Glass facade building 107 East Broadway, near the corner of Pike Street c. 2022. On the ground floor is Lazhou Ramen. On the third floor, a secret People Republic of China police station. Today, the police station, and the scaffolding are gone. The noodles, happily, remain. ( Photo: FBI) The Spies Who Loved Noodles: Defendant in Secret Chinese Police Station Case Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy You heard the story about the secret Chinese police station above a ramen shop in Chinatown, yes? No? Either way, it’s a true... News 20 Dec 2024 | 03:28
Chinatown protests against congestion pricing, Dec. 17, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Chinatown Protests Congestion Pricing, Demands Gov. Hochul Cancel MTA “Cash Grab” Dozens of impassioned protestors gathered near the Manhattan Bridge on Dec. 17 to denounce Governor Kathy Hochul’s reinstatement... News 19 Dec 2024 | 01:18
Photo op sleigh with the Brooklyn Bridge as a backdrop at the Winter Wonderland at Pier 15, Sunday Dec. 15. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Santa Claus—Defying Drone Anxiety—Lands in 2 Lower Manhattan Venues Not only is it holiday season, it’s invasive drone season too! Given the chance that unexplained aerial interlopers disrupt... News 16 Dec 2024 | 05:24
Cardinal Timothy Dolan entering St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dec. 12, 2024 after greeting the procession that started at the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Bernard at 328 W. 14th St. in the West Village and reached the cathedral in mid-town three hours later. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Thousands March from West Village to St. Pat’s Cathedral to Celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe If it’s early December in New York City then that can mean only one thing: Lupita’s back in town! This fact was affirmed... News 13 Dec 2024 | 05:03
Brooklyn Bridge Park. Photo: Brian Berger Best of Manhattan 2024: Recreation BEST ROCK CLIMBING Vital Climbing Gym 1506 Lexington Ave. 212-410-7070 ext. 2 www.vitalclimbing.com While pickleball and its attendant... Best of Manhattan 12 Dec 2024 | 01:49
Mary Arnold Toys. Photo: Instagram Best of Manhattan 2024: Kids BEST PLAYGROUNDS John Jay Park E. 76th to E. 78th St. between York and FDR Dr. www.nycgovparks.org Though it’d be worth the... Best of Manhattan 12 Dec 2024 | 01:48
Bideawee. Photo: Instagram Best of Manhattan 2024: Pets BEST DOG PARK Carl Schurz Dog Park 1624 York Ave. www.carlschurzparknyc.org Named for the revolutionary German “‘48ers” (as... Best of Manhattan 12 Dec 2024 | 01:47
S&V Hardware. Photo: Brian Berger Best of Manhattan 2024: Neighborhood Stores BEST BOUTIQUE GROCERY Schaller & Weber 1654 2nd Ave. 212-879-3037 www.schallerweber.com Harkening back to the days when the Upper... Best of Manhattan 12 Dec 2024 | 01:46
Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Instagram Best of Manhattan 2024: Arts & Culture BEST LIVE MUSIC Brandy’s Piano Bar 235 E. 84th St. 212-744-4949 www.brandyspianobar.com A very gay-friendly piano bar on the Upper... Best of Manhattan 12 Dec 2024 | 01:45
Arturo’s. Photo: Instagram Best of Manhattan 2024: Food & Drink BEST NEW RESTAURANT Le Veau D’or 129 E. 60th St. 646-386-7608 www.lvdnyc.com How is a restaurant that first opened in 1937 “new”?... Best of Manhattan 12 Dec 2024 | 01:44
King Kong, or someone rather like him, welcomes you to Manhattan. December 8, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Dozens of Illegal Vendors— & One Giant Ape—Reclaim Brooklyn Bridge from City Aaannnddd... they’re back! Just in time for the Christma rush, flocks of illegal vendors have returned to the Brooklyn Bridge... News 09 Dec 2024 | 04:43
Deikel Alacantara calmly walks down E. 31st Street, golden rose in right hand. ( Photo: NYPD ) Gold-Plated 9/11 Memorial Rose Stolen from Church of St. Francis of Assisi—Thief Caught, Rose Still Missing It’s not easy to upset a Franciscan friar but it is possible. Take the brazen thief who at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday... News 27 Nov 2024 | 03:24
Public Space at Brooklyn Bridge Arches, near the Manhattan side under the Brooklyn Bridge ( Photo: NYC DOT) More Public Space Reopens Around Brooklyn Bridge “Arches” As James Brown the Godfather of Soul so often exhorted, let’s “take it to the bridge!” At first glance, the occasion—the reopening... News 22 Nov 2024 | 10:34
We the people love America, love cars and love our troops. The Plymouth Fury near the head of the parade transported US Marine Dakota Meyer, the grand marshal of this year’s parade and medal of honor winner who served in Iraq. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Veterans Day Parade Draws 100s of Thousands to Honor Military An estimated 20,000 marchers and hundreds of thousands of spectators turned out for the annual New York City Veterans Day... News 18 Nov 2024 | 01:10
The blessing of the Workers Chapel on W. 31st St: Father Brian Jordan in white and brown frock. Behind and to the right of his head stand BP Mark Levine, AG Letitia James, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez and State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Church of St. Francis of Assisi Dedicates New Workers’ Chapel Call it the multiplication—and celebration— of labor. On Wednesday November 13, hundreds of union men and women, a small number... News 18 Nov 2024 | 07:59
