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
Elizabeth Street Garden, looking east from Elizabeth to Mott streets, November 8, 2024, 10:19 a.m. On weekdays, the garden doesn’t open until 11 a.m. ( Brian Berger) Elizabeth St. Garden Gets Reprieve but Eviction—& Senior Housing—Still Likely to Follow Like an inmate on death row, Elizabeth Street Garden (ESG) has been granted yet another stay of execution. On Friday November... News 11 Nov 2024 | 11:20
Battery Maritime Building approaching the ferry terminal from the East River, Architect: Marvel Architects. ( Photo: David Sundberg / ©David Sundberg/Esto) Battery Maritime Building Is a Wondrous Marvel!—Especially Its Great Hall—If You Can Get In There’s a conflict going down on downtown—way downtown. If not quite a war, but it’s longer lasting than a skirmish. Community... News 11 Nov 2024 | 10:19
Start of the professional women’s race on Verrazano Bridge. ( NYPDFirstDep Instagram) 50,000+ Runners Take to Streets, Conquer Five Boroughs in New York City Marathon More than 50,000 runners pounded the streets for 26.2 miles, from Staten Island to Central Park, for the TCS New York City... News 05 Nov 2024 | 11:50
WANTED FOR GRAND LARCENY - Perpetrator - Probable Cause to Arrest. Water Street, November 2, 2024. ( Brian Berger) Trio of Asian Con Women Swipe $40G Worth of Jewelry from 81-Year-Old Woman on LES Don’t tell anyone but the life of a crime reporter can be a little dull sometimes. Once in a while, something unusual comes... News 04 Nov 2024 | 03:44
Thank your local parks worker today! Sara D. Roosevelt Park, October 30, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Sara D. Roosevelt Park Reclaimed for the People—(Mostly Anyway) Don’t say the city doesn’t care about parks! Though sometimes it might seem that way— when this or that should-be oasis is... News 04 Nov 2024 | 12:55
Sara D. Roosevelt Park entrance, Canal and Chrystie Streets, October 28, 2024. ( Brian Berger) Anarchy in Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Where Anything, It Often Appears, Goes So much for victory laps! Scarcely a week after the city again cleared out the notorious Manhattan Bridge Plaza shanty town—this... News 28 Oct 2024 | 05:43
The state of the East River Esplanade Address at John John Park, E. 78th Street and Cherokee Place. ( Photo: Brian Berger) East River Greenway of the Mind: The City Dreamed It, But Dead Ends Riddle Waterfront Trail Talk about arterial blockage! That’s been the news from the East River waterfront for years now and, following a recent traversal... News 28 Oct 2024 | 11:18
Father Michael Eguino with Buczek and Hoban family members, cops and others. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Slain NYPD Officers Buczek & Hoban Honored in 36th Annual Memorial Mass The eighteenth day of October is many things to many people. Writer A.J. Liebling, jazz singer Anita O’Day and actor George... News 25 Oct 2024 | 02:34
Eric Adams with religious leaders at Gracie Mansion press conference following the unsealing of the five count federal corruption indictment that was unsealed on Sept. 26. ( Photo: Associated Press) Many NYers Want Eric Adams to Resign; He Would Prefer Not To... On Sunday, September 29, speaking from the pulpit of the Emmanuel Presbyterian Reformed Church in the Bronx, Mayor Eric Adams... Voices 23 Oct 2024 | 02:34
Manhattan Bridge morning, October 18, 2024. NYPD crowd barriers keeping the vagrants out. ( Brian Berger) DOT & Cops Reclaim Manhattan Bridge Plaza for the People—No More a Shantytown Shout it loud and proud New Yorkers: the Manhattan Bridge is back! Not that it went anywhere geographically but the should-be-stunning... News 21 Oct 2024 | 10:42
A typical Times Square tourist, October 2024. Their face has been blurred to preserve their anonymity. ( Obtained by Straus News) Migrant Youth Gang Los Diablos de la 42 Terrorizes Times Square, Repeat Arrests Mean Little The devil is in the details. Though this phrase can apply to many aspects of New York City’s response to the ongoing migrant... News 21 Oct 2024 | 10:12
Mayor Adams at the New York City Police Memorial, October 15, 2024. ( Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Forty-Two Names Added to New York City Police Memorial Hundreds of cops, friends, family, Mayor Adams and others came to The New York City Police Memorial in Battery Park City... News 17 Oct 2024 | 03:41
Attorney General Letitia James, Governor Kathy Hochul and others at the Columbus Day Parade, October 14, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Tens of Thousands Flock to 5th Ave for Festive Columbus Day Parade The streets of midtown were an explosion of sounds and colors—the red, white and green of the Italian flag above all—as tens... News 14 Oct 2024 | 03:20
