Bruce Caulfield, Principal Owner of Tracks Raw Bar and Grill at Grand Central Madison address media representatives at a press conference about the summer activities at Grand Central. Already 8 months behind schedule, the delayed opening of the first GCM retail space should be next month. ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Tracks at Grand Central Madison—When Is It Opening? When Grand Central Madison finally opened to the public in February of 2023, the modern terminal space that is larger than... Food & Drink 20 Jun 2025 | 05:16
New York City and its surrounding areas faced severe weather incidents on June 19th. Around 3:45 p.m. a 15-year-old boy was struck by lightning in Central Park and survived. ( Graphic: National Weather ) 15-year-old Teen Struck By Lightning In Central Park A 15-year-old high school sophomore was struck by lightning in Central Park on the afternoon of June 19 as severe thunderstorms... News 20 Jun 2025 | 11:44
It’s important to know which vitamins to take, which to use concurrently, and which to use separately. ( Photo: Wikimedia: Ragesoss) What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Specify: How to Take Vitamins While Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. touts the unproven power of vitamin supplements, experts warn to watch... News 19 Jun 2025 | 05:05
A biker died in Central Park on June 18, after colliding with a pedestrian who was using a crosswalk on East Dr. & E. 97th St. ( Photo: Google Maps ) E-Biker Dies in Central Park Accident With Pedestrian A man riding a bike in Central Park died after colliding with a pedestrian using a crosswalk on Wednesday, June 18, the authorities... News 19 Jun 2025 | 05:39
Awning sign at 4149 Broadway in northern Manhattan advertises: “We Speed Up Bike.” ( Photo: Brian Berger) Don’t Hold Breath on 15 MPH Speed Limit for E-Bikes There are still shops in Manhattan advertising that they will alter e-bikes to go faster. And while Mayor Eric Adams recently... News 19 Jun 2025 | 04:39
Both the South and North Towers burning on the morning of September 11, 2001. American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the North Tower at 8:46 a.m. 17 minutes later United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower at 9:03 a.m. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Two PA Police Rookies Honor 9/11 Legacy at Badge Ceremony For two Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) rookies who received their badges days before the June 20 graduation, the... News 20 Jun 2025 | 11:09
An NYPD traffic agent was sexually assaulted while working at the intersection of W. 42nd St. and Ninth Ave. by an unknown male. Police said an unknown male pressed the agent’s buttocks against his body during the June 18 morning rush hour before fleeing. ( Photo: Google Street View) Sexual Assault on NYPD Traffic Agent in Hell’s Kitchen An on-duty female NYPD traffic agent was the victim of a sexual assault in Hell’s Kitchen on the morning of June 18. At approximately... News 18 Jun 2025 | 06:44
Yuge Zhou’s “Trampoline Color Exercise” plays nightly through June 30. ( Photo: Michael Hull courtesy of Time Square Arts) Light Show For Three Minutes a Night, Times Square Becomes a Dreamscape Since the start of June, something unusual has been happening just before midnight in Times Square. For three unexpected... News 18 Jun 2025 | 04:32
The Soloviev Group is teaming up with the Mohegan Sun casino in a bid to land a license on the East River, just south of the United Nations, calling its project “Freedom Plaza” and proposing a public park and a museum. ( Photo: Courtesy Bucharest Studios) Three Developers Rolling the Dice to Land a Manhattan Casino License Manhattan, says Michael Hershman, is “the Holy Grail” when it comes to building one of the new downstate casinos authorized... Voices 21 Jun 2025 | 09:17
Hudson Guild executive director Ken Jockers is working with city council member Erik Bottcher to encourage the tech and health care giants in the west side neighborhoods to hire locally. ( Photo: Courtesy Council member Erik Bottcher’s Office) Job Training Program in Chelsea Hopes to Triple Number of People It Helps over Next 2 Yrs Chelsea and Greenwich Village, with their super expensive apartments, booming office developments and glittering High Line,... News 21 Jun 2025 | 10:01
Chris Somerfeldt, the senior City Hall reporter for the Daily News, has been banned from future weekly press briefings by Mayor Eric Adams. ( Photo: Linkedin) Daily News Says Adams Move to Bar City Hall Reporter from Briefings is “Unconstitutional” In a testy exchange at Mayor Eric Adam’s weekly off topic press briefing on June 17, hizzoner said he was banning Daily News... News 21 Jun 2025 | 10:25
L train near Union Sq. station stopped after young woman was fatally struck on June 16. ( Photo: Citizen) Woman struck by L train while trying to climb back onto platform A 24 year old woman was killed when she was struck by an L train near Union Square station on June 16. The NYPD responded... News 17 Jun 2025 | 02:45
NYC Comptroller as he is handcuffed by ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza in downtown Manhattan June 17. Homeland security later claimed he was ( Photo: Citizen) Brad Lander Arrested by ICE Agents, But Charges Later Dropped City comptroller Brad Lander was seized by ICE outside immigration court Manhattan on June 17 as he accompanied a migrant... News 17 Jun 2025 | 04:59
Young attendee wears the craft project she created at the Museum Mile Festival on Fifth Avenue. ( Photo: Christine Butler for MCNY) Fifth Avenue Transformed into a Cultural Playground for Museum Mile Festival Fifth Avenue shut down to cars but came alive with art, music, and crowds on the evening of June 10 as the 47th annual Museum... City Arts 16 Jun 2025 | 04:46
Keith Powers says he is in the process of proposing a City Council bill that would effectively “legalize” bodega cats, which are technically barred from all food establishments under NYC’s health code. ( Photo: Keith Powers, TikTok) Keith Powers Prepares Bill to Legalize Bodega Cats You may not have known that bodegas keeping bodega cats around is against the law, but there’s a chance it might not be for... News 17 Jun 2025 | 02:24