The 116-year-old Incarnation School in Washington Heights will close at the end of the current school year, the Archdiocese of New York announced. Transfiguration School in Chinatown will merge three campuses into two. Two schools in the Hudson Valley are also closing in the latest round of closures. ( Photo: Google Street Views) Archdiocese Closes Another Catholic Elementary School in Manhattan Heartbroken parents and teachers received the news that Incarnation School, a 116-year-old Catholic elementary school in... News 19 Mar 2026 | 07:00
The Hudson River Park Trust says that they will stick with a contract that gives ICE agents parking spots until June, citing a review of contract language. ( Photo: spothero) Hudson River Park Trust to Stick With ICE Contract Until June The Hudson River Park Trust has said that it will not break its contract that provides parking spots to Immigration and Customs... Home 19 Mar 2026 | 12:25
Brkln Bloke founder Wayne Fortune with the writer Karen Rempel at pop-up on E. 42nd St. ( Photo: Karen Rempel) Brkln Bloke Breaking Bad with Pop-Up Opening at Grand Central Brkln Bloke is dope on a rope—the coolest locally-designed rigging (streetwear) for Manhattan dudes about town. Brkln Bloke,... News 18 Mar 2026 | 04:49
met cloisters via www.metmuseum.org Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Mar. 19-25 Thursday, March 19th Juliana Soltis Recital: Cellist Juliana Soltis returns to the Library for the Performing Arts to celebrate... News 18 Mar 2026 | 12:18
Firefigthers battle a blaze on high rise building in mid-town that erupted just as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was starting on March 17th. The building was under renovation ( Citizen) Fire Erupts in High Rise a Block from St. Patrick’s Day Parade A two alarm fire erupted in a high rise building at 6 E. 43rd St. between Madison Ave. and Fifth Ave. at around 9:45 a.m.... News 18 Mar 2026 | 04:53
Amanda Brown from New Windsor, NY, gives a lift up Fifth Ave. to her son Cameron, who waves two tri-color flags. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) St. Patrick’s Day Parade Marked by Good Cheer & Politics The Saint Patrick’s Day Parade crowds might have been a little lighter than usual along Fifth Avenue due to the cold temperatures... News 18 Mar 2026 | 06:01
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that he intends to reduce all NYC school zone speed limits to 15 mph by the end of his term, in 2029. A total of 800 zones will see changes this year. ( Photo: Flickr, nycmayorsoffice) City to Reduce All School Zone Speed Limits to 15 Mph by 2029 Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that Sammy’s Law, which provides for the rollout of a 15 mph speed limit in local school... News 18 Mar 2026 | 10:48
UWS Crime Watch 3.19.26 Man’s SUV Carjacked after Dispute over Directions According to police, at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, a 40-year-old male... News 19 Mar 2026 | 12:43
New York State Senator Erik Bottcher busting a move with a troupe from Dances for a Variable Population, at his inauguration ceremony at the American Musuem of Natural History. ( Photo: YouTube, Erik Bottcher) Bottcher Stages Gala Inauguration at Natural History Museum The stars turned out on Sunday March 15 as Erik Bottcher–who won a special election for the New York State Senator for the... News 16 Mar 2026 | 08:37
The children of Ronnie Eldridge, son Daniel and daughters Lucy and Emily, recall their mother at a memorial service March 11 at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, Alder Hall. Their mother, a UWS power broker and former city council member passed at the age of 95 on March 4. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Remembering Ronnie Eldridge: UWS Power Broker, Politician, Mom “Even her enemies liked her.” That’s how Gordon Davis, who worked alongside Ronnie Eldridge in the office of Mayor John Lindsay... News 16 Mar 2026 | 06:03
Chelea Piers soccer camp kids from summer 2025. ( Photo: Chelsea Piers Instagram) Manhattan Soccer Camps for a World Cup Summer (in Jersey) While there’s a whole word of New Yorkers who think and talk about soccer all the time: English Premiere League, Bundesliga,... News 16 Mar 2026 | 10:36
The joy of running past Stuy Town in the NYC Half Marathon. ( Photo: Brian Berger) 30,000+ Runners Race Up FDR Drive to Central Park in Half Marathon More than 30,000 runners from around the globe raced, ran, jogged, and, in some cases, trudged, from Brooklyn to Central... News 16 Mar 2026 | 10:37
Police and the FDNY responded to a suspicious package in the lobby of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on March 14 for what was initially feared to be an explosive. ( Photo: Citizen) Bomb Scare at MSK Shuts York Ave for Several Hours The Upper East Side, which was already on a state of heightened alert following bombs tossed at domonstrators a week earlier,... News 15 Mar 2026 | 02:25
Layla Law-Gisiko (above center), who is running for City Council District 3, has survived a technical challenge to her ballot line that would have kicked her out of the race. ( Photo: Layla Law-Gisiko, Instagram) Council District 3 Race Update: Law-Gisiko Survives Ballot Challenge An attempt to knock Layla Law-Gisiko off the ballot in the special election race for City Council District 3 has been denied... News 15 Mar 2026 | 01:14
The poll conducted Feb. 22 to 25 shows Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg the preferred candidate of 23 percent of the voters in the upcoming Democratic primary followed by Trump critic George Conway. The poll by Schoen Cooperman includes several candidates who have since dropped out of the race ( Photo: Schoen Cooperman for PAC Leading the Future) Undecided Voters Hold Key in Crowded Race for Nadler Seat in Congress Two recent polls say Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg is the leading candidate in the 12th Congressional district race but a... News 13 Mar 2026 | 08:07
