Category: Manhattan

New York, NY, January 8, 2024 – Activists use cardboard sleeves with pro-Palestinian slogans to block traffic. Dozens of supporters of Palestine get arrested after blocking the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge to Monday morning traffic. Photo by Olga Fedorova More than 300 pro-Palestine protesters were arrested Monday after they blocked tunnels and bridges on…

A chaotic scene unfolded during a Lower Manhattan rally on Monday after anti-migrant protesters crashed a coalition’s call to end the mayor’s 60-day shelter limit for asylum seekers. Photo by Dean Moses Progressive lawmakers condemned the Adams administration’s efforts to limit shelter stays for migrants during a Lower Manhattan press conference Monday that wound up…

The suspect whom, police said, assaulted a woman on board a 4 train in the Financial District in December 2023. Photo courtesy of NYPD Transit Bureau detectives are looking for the fiend in the Financial District who assaulted a woman during an argument on board a subway train last month. On Monday, the NYPD released…

File photo/Lloyd Mitchell A man was found in Harlem shot to death inside a vehicle on Sunday night, police reported. Homicide detectives are continuing to investigate the deadly shooting, which occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 7 near an apartment building at 619 West 135th St. Officers from the 30th Precinct, in responding to…

Cold and hungry, migrants told amNewYork Metro that their American dream has turned into a living nightmare as they continue to languish on the streets while waiting for temporary shelter. Photo by Dean Moses Shivering amid the cold as a storm approached, more than a thousand migrants lined up outside the East Village’s former St.…

Manhattan’s Chinatown is home to many Asian immigrants, longtime residents, and newcomers. The historic neighborhood holds cultural significance to many of its residents. But in recent years, the neighborhood has experienced rapid change, and with that change comes the threat of losing the cultural and historic signifiers that make the neighborhood what it is. This…

Randall’s Island Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center/File Photo. Photo by Dean Moses Charges are pending against a suspect who allegedly stabbed a migrant to death at a Randall’s Island shelter on Saturday night, police reported. Law enforcement sources said the victim, a 24-year-old man, was attacked by the suspect during a dispute at the…

El Museo Del Barrio celebrated their 47th annual Three Kings Day parade in Spanish Harlem on Friday, Jan. 5 despite frigid temperatures. Photo ET Rodriguez If you saw camels walking through Spanish Harlem on Friday, Jan. 5, your eyes weren’t playing tricks on you. For the 47th year, El Museo Del Barrio at 1230 Fifth…

First responders outside the 96th Street station on the 1/2/3 line after a subway train derailed on Jan. 4, 2023. Photo by Dean Moses A subway train derailed in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, prompting a massive emergency response and major service disruptions on the 1/2/3 line. The Fire Department reported that 24 people were injured…

An officer stands guard on the Brooklyn Bridge pathway on the Manhattan approach on Jan. 3, 2024. Photo by Dean Moses The city’s ban on vendors along the Brooklyn Bridge walkway on the Manhattan side took effect Wednesday without major incident. Gone were the many item-filled tables that had lined the path just a day…