Category: Manhattan

A suite of congestion pricing cameras on Third Avenue near 60th Street. Photo by Aidan Graham With the prospect of congestion pricing looming in Manhattan, many New Yorkers living near the northern end of the toll zone remain bitterly divided over the contentious plan.  If implemented, congestion pricing would charge drivers $15 per day to…

Joyce Randolph in “The Honeymooners.” Photo via Wikimedia Commons/CBS Television Joyce Randolph, a veteran stage and television actress whose role as the savvy Trixie Norton on “The Honeymooners” provided the perfect foil to her dimwitted TV husband, has died. She was 99. Randolph died of natural causes Saturday night at her home on the Upper…

An investigation is underway after a straphanger was struck by a train in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, FDNY and MTA officials said. Photo by Dean Moses A straphanger was struck and injured by a passing train at a Lower Manhattan subway station on Sunday afternoon, FDNY and MTA officials said. A Manhattan bound J train…

The former owner of America’s oldest cheese shop is reacting to the news that the home of her old business will be torn down after the building’s facade partially collapsed in Little Italy on Wednesday. Photo by Dean Moses The Little Italy building that once housed America’s oldest cheese shop before its façade collapsed last…

The four suspects behind a series of robberies at Manhattan food trucks and newsstands, such as this one at the corner of Trinity Place and Rector Street in the Financial District. Photo via Google Maps/Inset courtesy of NYPD Police in Manhattan are looking for a robbery crew targeting newsstand and food truck operators around the…

Jewish New Yorkers and allies rally in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at the 100 Days in Captivity Demonstration calling for the release of the Hamas hostages. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann A coalition of Jewish organizations and their allies rallied in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in Midtown Manhattan on Friday for a “100 Days in Captivity” demonstration calling…

SL Green and Caesars are hoping to build a new casino in Times Square. Photo via Getty Images Members of Manhattan Community Board 5 recommended rejection Thursday night of two large-scale plans that could have major implications on Midtown redevelopment.  The board passed resolutions opposing a Mayor Eric Adams-backed plan that would fast-track the development…

The New York State Supreme Court Building in Foley Square, Lower Manhattan. Photo via Getty Images A Manhattan man has been indicted for allegedly posing as an immigration attorney and scamming several immigrants out of thousands of dollars, according to District Attorney Alvin Bragg.  Pablo Israel Ortega Cuenca was charged with grand larceny and several…

Photo courtesy of Open Impact Real Estate The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has signed a three-year lease on the Upper West Side. The lease will be for 40,000 square feet of shared and dedicated space at West End Collegiate Church’s facility located at 245 West 77th St. This will bring multiple faith communities…

Donald Trump, the former president, says he will publicly plead his case on Thursday after charging he is being denied a fair trial as Judge Arthur Engoron’s Long Island home receives bomb threats. Photo by Dean Moses Donald Trump, the former president, was back in Manhattan Thursday morning for the latest hearing in his civil…