Category: Manhattan
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‘A celebration of food and people’: Wegmans grocer to open this October in the East Village
Wegmans is coming to the iconic Wannamaker building at 770 Broadway this October. Photo by Dean Moses Manhattan’s wait for a Wegmans is almost over. The supermarket chain, founded in 1916 in Rochester, New York, will open at 770 Broadway in the East Village this fall, marking the grocer’s second Big Apple location after opening…
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‘Running out of resources’: Pols rally at City Hall Park for federal aid toward migrant crisis
Senator Joe Addabbo joined a rally of elected officials demanding aid from President Biden regarding the Migrant crisis. Photo by Dean Moses A coalition of exasperated elected officials rallied at City Hall Park on Monday to federal demand aid as the flow of migrants continues to outpace city resources. Led by Queens Assembly Member Jenifer…
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American nightmare: Migrants left to languish on streets as Midtown hotel reaches capacity
Migrants sit in despair on Sunday, hungry and confused after Midtown hotel reaches capacity. Photo by Dean Moses Migrants on Sunday said they are still seeking shelter on the streets of Midtown, hungry and confused, after the Roosevelt Hotel — one of the many Big Apple locales housing asylum-seekers in recent months — reportedly reached…
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Brute on the lam after assaulting woman with weaponized sock in Kips Bay
Police are seeking to identify this man wanted in connection with an assault using a sock weapon. NYPD A 26-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after being assaulted at random by an unknown assailant wielding a sock weapon in Kips Bay. Police say the woman was getting off an elevator at about 12:15 p.m.…
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Mega Millions jackpot soars to over $1 billion for Tuesday drawing; Upper West Side store sells winning $1 million ticket
FILE – A customer fills out a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., on Jan. 6, 2021. Lottery players will have a chance to ring in the New Year with a $640 million bonus in their bank account as a drawing is held Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 in the Mega…
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Harlem shooter sought for gunning down man at apartment building
File photo/Lloyd Mitchell Police in Harlem are looking for the shooter who gunned down a man at an apartment building on Friday night. Law enforcement sources said the homicide happened at about 9:04 p.m. on July 28 at 200 West 147th St. Officers from the 32nd Precinct initially responded to the location after receiving a…
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Abbott Elementary’s Lisa Ann Walter set to appear at Manhattan school supply drive for teachers
Actress and comedian Lisa Ann Walter will join BIC for a back-to-school supply drive for teachers in New York City on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. Courtesy of BIC Teachers are invited to shop alongside Emmy-winning actress and comedian Lisa Ann Walter, from “Abbott Elementary” and “The Parent Trap,” for school supplies at BIC’s “Supply Closet”…
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State reaches deal to increase number of affordable units in 5 WTC development
Rendering courtesy of the governor’s office The legislature and governor united on Thursday to vote in favor of the plan to build a mostly residential tower on the 5 World Trade Center site, with an additional infusion of affordable units. The Public Authorities Control Board, the state financing authority made up of appointees of the…
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Greenwich Village slashing: Unhinged man cuts up two men with scissors, cops say
File photo. Photo by Dean Moses A Greenwich Village slashing on Thursday morning left two men injured, and a scissor-wielding suspect in cuffs, police reported. According to police sources, the attack occurred at around 9:30 a.m. on July 27 at the corner of Jane and Hudson Streets. While it remains unclear exactly what sparked the…
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Owner of Midtown crane that collapsed Wednesday had two rigs fall in deadly incidents 15 years ago
New Yorkers film the fire as it unfolds. Photo by Dean Moses The owner of the Midtown crane that went up in smoke before plummeting more than 40 stories on Wednesday morning has also been linked to fatal crane collapses over a decade ago, according to the Department of Buildings. Onlookers looked on in horror…