Category: Manhattan
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Fighting antisemitism: Museum of Jewish Heritage battles hate with new FAQ program for teachers, students
The Museum of Jewish Heritage has launched a new resource program aimed at combating antisemitism in schools. File photo/Max Parrott The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust released on Tuesday an Antisemitism FAQ Educator Resource in the wake of ongoing and increasing antisemitism throughout the city and in NYC public…
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Manhattan cops seek assailant who kicked man onto subway tracks
Police are on the hunt for an assailant who reportedly randomly and unprovoked kicked a man onto a Midtown Manhattan subway track, authorities said. courtesy of NYPD Police in Manhattan are on the hunt for an assailant who randomly kicked a man onto a subway track on Sunday, authorities said. According to police sources, the…
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Polo Grounds violence: Homeless men stabbed, resident shot dead in two separate incidents hours apart
NYPD officers at the scene of a crime. File photo by Dean Moses The former Polo Grounds in upper Manhattan saw two violent incidents on Sunday in which two homeless men stabbed each other, and a third man was shot dead hours later, police reported. According to police sources, the first bloody episode occurred at…
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Gillibrand pushes for federal law to protect IVF treatments in wake of Alabama court ruling on embryos
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and advocates at a March 3 press conference supporting federal legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization services for couples amid a restrictive Alabama state court ruling. Photo via Facebook/U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand The national push to protect in vitro fertilization (IVF) across America continued in Manhattan on Sunday. U.S. Senator…
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How a formerly homeless man in East Village is raising awareness of shelter conditions: ‘It’s no condition for nobody’
Ventura has been on all sides of the system, he has tasted the comforts of a home, he has huddled in the freezing cold while being street homeless, and now he stays in a safe haven. Photo by Dean Moses He does it for those still left behind. Eduardo Ventura can be found most Sundays…
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Subway creep groped sleeping man on 6 train in East Village: cops
The subway creep who groped a man on board a 6 train near the Astor Place station in the East Village on March 2, 2024. Photo via Wikimedia Commons, General Punger/Inset courtesy of NYPD Transit cops in the East Village are looking for the subway creep who groped a young man on board a 6…
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Bigot with box cutter attacks gay man on board A train in Midtown: cops
The suspect whom, police said, attacked a gay man with a box cutter on board an A train in Midtown on March 1, 2024. File photo by Dean Moses/Inset courtesy of NYPD Police in Midtown are looking for the bigot who attacked a gay man with a box cutter in an apparent hate crime on…
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Midtown cop assault: Charges dropped against Jhoan Boada, identified as wrong man in outrageous attack
The Manhattan DA’s office has dropped charges against Jhoan Boada after hew as found to be misidentified as a suspect in the Jan. 27 assault on two officers in Midtown. Screenshot from video courtesy of NYPD Prosecutors have dropped charges against one of the seven suspects connected to the brazen Midtown assault on two police…
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East Village pedestrian struck and killed by bus driver who drove away: cops
Police are investigating after a man was struck and killed in Alphabet City on Friday night in a hit-and-run perpetrated by who they believe was the driver of an MTA bus. Photo by Dean Moses Police in the East Village are investigating an incident on Friday night in which they believe a pedestrian was struck…
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Brooklyn woman who attacked subway cellist in Herald Square set free on supervised release
Amira Hunter, accused of beating a subway cello player over the head with a bottle earlier this month, was busted and then quickly set free on supervised release Thursday. Photo by Dean Moses The woman accused of beating a cello player over the head with a bottle in the subway earlier this month was busted…