Due to dry conditions, two fires have broken out in Inwood Hill Park this month. On Nov. 18, Mayor Eric Adams announced an escalation of NYC’s drought advisory level. ( Photo: FDNY) NYC Elevates Drought Watch Into Drought Warning With the prolonged dry spell affecting New York’s water reserves showing little signs of abating, NY Governor Kathy Hochul... News 19 Nov 2024 | 05:04
City Councilmember Erik Bottcher speaking at a press conference on a new bill that will further regulate newsracks. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) NY City Council Passes Bill To Further Regulate Newsracks The New York City Council has passed a bill that will update the regulation of newsracks. Known as Intro. 663, it will reportedly... News 15 Nov 2024 | 04:29
Celebrating tots getting a ride around Chelsea during the annual Buckle My Shoe Halloween parade. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Elephants, Fish & More: Buckle My Shoe Preschoolers Dress Up for Halloween Parading A gaggle of adorable preschoolers, dressed in costumes ranging from elephants to superheroes, paraded their way around Chelsea... News 31 Oct 2024 | 05:04
People posing in front of a replica statue of the famed “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” photo, which will be parked near 30 Rockefeller Plaza from October 30 through the end of the year. ( Photo: Rockefeller Center ) “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” Sculpture Comes to Rockefeller Center The eleven fearless ironworkers that posed for the famous 1932 photograph “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” have had their likeness... News 30 Oct 2024 | 06:45
Breanna Stewart, a NY Liberty player and WNBA Champion, celebrating her victory during an Oct. 20 ticker-tape parade on Broadway. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) “NY Is Back”: Fans of NY Liberty Enjoy Hearty WNBA Victory Parade on Broadway The NY Liberty are this year’s WNBA champions for the first time after 28 years of existence, courtesy of edging out the... News 25 Oct 2024 | 01:28
City of Forest Day, which started in 2022, will occur on October 26 this year. It’s a citywide celebration of trees, featuring more than 80 events. ( Photo: Urban Systems Lab ) City of Forest Day is Oct. 26, Downtown Events Included City of Forest Day, an Oct. 26 celebration of New York City’s trees, is almost here. Organized by a vast coalition of park... News 21 Oct 2024 | 03:48
Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman (center) helms an October 15 rally on landmarking New York Eye & Ear Infirmary. He noted its historical salience as a center for the disabled community. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Locals Rally to Demand Landmark Status for NY Eye & Ear Infirmary The nonprofit Village Preservation and a few politicians helmed a rally organized around landmarking New York Eye & Ear Infirmary... News 16 Oct 2024 | 04:24
The landmark Tony Dapolito Rec Center, located in the West Village, may be demolished by the Parks Department. Many locals are up in arms, and are hoping that the plan is halted. ( Photo: Village Preservation ) Save Tony Dapolito Rec. Center, Public Tells Parks Dept. & Landmarks Commission Furious Manhattan residents attended a Community Board 2 meeting to demand that the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center stay... News 07 Oct 2024 | 04:58
City Planning Commission Chair Dan Garodnick speaking at NYU Law about the “City of Yes” housing amendment, shortly after the agency he runs approved it by a vote of 10-3. It now moves to the City Council for consideration. ( Photo: NY Planning Commission, X.com ) “City of Yes” Housing Overhaul Passes Zoning Commission The “City of Yes” housing amendment moved moderately closer to becoming a reality on September 25, when the City Planning... News 02 Oct 2024 | 08:25
Coach Jake standing nexts to his various championship soccer balls, in the entrance hallway of Amsterdam Avenue’s MLK Jr. High School. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) “Coach Jake” Overcame Troubled Past to Become Winningest H.S. Soccer Coach in NYC History Martin Jacobson, the beloved soccer coach of Amsterdam Avenue’s Martin Luther King Jr. High School, points out that “everything... Education Guide 27 Sep 2024 | 12:43
La Grenouille–which translates to “The Frog”–closed after more than 60 years in September. The French haute cuisine staple, located on E. 52nd St., was popular with the rich and famous. ( Photo: Jack Ahern) La Grenouille (“The Frog”) Closes Its Doors on E. 52nd St. La Grenouille–which is French for “The Frog”–has closed, after more than 60 years of business and a fair serving of family... News 24 Sep 2024 | 05:33
A map of a what an abolitionist freedom trail in Lower Manhattan could look like. More info on the sites can be found at: https://www.nps.gov/afbg/planyourvisit/african-american-freedom-trail.htm. ( Photo: National Parks Service ) Freedom Trail for Abolitionist Sites Could Come to Lower Manhattan Two abolitionist freedom trails, akin to ones that are massively popular in Philadelphia and Boston, could soon be coming... News 23 Sep 2024 | 04:18
Mayor Eric Adams marching in September 8’s Labor Day Parade, one day before he announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. ( Photo: Mayor Eric Adams, X.com ) Mayor Eric Adams Has COVID-19 Mayor Eric Adams has tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for his administration confirmed to Straus News. He cancelled... News 09 Sep 2024 | 06:36
DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, center, speaking at a September 3 press conference about intersection “daylighting” improvements. The city is on track to daylight 1,000 NYC intersections by the end of 2024, he said. ( Photo: DOT) DOT: Safety Improvements Added to 36 Manhattan Intersections This Yr. NYC’s Department of Transportation is mounting a massive bid to reduce pedestrian fatalities on the city’s roads, by seeking... News 04 Sep 2024 | 06:26
DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez using a pilot e-bike battery charging station, as part of Eric Adams’s “Charge Safe, Ride Safe” campaign. The agency claims that after five months, the pilot has massively boosted safe battery swaps. ( Photo: DOT ) DOT: E-Bike Charge Pilot, Meant to Combat Unregulated Battery Fires, Is Raging Success Since March, NYC’s Department of Transportation has been running a pilot e-bike charging program for deliveristas, and the... News 04 Sep 2024 | 04:07
