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A man named Tom was among a group of friends dining with the mother of Daria Serkov when she got a call from Bellevue Hospital that her daughter had been struck by a truck Sept. 18 around 9 p.m.

A man named Tom was among a group of friends dining with the mother of Daria Serkov when she got a call from Bellevue Hospital that her daughter had been struck by a truck Sept. 18 around 9 p.m. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly)

Friends and family are mourning the passing of a 15-year-old girl who was riding a Citibike with another teen girl when it was struck by a truck making a turn onto First Ave. on Sept. 18.

E-Bike Tragedy: 15 y.o. Girl Hit by Truck Killed, Memorial Grows

20 Sep 2026 | 04:42

He stood in the rain on Sunday with his girlfriend and arranged flowers at the growing memorial on the corner of East 14th Street and First Avenue, where a 15-year-old e-bike rider was killed. A second teen girl who cops said was riding on the same Citi Bike as her friend, suffered a non-life threatening...

“The Other Half: Forty Men Reveal Life After Fifty” shares interviews with men whose candid answers about everything from sex to careers challenge stereotypes and show that the older they get, the more apt men are to open up.

“The Other Half: Forty Men Reveal Life After Fifty” shares interviews with men whose candid answers about everything from sex to careers challenge stereotypes and show that the older they get, the more apt men are to open up. ( Photo: Brandeis University Press)

Men Open Up—Finally!— in “The Other Half,” a Book About Life After 50

20 Sep 2026 | 02:05

If you want to know what makes the men tick, don’t look to some millennial sharing his “vast” life experience...

Andy Byford faces an uphill battle to win over local opposition to divert local property taxes to fund redevelopment of Penn Station.

Andy Byford faces an uphill battle to win over local opposition to divert local property taxes to fund redevelopment of Penn Station.

Amtrak’s Byford Still Searching for Funding on Penn Station Rebuild

17 Sep 2026 | 11:41

Amtrak’s man in charge of rebuilding Penn Station stepped on a local political landmine by asking New...

Two young friends were hit and killed by an incoming No. 4 train at the Spring Station on September 13, after one stumbled onto the tracks, leading the other to follow in a rescue attempt.

Two young friends were hit and killed by an incoming No. 4 train at the Spring Station on September 13, after one stumbled onto the tracks, leading the other to follow in a rescue attempt. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons )

Young Friends Killed by Arriving 4 Train at Spring St.

17 Sep 2026 | 01:52

Two young friends were killed by an oncoming No. 4 train at the Spring St. station in the wee hours of...

A docent leads a group of visitors on a tour of the High Line earlier this summer.

A docent leads a group of visitors on a tour of the High Line earlier this summer. ( Courtesy of High Line)

High Line Goes High Brow With Artsy Topic Tours

14 Sep 2026 | 06:30

The High Line has been an irreplaceable asset to Chelsea from its start in June of 2009 and now The Highline...

Wanted for anti-Jewish hate crime on Whitehall Street (left); Most Holy Redeemer burglary.

Wanted for anti-Jewish hate crime on Whitehall Street (left); Most Holy Redeemer burglary. ( Photos: NYPD)

Anti-Jewish Hate Crime in FiDi; Burglary at Most Holy Redeemer

13 Sep 2026 | 04:21

Four months after a disturbing anti-Jewish hate crime occurred in FiDi, the NYPD is asking for the public’s...

Ganelle Guzman McMillan told her harrowing story about being entombed in the rubble of the WTC at the 9/11 Memorial at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbour, FL.

Ganelle Guzman McMillan told her harrowing story about being entombed in the rubble of the WTC at the 9/11 Memorial at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbour, FL. ( Photo: Brian Berger)

Last Survivor Pulled from WTC Rubble Tells 9/11 Miracle Story

15 Sep 2026 | 01:48

Ganelle Guzman-McMillan, as the last survivor pulled alive from the rubble of the World Trade Center,...

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