Category: Manhattan

NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks during a rally for Wrongful Conviction Day outside City Hall on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Advocates called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Wrongful Conviction Act. Photo by Paul Frangipane New Yorkers who have been wrongfully convicted of a crime joined with supporting elected officials outside of City…

Authorities are searching for a man who opened fire into a group of people over the summer in Washington Heights after detectives uncovered new video evidence, police said. NYPD A summer shooting in Washington Heights remained unsolved as the calendar turned to October, and police are now upping the charges against the unidentified suspect who…

Donald Trump returned to the Big Apple on Monday, drawing protesters. Photo by Dean Moses Donald Trump returned to the Big Apple on Monday to appear in civil court, drawing demonstrators on both sides of the aisle — some there to denounce the embattled former president, others there to defend him. Although the crowds’ numbers…

BraveHearts, the leading equine-assisted services program for military veterans in the nation, marked the end of Suicide Awareness Month with its annual “Trail to Zero” horse trek through Manhattan on Sept. 30. Alongside the mounted units of the NYPD, Park Police, and State Police, 13 BraveHearts veterans on horseback stepped off at 102nd Street and…

File photo by Lloyd Mitchell A 33-year-old man was shot dead in Washington Heights during an apparent road rage incident late on Sunday night, it was reported. Law enforcement sources said the gun violence erupted during a fight at the corner of West 185th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue at about 11:42 p.m. on Oct.…

Advocates rallied outside of police headquarters calling for justice for Kawaski Trawick. Photo by Dean Moses Advocates and elected officials rallied outside of police headquarters in Lower Manhattan on Thursday to decry the ongoing administrative trial which recently recommended that two cops receive no punishment for shooting a gay, Black man to death inside of…

The Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade is reportedly canceled for the foreseeable future. Photo by Bob Krasner A time-honored Halloween tradition in New York City is hanging up its leash for the foreseeable future. The Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade has been a staple in Manhattan’s Halloween event lineup for 32 years, bringing…

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann, center, in a dress rehearsal of “Doppleganger” by director Claus Guth at the Park Avenue Armory in New York on Sept. 23, 2023. (Monika Rittershaus/Park Avenue Armory via AP) Finally recovered from a string of illness, tenor Jonas Kaufmann rose from one of 62 neatly ordered hospital beds at the Park Avenue…

An arrest was made in the East Village on Wednesday after a massive police presence performed a homeless encampment sweep. Photo by Dean Moses An East Village homeless encampment sweep descended into chaos Wednesday, as a massive police presence dismantled the sidewalk lodging, resulting in one arrest.  A swarm of cops pushed their way into…

Mayor Eric Adams and top police brass announced on Wednesday that a Harlem day care was found to be harboring deadly ghost guns Photo by Dean Moses Mayor Eric Adams and top police brass announced Wednesday that a Harlem day care was found to be harboring deadly ghost guns in an unlocked room near where…