Category: Manhattan

Best Friends Animal Society encouraged New Yorkers to “bring love home” at an April 30 pop-up playpen in Times Square. Photos by Lauren Rapp Puppies tumbled, played, and ran into visitors’ arms at a pop-up living room and backyard playpen in the heart of Times Square for National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day on April…

Three suspects wanted for robbery in Lower Manhattan. Police are looking for a trio of perps who allegedly tied up a man and robbed him of $20,000 during a meeting gone wrong in Lower Manhattan last week.  The incident occurred on Saturday, April 27, at approximately 5 p.m. The victim, a 40-year-old man, told police…

Students at Kips Bay’s School of Visual Arts (SVA) joined with colleges across the nation Thursday to demand their institution divests from Israel. Photo by Dean Moses Students at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Kips Bay joined with others colleges across the nation Thursday in pro-Palestine protests demanding that their institution divests from…

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Photo by Dean Moses Four people were indicted for allegedly forcing a 14-year-old girl into selling her body for sex in New York City, Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg announced on Thursday.  The defendants, all young adults between the ages of 20 and 23, are alleged to have operated the sex…

Balloon Dog by Jeff Koons DTR Modern Galleries In a world where art is not just a mere representation but a reflection of the human condition, Jeff Koons stands as an unparalleled figure. “Art is about profundity. It’s not about surface. It’s about feeling,” Koons famously said. “It’s about expressing something in you that is otherwise…

Israeli demonstrators and pro-Palestine outside of Columbia University Photo by Dean Moses A Brooklyn man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly setting an Israeli flag on fire near Columbia University amid the two-week pro-Palestine protests, among other charges.  Law enforcement officials said that on Saturday, April 20, at approximately 9:55 p.m. a 22-year-old man was…

Primary care doctor Fernando Bobis told amNewYork Metro Wednesday that he was injured by cops overnight at City College in Harlem while supporting protesters as police removed the encampment on school grounds. Photo by Dean Moses A primary care doctor says cops at City College in Harlem injured him while taking him into custody as…

Atlas (left) and Reed (right) are the newest members of the Governors Island working dogs. Photos courtesy of The Trust for Governors Island Move over rats, there’s a new eyesore stressing out New Yorkers: piles of puppy poop. The City Council is looking to do something to get rid of the smelly sight. On Wednesday,…

The NYPD and Mayor Eric Adams continued to charge Wednesday that the chaotic protests at Columbia University and City College were led by “outside agitators,” albeit without citing specific examples. Photo by Dean Moses The morning after the NYPD broke up the Columbia University and City College protests and arrested scores of demonstrators, Mayor Eric…

Paul Outlaw and Jen Catron stand in front of their 65-foot “Hot Dog in the City” sculpture in Times Square. Photo by Lauren Rapp   The world’s largest hot dog was unveiled in the heart of the Big Apple Tuesday. Times Square was flooded more than usual with spectators watching a 65-foot-long mustard-adorned hot dog…