Eric Adams signing an extension of NYC’s rent stabilization law on March 25, which will now expire in April 2027. ( Photo via NYC’s Mayor’s Office ) NYC’s Rent Stabilization Law Is Extended To 2027, Defying Landlord Lobby Mayor Eric Adams signed a City Council bill that extends NYC’s Rent Stabilization Law–which sets the rate of rent increases... News 27 Mar 2024 | 06:41
Brad Holyman-Sigal (bottom screen) attending a March 20 District 2 school board meeting, where a resolution passed that called for a “review” of trans women playing school sports. He later slammed it as bigoted and lacking evidence. ( Photo via DOE ) Anti-Trans Vote By District 2 Ed Board Draws Fierce Protest Manhattan’s Community Education Council District 2, the borough’s largest school board, has passed an 8-3 resolution asking... News 26 Mar 2024 | 10:22
An interior rendering of the proposed overhaul of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. On Mar. 12, officials announced that $2 billion of the $10 billion dollar project is projected to stem from a commercial towers arrangement. ( Photo via Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) Third Tower Added To P.A. Bus Terminal Overhaul, In Bid To Cover $2B Of $10B Tab Three commercial towers are expected to provide 20 percent of the funding for an overhaul of the 73-year-old Port Authority... News 24 Mar 2024 | 03:04
The three proposals vying for a gambling license on Manhattan’s West Side (from left to right): Related Co.’s Hudson Yards complex, Silverstein Partners’ “Avenir”project, and SL Green’s Caesar Palace in Times Square. ( Renderings via Related Co., SL Green, Silverstein Partners) West Siders Vent About Casino Proposals During CB4 Hearing Three developers–Related Co., Silverstein Partners, and SL Green–are looking to snag a gambling license to operate a casino... News 22 Mar 2024 | 04:01
DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez speaking at a March 20 press conference asking for a renewal, and expansion, of NYC’s red-light camera program. ( Photo via NYC DOT ) NYC’s DOT Asks For Expansion Of Expiring Red-Light Cam Program NYC’s red-light camera program could soon expand to more intersections, if the city’s Department of Transportation finds... News 21 Mar 2024 | 06:42
Angelo Kitkas puts the finishing touches on a space that will house Flower Power Dispensers, the first licensed adult-use cannabis store on the UWS. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Flower Power Dispensers Set To Be UWS’s First Legal Recreational Weed Store The Upper West Side is getting its first legal adult-use recreational weed store. Flower Power Dispensers, which is set to... News 14 Mar 2024 | 04:25
The recording studio known as The Music Building, where a man was shot in the head in the early morning hours of March 8. Four men were reportedly seen running from the building shortly after the incident. There have been no arrests as of press time. ( Photo via Google Maps ) Man Shot In Head At The Music Building, A Famed 8th Ave. Studio An unidentified 26 year-old man was shot in the head at the famed Manhattan recording studio known as The Music Building... News 11 Mar 2024 | 01:54
The interior of See No Evil, a pizzeria that has opened on the downtown platform of the 50th St. 1 train station. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) New Pizza Restaurant Opens At 50th St. Subway Stop, Hopes To Draw Times Sq. Crowd Two entrepreneurs, Adrien Gallo and the famed chef Ed Carew, are cornering the market on subway dining. They’ve just opened... News 04 Mar 2024 | 07:20
Out of 38 granted statewide on Feb. 16, Blue Forest Farms LLC received the sole new adult-use retail dispensary license in the borough of Manhattan. The Madison Ave. store pictured above is a hemp retailer that shares a name with the LLC. Only 12 legal dispensaries currently exist in Manhattan. ( Photo: Blue Forest Farms ) Bud Snub: Manhattan Snags Only One Of 38 New Dispensary Licenses Handed Out By NYS Manhattan received only one of the new 38 adult-use retail cannabis licenses handed out statewide on Feb. 16, which were... News 04 Mar 2024 | 12:23
The progression of 319-321 W. 38th St, which will now be a Best Western hotel. The former residential space has been cited as as improperly demolished building in a Special Zoning District, a practice which a new City Council bill hopes to crack down on. ( Photo via Google St. View, Community Board 4, Gene Kaufman Architect) As CB4 Fears Loss Of Affordable Housing On West Side, Bill Would Tighten DOB Oversight Of Demolitions Two City Council Members representing Manhattan’s West Side, Erik Bottcher and Gale Brewer, have introduced legislation to... News 03 Mar 2024 | 08:28
A billboard for a luxury condo project at 720 West End Ave, pictured on Feb. 15. On Jan. 30, the DOB said that the enormous UWS billboard was in violation of multiple regulations, and should be taken down within 45 days. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Those Responsible For Massive Billboard On UWS Bldg. May Escape Fines, If It’s Taken Down A massive billboard advertising luxury condos at 720 West End Ave. has drawn the ire of UWS residents, leading to an inspection... News 22 Feb 2024 | 10:24
A “grinch” chain being shown off by one of the “grinch boys” on social media. On Feb. 6, the Manhattan D.A.’s office indicted four people for allegedly operating a club robbery ring that targeted high-credit customers. ( Photo via Manhattan D.A.’s Office) “Grinchsters” Indicted for Alleged Theft of Manhattan Clubbers’ Credit Cards Four people–Julian Pomales, Blerina Prelvukaj, Promise Shippy, and Malcolm Scott–have been indicted for an alleged string... Home 09 Feb 2024 | 01:26
23 year-old Christopher Miller, who has escaped police custody. The authorities say that he managed to flee Bellevue Hospital in Kips Bay–where police had cuffed him for an unspecified warrant–while being treated for stab wounds there. ( Photo via NYPD ) Bellevue Escape: Suspect Being Treated for Stab Wound Flees Custody A 23 year-old man being treated for stab wounds at Bellevue fled just before 4 a.m. on Feb. 3, after police took him into... News 07 Feb 2024 | 11:06
State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein and State Senator Kristen Gonzalez speaking at a Jan. 29 press conference on Beth Israel’s possible closure. ( Photo via Manhattan East Community Association/YouTube ) Community Group Warns of “Dire Consequences” if Beth Israel Closes; Draws Support from Epstein and Gonzalez A community group says that Lower Manhattan–which is already underserved in terms of available hospital beds–will face “dire... News 04 Feb 2024 | 06:49
Under the $8.6 million overhaul proposed by the Parks Dept., the playground’s longstanding fiberglass dinosaurs will be replaced with new “identical” ones. ( Photo via NYC Parks Dept.) Dino Playground in Riverside Park Gets Thumbs up on $8.6 Million Overhaul The proposed $8.6 million overhaul of Riverside Park’s Dinosaur Playground received another boost on Tuesday, Jan. 16, as... News 31 Jan 2024 | 02:22