Category: Manhattan

NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey speaks about a crime increase in Central Park during a press conference on April 30, 2024. Screenshot via X/@NYPDNews The NYPD is boosting its police presence in Central Park following an uptick in crime at the famous Manhattan park, including a jump in the number of robberies and grand…

Students with the Gaza Solidarity Encampment break the doors to the entrance of Hamilton Hall at Columbia University after taking over it on Tuesday, April 30. Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine called for mobilization close to midnight. Students have been occupying part of campus since Wednesday, April 17, around 4 a.m. Calling for the…

Columbia University is in a state of utter chaos Tuesday, with access restricted and press barred after pro-Palestine protesters besieged and occupied a building on campus in an ugly, violent turn of events. According to those inside the campus, the students who had participated in the nearly two-week long encampment stormed Hamilton Hall near the corner…

A man reportedly lit himself on fire outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Friday. Photo by Dean Moses A Florida man reportedly lit himself on fire near the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Friday afternoon. The incident reportedly took place at around 1:35 p.m. on April 19, while former president Donald Trump’s trial was underway. According…

Mike Puma, owner of Gotham Burger. Photo: Lindsay Paul The best burgers in New York City can be found on the Lower East Side where Mike Puma opened his Oklahoma-style smash burger joint. New Yorkers can stop by Gotham Burger Social Club to grab a mouthwatering but reinventive bite of traditional midwestern cuisine without ever…

Police arrested 46-year-old Milton Hamlin who allegedly slashed a gay man in a Manhattan subway last week during an anti-LGBTQIA+ rant. Photo by Dean Moses A Bronx resident and registered sex offender accused of making homophobic slurs at a 27-year-old gay man and slashing him while riding a Midtown subway last month has been indicted…

Legend Barry Manilow gets a few tunes in before a storm halted the “We Love NYC Homecoming Concert on the Great Lawn in Central Park. photo by Gabriele Holtermann New York can’t smile without Barry Manilow! New Yorkers made it clear they want more of the Brooklyn-born music legend as he adds additional shows to…

Dinosaur fossils at the American Museum of Natural History Photo by Melanie Pozarycki Voting will be a giant blue whale of an experience for some Manhattanites this year.  The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) will serve as an early voting site, beginning with the upcoming primary elections in June.  The Upper West Side museum…

A group gathers to watch the solar eclipse at One World Observatory. Photo by Emily Davenport Talk about sky high! Throughout New York City, many hosted solar eclipse viewing parties on April 8 to watch as the moon covered 90% of the sun. One of those places was One World Observatory, which is the tallest…

While people all around New York State Monday gathered to watch the highly anticipated solar eclipse, hundreds more chose to observe the historic phenomena in Midtown Manhattan on the iconic Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center Photo by Dean Moses While people all around New York state Monday gathered to watch the…