Category: Manhattan

Photo courtesy of Megan Dyer There’s still time to check out a one-of-a-kind two-women art show in Chelsea. The show, entitled Coming Close, features the works of Megan Dyer and Chellis Baird. Curated by New York Times Art critic and curator Seph Rodney, the show was extended until Aug. 19 at y at Slag &…

Kai Cenat is apprehended by police on the scene Photo by Dean Moses Kai Cenat, the Twitch streamer who police charged with inciting a riot in Union Square last week, has finally broken his silence over the tumult. The term “influencer” has never been more appropriate than on Aug. 4 when thousands of teens and…

Hundreds of K-pop fans lined up in Chelsea on Wednesday for a pop-up storefront dedicated to the popular band BLACKPINK, designed to only stay open for a few days. The renowned South Korean quartet BLACKPINK are making their way to the Tri-State area this weekend for an encore performance of their record-breaking world tour: Born…

The Salvation Army and New York Cares are partnering for the fourth annual Stand with Students backpack drive to distribute 14,000 backpacks to New York City public school students. Lucy Nguyen/New York Cares Students and families will have another chance to save money on school supplies during the fourth annual Stand with Students campaign that…

Police are scouring the city after a prisoner being treated at a Manhattan hospital made a death-defying escape on Wednesday afternoon, police said. According to police sources, 44-year-old Yenchun Chen was in the Department of Correction custody inside the fifth floor of Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital — located at 281 1st Ave. in Gramercy…

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Photo by Dean Moses Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has had a historic year, from the first indictment of a former United States President to joining the battle against ghost guns. Bragg sat down with amNewYork Metro to reflect on 2023 as well as provide a look into the future.…

Photos courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is looking for two suspects who they say assaulted a police officer during the recent Union Square riot last weekend. According to police, at approximately 3:46 p.m. at Union Square East and 14th Street, police officers were trying to disperse a large group of individuals during the riot.…

Police are looking for suspects wanted for vandalizing vehicles parked near Union Square Friday Police are looking for several teenagers wanted for jumping on cars and vandalizing them during the mayhem at Union Square Friday. Cops released photos of the suspects who allegedly damaged several vehicles during the riot that took place at around 3:30…

“This is going to be a f–king movie,” internet star Kai Cenat said during a Twitch stream days before his Lower Manhattan meet and greet turned into a riot on Aug. 4. Union Square played host to the influencer’s giveaway, which turned into violent unrest on Friday, leaving 65 people arrested and the organizer slapped…

Wikimedia Commons/GeneralPunger Cops are looking for the woman they say pummeled a straphanger aboard a southbound F train in Manhattan earlier this week, after allegedly hurling anti-ethnic comments at her. A 51-year-old woman was aboard a southbound F train at the West 4th Street subway station on Thursday, Aug. 3 when authorities say she got…