners) New Gimbels’ Passage under Lux Tower To Help Fund Penn Station Rebuild Amtrak is still several billion dollars short of identifying all the money it needs to transform Penn Station into the world... News 13 Jun 2026 | 02:31
The New School, the acclaimed, century-old, liberal arts university in Greenwich Village, laid off nearly 90 employees, including faculty members as it tries to close a growing budget deficit. (Photo Credit: The New School) New School Lays Off Nearly 90 as It Tries to Cut $50M Deficit The New School, the renowned arts and design university based in Greenwich Village, laid off nearly 90 faculty and staff... News 13 Jun 2026 | 03:30
Midtown foot fetish mogul Jason Khan (inset) has been indicted for sex trafficking. ( Photos: SDNY) Midtown Foot Fetish Mogul Indicted by Feds for Sex Trafficking The man who operated a foot fetish modeling site, FootpadNYC.com, has been indicted for sex trafficking. Jason Khan, 47,... Crime Watch 12 Jun 2026 | 11:13
Futbol fans piled into Times Square on Friday, June 12 to watch FIFA World Cup games where the USA Men’s National Team beat Paraguay 4 to 1. ( Photo: Satish Shahi) Where to Watch the FIFA World Cup for Free Soccer fans looking to watch the 2026 World Cup this year without breaking the bank are in luck. The Intrepid Museum, The... News 13 Jun 2026 | 06:05
Pedicab operators at work at West 58th Street and 7th Avenue near Central Park South. There are 850 licensed pedicabs in the city, but the number of unlicensed cabs means the number on the street is nearly double that figure, a recent city council report found. ( Photo: Madeleine Farr) City Moving to Combat Tourist Scams Ahead of 2026 World Cup Anticipating a World Cup-driven wave of malefaction, fraud and ripoffs, New York’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection... News 12 Jun 2026 | 01:35
Traffic was temporarily blocked on Avenue A with fans chanting “Knicks, Knicks, Knicks” and “Go New York, Go New York, Go!” after the home teams miraculous win over the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs. ( Photo: Kirk Kelly) Celebration and Chaos in Streets Marks Knicks Game 4 Comeback Basketball fans poured into the streets in the late hours of Wednesday June 10th after the Knicks rallied for a historic... News 13 Jun 2026 | 10:55
Ian Weissman, a social studies teacher at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts, receives the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence. Beginning June 8, six exceptional New York City public school teachers received surprise $25,000 checks for winning FLAG Awards for Teaching Excellence. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova) Midtown Surprise: Teacher Wins $25,000 FLAG Award for Excellence! A black box theater in Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts was quietly filling with students and faculty holding... Home 13 Jun 2026 | 03:56
NYC Council Member Virginia Maloney unveiled the new street name ‘Thierry Henry Way’ at a ceremony outside Radio City Music Hall June 10. (Photo: Jacqueline Gordon) Rockefeller Center Street Renamed for Soccer Legend Thierry Henry With World Cup fever rising by the day, NYC Council Member Virginia Maloney came to Rockefeller Center on June 10 to preside... News 11 Jun 2026 | 11:16
Freelancers Union “Freelance Isn’t Free Day” event, May 20. Kneeling with sign is Chief of Staff Andrea Gordillo; standing, bearded with sign, is FU’s former director Rafael Espinal. ( Photo: Freelancers Union / Erica Price) Freelancers Union: Labor Group Offers Solidarity to the Solitary Once upon a time it sounded romantic, bold, even revolutionary: to be a freelancer. Here in New York, this was rarely in... News 12 Jun 2026 | 12:35
City Abruptly Cancels Knicks Game 4 Garden Watch Party This watch party was over before it started. On Wednesday afternoon June 10, at around 4:30 p.m., an NYPD officer at the... News 11 Jun 2026 | 08:29
The head from a statue of St. Anthony of Padua was found on steps outside St. John the Baptist R.C. Church in Chelsea. A vandal, captured on surveillance video, struck around 4 a.m. on June 9. ( Photo: Marie Pohl) Vandal Beheads Statue of St. Anthony outside Historic Chelsea Church A statue of Saint Anthony of Padua was toppled in an outdoor area at the church of St. John the Baptist on 213 West 30th... News 10 Jun 2026 | 06:21
A carriage horse named Deniz collapsed and died in Central Park on June 9, leading to renewed calls to ban the carriage trade in New York City entirely. ( Photo: X.com, NYCLASS ) Carriage Horse Suddenly Dies in Central Park, Spurring Ban Calls Calls to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City have been issued anew, after a 16-year-old horse named Deniz collapsed... News 12 Jun 2026 | 10:31
folk art museum via www.folkartmuseum.org Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Jun. 11-17 Thursday, June 11th Chansons d’Amour - A romantic musical journey through Paris: Come see Adrienne Haan, artist-in-residence... News 10 Jun 2026 | 12:19
(From left) Alex Bores, George Conway, Micah Lasher, Jack Schlossberg, and Nina Schwalbe battled it out for the Democratic nomination for NY’s 12th Congressional District at a debate June 9, hosted by Spectrum News NY1. (Photo: Spectrum News NY1) Down to the Wire: NY-12 Candidates Participate in Contentious Debate With early voting for the Democratic primary for NY’s 12th Congressional district (NY-12) nomination starting June 13, the... News 11 Jun 2026 | 03:52
Jason Taylor resists arrest in Central Park’s Harlem Meer after an alleged petit larceny at a Lenox Avenue dry cleaner. ( Photo: NY_Scoop on X. ) Man Faces Charges after Harlem Meer Standoff with NYPD A 23-year-old suspect who took a dip in Central Park’s Harlem Meer while unsuccessfully trying to evade arrest now has the... News 10 Jun 2026 | 07:17
