Erik Bottcher has soared to re-election in District 3, where he’s represented Chelsea & Hell’s Kitchen since 2021. He’s also filed groundwork plans for a congressional bid. ( Photo: Erik Bottcher ) Erik Bottcher Soars to Re-Election in District 3 City Council Member Erik Bottcher waltzed to reelection in District 3, which spans Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen, on November... News 06 Nov 2025 | 01:13
Wanted for an iPhone robbery inside Holy Cross Church, 329 W. 42nd St., Oct. 1, 2025. ( Photos: NYPD) iPhone Stolen in Midtown Church; Chelsea Landlords Indicted for Tenant Harassment The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the two individuals wanted in connection with a robbery that... News 06 Oct 2025 | 11:01
Missing: Moudupe Carpenter, 53, missing since June 18, 2025. ( Photo: NYPD) Homeless Man Bites Cop Near Union Square; Woman Missing from Hell’s Kitchen A troubled person allegedly took a bite out of an NYPD officer on July 24 at approximately 1:37pm. The individual approached... News 28 Jul 2025 | 10:43
Left: Wanted for Homicide at Fulton Houses; Right: 6th Ave. Starbucks where NYPD Detetctive was attacked. ( Photo: NYPD, Google Maps) Cops Release Photo of Suspect in Chelsea Murder; Detective Assaulted in Midtown NYPD are asking the public’s assistance in determining the identity and whereabouts of a man sought in connection with the... News 14 Jul 2025 | 01:32
Left: Migrant busted for menacing in front of this gift shop. Right: Alleged podophile, Dexter Betancourt. ( Photos: Google Maps, NYPD) Menace Arrested Near Madison Square Garden; Subway Podophile Busted! The alleged foot-loving sex pest sought by cops, as reported in last week’s Crime Watch, has been caught. His name is Dexter... News 30 Jun 2025 | 12:19
Left: Wanted for forcible touching in Herald Square. Right: Wanted for chain snatching on W. 29th St. ( Photos: NYPD) Buttocks Grabbed in Subway; Chain Snatched on W. 29th St. The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in finding the individual wanted in connection... News 23 Jun 2025 | 07:40
A pollutant-absorbing mural called “Botanical Pulse” now graces a building abutting Hell’s Kitchen Park. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Massive Pollution-Absorbing Mural Comes to Hell’s Kitchen Park An enormous mural depicting blooming plant life now graces Hell’s Kitchen Park, located between W. 47th & 48th Sts. on 10th... News 03 Jun 2025 | 05:30
E-bike bandits, two per bike, in Hudson River Park, April 24, 2025. ( Photos: NYPD) Man Indicted for Threat to Kill Jews at East Side Synagogue; E-bikers Attack Teen in Chelsea E-Bike Gang Attacks Youth in Hudson River Park in Chelsea Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying four... News 12 May 2025 | 01:58
David Barton’s Gym U NYC reclaims the former YMCA building in Chelsea that was made famous by the Village People’s anthem. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) Feud is over between gym owner and landlord of famed Village People ‘YMCA’ building A simmering feud between David Barton, a pioneer of the gym-as-nightclub movement, and the landlord of the building where... News 28 Apr 2025 | 06:16
Wanted for mugging a senior woman for her purse, Sixth Avenue and 16th Street, April 18, 2025. ( Photos: NYPD) Woman Mugs Woman in Chelsea; Penn Station Stabber Indicted Cops from the 13th Precinct are on the lookout for a suspected woman mugger who targeted a senior woman in Chelsea recently.... News 28 Apr 2025 | 10:12
Zhenya Gershman surrounded by her paintings. ( Photo: Kelly Garreau ) New Exhibition by Activist Artist Shines Human Light on Homeless Zhenya Gershman is an artist who uses her canvas to highlight a wide variety of causes, from the plight of the homeless in... City Arts 26 Apr 2025 | 03:44
Suspected Flatiron stabber walking past Madison Square Park, Worth Square behind him, March 29. ( Photo: NYPD) Cops Hunt Flatiron Stabber; Bragg Indicts Man for Anti-Gay Hate Crime On Saturday, March 29, at approximately 5:30 p.m., in the vicinity of West 25th Street and Fifth Avenue, a 31-year-old male... News 06 Apr 2025 | 06:32
Eric Bothcher has put up nine projects for participatory budget vote. Voting closes on April 6. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) $1 Million On Tap as Chelsea ‘Participatory Budgeting’ Voting Gets Underway As “participatory budgeting” voting gets underway (March 29 to April 6), Chelsea residents living in City Council Member... News 31 Mar 2025 | 06:03
Wanted for assault at 23rd St A / C /E station, March 17, 2025. ( Photo: NYPD) Psycho Shoves Man for Refusing Subway Swipe; Fatality at Times Square Station Appearances, never forget, can be deceiving. That’s one lesson to be relearned from an assault that occurred on March 17,... News 30 Mar 2025 | 04:39
Chelsea City Councilmember Tony Simone rallying for the implementation of a bill that would mandate psychiatric care for some defendants departing jail, which is based on a report he issued in January. ( Photo: Tony Simone) West Side Pols Push Varied Measures They Say Will Address Homelessness Two politicians representing Manhattan’s parts of the West Side are pushing measures that they believe will help homeless... News 02 Mar 2025 | 08:04
