E-bikes parrked on 8th Avenue, between 37th and 38th street. If two bills recently passed in the NYS Assembly are passed by the New York State Senate and signed by Gov. Hochul, further e-bike safety regulations will be put in place, including a statewide ban on e-bikes driving on sidewalks. ( Photo: Alessia Girardin) New York State Finally Moving— Slowly— to Regulate Lithium-Ion Batteries for E-Bikes By any measure, the statistics are horrific and infuriating: in 2023 alone, according to the FDNY, uncertified lithium-ion... News 20 Jun 2024 | 01:24
Constantino Novala horses and mural in Wise Towers public plaza. The playground adjacent has recently been declared private. ( lifeiswondertastic Instagram) So Much Llama Drama: Wise Towers Bars Non-residents from New Playground A newly renovated playground is supposed to bring nothing but fun to New York City kids. Instead, the renowned “Llama Park”—... News 17 Jun 2024 | 05:47
The NYC portal that is in NYC’s Flatiron District at the junction of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street that connects to Dublin at the corner of North Earl Street and O’Connell Street, the city’s main street. The portal now has a gate that was reopened on May 19 and will be on livestream for visitors from 6 AM to 4 PM in NYC. Police and Flatiron NoMad organizers now patrol the area for safety. Photo Credit: Alessia Girardin. NYC-Dublin Portal Reopens with Limited Hours after Lewd Incidents Forced Shutdown A sense of global connectedness between New York City and Dublin from the NYC portal installed about two weeks ago was disrupted... News 20 May 2024 | 05:29
Trevor Bickford when he attacked three police officers on New Year’s Eve 2022 was probably trying “to commit suicide by cop” said Thomas Galati, who at the time was the NYPD chief of intelligence and counterterrorism. Photo: NYPD Man in Violent Times Square Rampage on New Year’s Eve ‘22 Sentenced to 27 Yrs Behind Bars A self proclaimed jihadist man from Maine who attacked three NYPD officers with a machete-style knife on New Year’s Eve,... News 13 May 2024 | 06:26
The portal from New York City’s Flatiron at the junction of Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street that connects to Dublin at the corner of North Earl Street and O’Connell Street. The 3.5-ton part interactive sculpture and part webcam is providing a 24-hour livestream across global cities. Photo: Alessia Girardin. Sci-fi-like Portal Links Dublin to NYC; Some Find Overseas Dates, Others See Family Members NYC’s newest tech installation is a livestream video “portal” that now connects from a park in the Flatiron District to Dublin,... News 13 May 2024 | 05:28
Columbia students and independent supporters marching in pro-Palestinian protest on May 6 on W 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam avenue in front of Columbia University’s main entrance for students who live on campus. The protests were the reason that Columbia’s president shut down the school previously on April 30, and has cancelled graduation on May 15. Photo Credit: Alessia Girardin. Many Students Upset After Columbia Cancels Its All-School Graduation After Weeks of Protests Columbia University canceled its all-school graduation ceremony for students, amid pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled... News 09 May 2024 | 04:24
59 East Drive Central Park where a reported grand larceny took place on April 29 at 10 a.m. and the suspect, a 42-year-old man, Fontaine Moise, was named, who snatched 35-year-old woman’s phone by Swan Lake was arrested. After String of 5 Muggings in Central Park in 5 Days, NYPD Boosts Patrols The NYPD boosted their number of patrols these past few days after string of five violent muggings in Central Park that included... News 29 Apr 2024 | 07:19
In one of the alleged punch attacks, suspect Daquan Armstead was said to have struck an assistant NYU professor on a street at the rear of Washington Square Park. The attack was being investigated as a hate crime. Photo: Slippy Hollow/Wikimedia Commons Serial-Puncher Arrested for 8 Random Attacks on Women is Remanded on $20,000 Bail A 30-year-old Bronx man was arrested on April 23 and charged with eight random punching attacks on women in Tribeca, the... News 24 Apr 2024 | 06:06
Construction inside the former Ascension School where the Department of Education wants to move West Prep middle school is well underway the West Side Spirit found during a recent visit even though a final vote on the pending move by the DOE won’t come until May 22. Photo Credit: Alessia Girardin. Controversy Rages as DOE Plans to Move West Prep Academy into Shut Down Catholic School Controversy is rocking West Prep Academy, an Upper West Side Middle school that the Board of Education plans to move to the... Home 22 Apr 2024 | 05:15
An earthquake with a 4.8 magnitude that struck an epicenter in New Jersey, one mile from Tewksbury, NJ on April 5 at 10:23 a.m.also sent shock waves to Manhattan and up and down the East Coast. Outlined in red is the earthquake at its most intense point stretching along New Jersey. Photo Credit: earthquake.usgs.gov. A 4.8 Quake in NJ Rattles Manhattan; Around 30 Smaller Aftershocks Hit Over Weekend Dozens of small aftershocked continued over two days following an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale... News 08 Apr 2024 | 10:13
Chelsea-Elliot Homes at 430 W 26th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenue. NYCHA is partnering with Essence Development and Related Companies in a $1.5 billion plan to demolish and rebuild two public housing projects into new high rise mixed use apartments that would involve subsidized housing and middle and market rate apartments managed by a private firm. Photo: Google Street View. Legal Aid and CSS Rip NYCHA’s $1.5 Billion Tear Down Plans for Chelsea Public Housing Projects Controversy heats up over plans by the New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)’s to move forward... News 18 Mar 2024 | 09:52
A Venezuelan woman, Edgarlis Vegas who police said is pictured in bottom left hand corner (wearing a burgundy jacket) allegedly was part of a mob of migrants involved in an assault on two police officers in a Times Square melee on Jan. 27. Photo: Crimestoppers First Woman Charged as Part of Migrant Mob That Attacked 2 Cops in Times Square A 20-year-old Venezuelan became the first woman to be arrested and charged with being part of a gang of immigrants who were... News 15 Mar 2024 | 06:57
A delivery worker, who wanted to remain unnamed, trying out the charging station powered by Swiftmile on March 11 at Cooper Square in the East Village. Photo credit: Alessia Girardin. Bumpy Rd: Delivery Workers Voice Concerns on First E-Bike Battery Charging Pilot Program The Department of Transportation (DOT) held its first battery charging pilot program for 100 delivery workers on March 7... News 11 Mar 2024 | 05:07
The Flaco memorial on Feb. 26 at his favorite elm tree in the Central Park North Meadow. Photo Credit: Flickr. Fans Petition Parks Dept. for a Statue Honoring Flaco, But It Could Be a Very Long Wait Fans of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl, escaped Central Park Zoo and died on Feb. 26 after striking an Upper West Side Building... News 08 Mar 2024 | 05:49
One of the new outdoor dining sheds at Bodrum in the Upper West Side between 88th and 89th street. Photo Credit: Alessia Girardin. Two Manhattan Restaurants Are Among First to Use New Modular Outdoor Dining Sheds Two restaurants in Manhattan are among the first four in the city to feature the new open air modular set ups that will eventually... News 04 Mar 2024 | 05:56
Opposition Growing Against NYPD’s Criminalization Push for Bike-Traffic Infractions