Janusz Gorzynski, an UES psychiatrist who was born in Warsaw, Poland, was killed only a block from his home in NYC. He was struck by a van that was turning left onto Park Ave. A memorial service is scheduled to be held Dec. 12 at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home at 1076 Madison Ave. from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. ( Photo: dignitymemorial.com ) Man Killed by Van Was Beloved UES Psychiatrist Who Spent Years at Sloan Kettering An 85-year-old man killed by a van while crossing the street less than a block from his home on Dec. 1 was identified by... News 12 Dec 2025 | 01:50
Keith Powers at a press conference earlier this year, has secured the Democratic nomination for the Assembly seat vacated by Harvey Epstein when he ran and was elected to the City Council. Powers had the backing of 61 percent of the New York County Democratic club members who voted on Dec. 10. ( Photo: John McCartney/NYC Council Media Unit) Keith Powers Wins Dem Party Backing in Downtown Assembly Race City council member Keith Powers, whose term ends at the close of the year, will be the official Democratic party nominee... News 11 Dec 2025 | 07:19
Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed the new rental space of the Archdiocese HQ after it moved following sale of its 1st Ave. HQ earlier this year. The archdiocese said proceeds from the sale will be deposited in a fund to pay victims-survivors of past sex abuse. ( Photo: Goodnewsroom/NY Archdiocese) Catholic Archdiocese Raising $300 Million Fund to Pay for Past Sex Abuse Cases The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York said it establishing a $300 million fund to pay for survivors of sexual abuse... News 10 Dec 2025 | 05:02
Police recovered a single 9 mm shell casing after a shot was fired that sent people running on the mezzanine level of the Port Authority subway stop at 8th Ave. and 42nd St. on the evening of Dec. 1. But the DAs office released the prime suspect when they said video evidence did not support charges. ( Photo: Citizen) Suspect Detained in Port Authority Subway Shooting Suddenly Freed with No Bail Police initially detained two 18-year-old suspects after a shot rang rang out in the crowded Port Authority subway station... News 08 Dec 2025 | 02:20
Amelia Lewis, the victim of an attack on Dec. 1, posted an emotional video on Tik Tok within hours of her assault, saying she wanted to warn others of the danger posed by her attacker. Police subsequently arrested a homeless man with at least 16 prior arrests including burglary and sexual assault. ( Photo: TikTok) Police Nab Suspect for Attacking NYU Student, Four Burglaries Within hours of an assault, a 20-year-old NYU student had posted an emotional video about the attack on TikTok which helped... News 07 Dec 2025 | 08:36
Harvey Epstein is sworn in to the City Council in a ceremony at City Hall on Dec. 4. Because the seat was vacant following the resignation of his predecessor, Carlina Rivera, in late August, Epstein takes office immediately. ( Photo: NYC Council Media Unit) Epstein Sworn into Council Seat, Endorses Powers in 4-Way Race for Assembly The race among four candidates seeking to land the Democratic party endorsement in a special election for the 74th Assembly... News 05 Dec 2025 | 03:57
Clockwise from top left: Assembly District 74 candidates Sarah Batchu, Kevin O’Keefe, Marquis Jenkins, Keith Powers. ( Photos: Candidates’ Instagram) Four Assembly Race Candidates To Learn Democratic Party Pick Soon The votes of fewer than 200 people on Dec. 10 may decide who the next downtown Assembly member will be. The Democratic nominee... News 01 Dec 2025 | 03:54
Julie Menin said she has pledges of 37 votes, more than enough to secure her election as speaker of the City Council come January. ( Photo: Courtesy Julie Menin campaign) Julie Menin Declares Victory in City Council Speaker Race Upper East Side City Council Member Julie Menin said she has secured 37 votes, more than enough to be elected to speaker... News 01 Dec 2025 | 01:33
New York City Mayor Eric Adams swears in Jessica Tisch as the next commissioner of the New York City Police Department on Nov. 25, 2024. Tisch, a billionaire heiress, is a well-known philanthropist for Jewish causes who often wears a Star of David at public appearances. ( Photo: Michael Appleton / Mayor’s Office) Why Jessica Tisch Agreed to Stay on as Top Cop under Mamdani NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who has served a year as the city’s top cop under Mayor Eric Adams, emailed the entire police... Home 21 Nov 2025 | 03:12
Daily News Union rally Oct. 29, 2025: left to right, News union rep Evan Simko-Bednarski, News Guild New York President Susan DeCarava, and City Council member Carmen De La Rosa, who chairs the Council’s labor committee. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Daily News Union Ratifies Contract with Owner, Alden Global Capital After three years without a contract, three politician-supported rallies this past summer and fall, and multiple other acts... News 20 Nov 2025 | 02:18
Kevin O’Keefe, the president of the St. Vartan Park Conservancy, was one of the first candidates to declare for the downtown Assembly seat that Harvey Epstein is vacating now that he has been elected to the City Council. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Special Election Assembly Race Downtown Draws Big Field of Candidates The dust has not settled on the 2025 election and already at least eight candidates have declared, or are on brink of declaring,... News 07 Nov 2025 | 04:20
Harvey Epstein (center) shortly after he was the projected winner of the CD2 race, with supporters at Linen Hall in the East Village on Election Night, Nov. 4. He pulled in nearly 80 percent of the vote. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Epstein Wins Big, Racks Up Nearly 80% of Vote in CD2 Race Harvey Epstein pulled nearly 80 percent of the vote against three challengers in City Council District 2, which takes in... News 07 Nov 2025 | 01:45
Kevin Mulligan, owner of The Laurels Cafe, huddles with building landlord Josef Yusuf Bildirici on Oct. 26 after a fire erupted in the basement of the restaurant,m at Second Avenue and East 14th Street. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Passerby Sees Smoke, Saves Beloved East Vllage Café It was the quick thinking of a woman waiting for a bus that saved The Laurels Cafe. She spotted smoke coming from the basement... News 02 Nov 2025 | 11:23
A man was not expected to survive after being struck by a northbound Q train on Halloween evening just after 5:30 p.m. at the 63rd and Lexington Avenue station. Police are handling it as an attempted suicide. ( Photo: Citizen) Halloween Horror: Man Critical After Being Struck by Subway on UES A suicidal man was pulled by first responders from under the Q northbound train at just after 5:30 p.m. in a Halloween horror... News 02 Nov 2025 | 12:50
Any voters who are still wavering when it comes time to cast their ballot, will have to hunt to find independent candidate Andrew Cuomo. He’s polling as the number two, but because he’s an independent on the Fight and Deliver line, he’s the eighth candidate in the line-up. Two candidates who said they dropped out, Jim Walden and Eric Adams are ahead of him in the lineup. ( Photo: Vote NYC) Cuomo Buried in 8th Slot on Ballot Line May Not Get Much Boost From Adams Endorse New Yorkers have begun to vote for a new mayor but the last minute endorsement by Eric Adams last week for Andrew Cuomo is... News 27 Oct 2025 | 07:05
