Pedestrians heading toward a homeless encampment on West 45th Street that occupied the entire sidewalk, forcing people to venture into the street to get around it. ( Photo: Will Thalhimer) West Side Shantytown Near Intrepid Renews Homeless Debate The first official complaint to City Council regarding the growing shantytown near West 45th Street between 11th and 12th... News 19 Jul 2026 | 01:56
One fan in Times Square climbs atop a street lights while celebrating. ( Photo: Harrison Cade) The Knicks Win!! Jubilation & Disorder Follows NBA Finals Manhattanites took to the streets in wild celebration on Saturday night, June 13th, after the New York Knicks closed out... News 14 Jul 2026 | 11:07
The first-of-its-kind Parents’ Night Out program which aims to provide children from six to 13 years-old with a range of supervised activities at its debut on Aug. 16, quickly filled up all available slots on the first day of registration. ( Photo: Daniel Avila/ NYC Parks) Mamdani’s First Parents’ Night Out Program Fills Up in Hours Available slots to drop off kids for playground activities in the city’s first ever Parents Night Out program next month... News 13 Jul 2026 | 05:06
Stilt walkers at NYC Pride March. ( Photo: Satish Shahi) Pride Weekend Trifecta: 3 Local LGBTQ Parades Vie for Attention The culmination of Pride Month is Pride Weekend, a two-day span so bursting with complex and sometimes conflicting passions... News 06 Jul 2026 | 11:18
Last year, the Parks Department opened the Gottesman Pool at the Davis Center in Central Park, replacing the old Lasker Pool and Rink. The pool will be one of Manhattan’s outdoor pool locations offering the free Learn to Swim program this summer although only a handful of the public pools in Manhattan will offer similar programs. ( Photo: Courtesy of NYC Parks Department) Lifeguard Shortages Loom as Public Pools and Beaches Prep for Hot Summer Forecasts for the Northeast suggest that New Yorkers are in for a historically hot summer. As the city sweltered under its... News 03 Jul 2026 | 09:31
The Jalen Brunson street sign at West 11th Street and Seventh Avenue is considerably higher than the honorary signs for his teammates. ( Photo: Will Thalhimer) Boulevard of Heroes: City Names Streets to Honor Champion Knicks “New York is back!” That was the reaction of Deshaun Dickerson, 26, a local clothing designer who discovered the street signs... News 01 Jul 2026 | 02:14
Supporters are watching as the votes come in for the 10th congressional district. ( Photo: Will Thalhimer) Rep. Dan Goldman focuses on Israel after losing to Lander A few hundred voters, staffers, and volunteers gathered inside the Mezzanine, a rather roomy, well-lit event space on Wall... Home 24 Jun 2026 | 02:28
Puerto Rican Day Parade 2026 celebrated Boricuans and the Knicks in abundance. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Puerto Rican Day Parade Fills Fifth Avenue With Pride, Politicians Hundreds of thousands of impassioned Nuyoricans and their friends jammed the streets of Fifth Avenue June 14 for what’s officially... News 23 Jun 2026 | 01:21
Assemblyman Tony Simone pictured at a presser across the street from Penn Station was pushing a bill in Albany that would have allowed bars and restaurants to expand into the streets with outdoor drinking in designated “entertainment zones.” ( Photo: Keith Kelly) HOST Act Fails to Pass: Space for World Cup Fans Runs Out Bars and restaurants are left scrambling for provisions as the World Cup begins. Modelled on legislation passed in Washington... Food & Drink 12 Jun 2026 | 02:46
Pedicab operators at work at West 58th Street and 7th Avenue near Central Park South. There are 850 licensed pedicabs in the city, but the number of unlicensed cabs means the number on the street is nearly double that figure, a recent city council report found. ( Photo: Madeleine Farr) City Moving to Combat Tourist Scams Ahead of 2026 World Cup Anticipating a World Cup-driven wave of malefaction, fraud and ripoffs, New York’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection... News 12 Jun 2026 | 01:35
Israel Day Parade, Governor Kathy Hochul speaking. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Israel Day Parade Brings Huge Crowd, High Spirits to Fifth Avenue Tens of thousands of Jewish New Yorkers, Israelis, their friends, allies and dozens of elected politicians came to Fifth... News 09 Jun 2026 | 09:46
Secret Service officers patrolling the stadium before the lockdown. ( Photo: Will Thalhimer) New York Knicks Game 3 Watch Party Scuttled as Frozen Zone Surrounds MSG for Trump Visit Barriers were set out on the streets and sidewalks surrounding Madison Square Garden in anticipation of Game Three of the... News 08 Jun 2026 | 06:33
Protesters gather outside Transportation Alternatives’ annual fundraiser to call for stricter regulation of e-bikes and other micromobility devices. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova) “I Could Have Been Dead:” E-Bike Critics Rally in Midtown ”I’m happy I’m talking to you, because I could have been dead.” Standing outside the New-York Historical Society on Monday... News 05 Jun 2026 | 07:34
FDNY Medal Day at City Hall, Mayor Mamdani at the podium. ( Photo: Brian Berger) FDNY Medal Day Brings Firefighters & Families to City Hall Thousands of firefighters, their colleagues and their family members packed the grounds outside City Hall on June 3 for the... News 05 Jun 2026 | 11:04
Gale Brewer and Zohran Mamdani making their Memorial Day addresses at Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Gale Brewer & Zohran Mamdani Memorial Day Addresses, 2026 Following are Straus News’ exclusive transcripts, recorded on site, of the addresses given by Upper West Side City Council... News 01 Jun 2026 | 01:13
