Brawling Female Knicks Fans at Ticker-tape Parade Go Viral While Midtown has borne the brunt of brawling Knicks fans, the June 18 ticker-tape parade gave downtown its time to shine.... Crime Watch 08 Jul 2026 | 01:27
Knicks parade pilgrim “missed my grad for this.” ( Photo: Brian Berger) Knicks Parade Draws Two Million Fans, Orange & Blue Forever! Upwards of two million fervent Knicks fans jammed the streets of lower Manhattan, from City Hall to Battery Park City and... News 23 Jun 2026 | 09:04
Rep. Dan Goldman in Washington speaking of African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan. ( Photo: Dan Goldman Instagram / Brian Berger) Goldman Asks Congress for $15 Million African Burial Ground Expansion Though it ranks among Manhattan’s most important historic sites, the African Burial Ground National Monument (ABGNM) rarely... News 11 Apr 2026 | 02:01
Kwanzaa arrives at the African Burial Ground National Monument, Dec. 26, 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Kwanzaa Arrives at African Burial Ground National Monument: Umoja! It was Friday morning after Christmas and for admirers of the beautiful but recently beleaguered African Burial Ground National... News 04 Jan 2026 | 08:02
Left: Drena De Niro and son Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez. Right: Akira Stein ( Photos: Drena De Niro, Chris Stein Instagram) 5 Alleged Fentanyl Dealers Indicted for 3 Teen Deaths The fight against the scourge of fentanyl and the death merchants who sell it took one small step forward with the recent... News 10 Nov 2025 | 11:38
Wanted for Hate Crime Assault on East Houston Street, Sept. 8. ( Photos: NYPD) Hate Crime on Houston St.; Attempted Subway Rapist Sentenced Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals wanted in connection with a hate crime assault... News 06 Oct 2025 | 12:11
Manhattan Bridge Plaza crash memorial as of July 28. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Fatal Manhattan Bridge Crash Driver Indicted for Murder A week after a speeding car blasted off the Manhattan Bridge and killed two innocent bystanders, the wheels of justice have... News 29 Jul 2025 | 05:21
Armed robbers on a motorbike target man and his girlfriend in Fort Washington Park, July 19, 2025.. Inset: motorbike driver drops his wounded accomplice off at hospital in the Bronx. ( Photos: SDNY, Straus News yellow highlights) Two Dominican Migrants Charged in Federal Cop Park Shooting Two Dominican Republic nationals, in the US illegally, have been charged in connection with the near-deadly shooting of a... News 28 Jul 2025 | 12:49
African Burian Ground National Monument is behind both the Ted Weiss Federal Building and 26 Federal Plaza: That’s a lot of feds! ( Photo: National Park Service, Straus News markup) African Burial Ground Reopens After Unexplained Month-Long Closure Nearly four weeks after it was closed without explanation, the African National Monument Burial Ground memorial at Duane... News 14 Jul 2025 | 10:29
A sign on an apartment building downtown, address unknown. Note the Ukrainian flag displayed outside one window. ( Photo: Nextdoor app) Neighborhood Scrapbook Downtown 20 Apr 2025 | 06:56
Left: NYPD traffic agent puncher; Right: Swastika-painting graffiti vandals—note masks and gloves. ( Photo: NYPD) Parking Scofflaw Punches Traffic Agent; Vandals Hit Tesla; LES Ice-Pick Killer Indicted If getting parking and other tickets were a competition, the driver of New York State license plate 92862MM would likely... News 23 Mar 2025 | 06:40
Left: Wanted for sex abuse at West 4th Street subway station, Feb. 8; Right: wanted for carjacking, Feb. 23. ( NYPD) Sex Abuse in W. 4th St. Station, Daylight Carjacking near WTC From the confines of the 6th Precinct / Transit District 2 comes a report of sex abuse. A 31-year-old female victim was inside... News 17 Mar 2025 | 12:11
Members of CB1’s Waterfront, Parks & Cultural Committee met online to discuss a possible sequel to the “Million Trees” initiative. Photo: Abigail Gruskin The City May Be In For a Million More Trees It won’t happen overnight, but the city may be destined to grow more green. A sequel to the “Million Trees” initiative, this... News 18 Nov 2022 | 12:31
Dozens of protesters turned out at 250 Broadway, where City Council offices are located. Photo: Abigail Gruskin ‘The Yuck Mobile’ A mock dining shed on wheels stalled briefly in front of City Council members’ offices downtown, at 250 Broadway, in the... News 18 Nov 2022 | 10:52
Robert Alonso. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Building Service Workers Award Honoree Robert Alonso: A Lobby To Call Home Doorman Robert Alonso has found a second home in the lobby of the luxury downtown apartment building where he works, complete... People 17 Oct 2022 | 02:44
