Mayor Eric Adams said the Democratic party’s failure to identify immigration as a major concern for voters cost the party in the Nov. 5 election and he said he was “not surprised” by the outcome. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Adams: Dems Misread Mood on Immigration and “Not Surprised” by Republican Gains When asked about Republican gains in the city at a recent press conference, Mayor Eric Adams said, “It doesn’t surprise me”... News 14 Nov 2024 | 05:56
Governor Kathy Hochul (center) is flanked by MTA chairman Janno Leiber (left) and NYS director of operations Kathryn Garcia at the press conference unveiling the congestion pricing toll was being unpaused but at $9 peak price, a 40 percent cut from the original $15 toll. ( Photo: Governor’s Flickr account) Hochul “Unpauses” Congestion Pricing; Set to Start Jan. 5 with Toll Cut to $9 During Peak Hours It is a race against time as Governor Kathy Hochul unpaused congestion pricing tolls below 60th St in Manhattan, setting... News 14 Nov 2024 | 03:48
The new home of Alex Borders is in the all female women’s prison on Rikers Island after he was unable to post bail. He is charged with bouncing checks for advertisements in glitzy magazines and scamming consumers out of jewelry. ( Photo: nyc.archives) Strange Case of Jewel Thief Who Scammed Conde Nast and Consumers out of $300G One of the city’s glitziest magazine publishers has been ensnared by a scamster who bounced checks for full page ads in Conde... News 13 Nov 2024 | 04:57
Mayor Eric Adams (left) with his deputy mayor, communications Fabien Levy at the weekly press briefing at city hall on Nov. 12. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Adams on Board with Hochul’s Renewed Congestion Pricing Push Mayor Eric Adams said he supports the move by Governor Kathy Hochul to “unpause” congestion pricing but is leaning toward... News 12 Nov 2024 | 06:52
Anthony Weiner, at a Gay Pride parade in 2009, before a sexting scandal derailed his career and sent him to prison. He now says he is mulling a run for City Council for the seat held by term limited Carlina Rivera. Anthony Weiner, aka “Carlos Danger,” Says He May Run for Rivera’s City Council Seat Anthony Weiner, who before his Congressional career cratered and he was sent to prison for sexting a minor, had served on... News 12 Nov 2024 | 08:46
Two weeks after selling its HQ to a luxury residential developer and announcing a move to smaller rental space, Cardinal Timothy Dolan unveiled the first of several rounds of layoffs at the New York Archdiocese. ( Photo: Tom Hannigan/Wikimedia Commons) Exclusive: Cardinal Says More Cuts to Follow as Archdiocese Sacks 4% of HQ Staff The red hat is handing out pink slips. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the head of the New York Archdiocese, said that after selling... News 10 Nov 2024 | 09:02
A glum faced Eric Adams, surrounded by equally glum faced aids such as the new first deputy commissioner Marie Torres-Springer (forefront to right of Adams in photo), at a press conference Nov. 6 to discuss the impact of the 2024 Presidential election on New York City. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) Adams Hammered With Questions on How to Protect Immigrants in Age of Trump A glum Mayor Eric Adams, for the first time in two months trotted out a full contingent of aids as he addressed the press... News 06 Nov 2024 | 08:39
City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse sponsored the legislation which legalized jaywalking in NYC, essestially repealing the 66 year old section of the NYC administrative code that made it a violation. She said over 90 percent of the summonses issued by police for jaywalking in 2023 where handed out to people of color. ( Photo: web site of council member Mercedes Narcisse) Jaywalking No Longer a Crime in NYC A bill that legalizes jaywalking will allow people to cross against a traffic light and cross in mid-block outside of a crosswalk.... News 31 Oct 2024 | 02:21
The MTA is offering extra subway, bus and Metro North service to Yankee Stadium during the World Series, in sharp contrast to the service offered Mets fans who faced mass transit chaos on the #7 line which cancelled most of the express service due to ongoing long term construction. ( Photo: Keith J. Kellu) MTA Adds More Subway and Metro North Trains to Yankee Stadium During Series Heading to Yankee Stadium for a World Series game just got a whole lot easier. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority... News 25 Oct 2024 | 11:38
A panhandler was said to have wacked a customer on the head inside the MEE Noodle Shop & Grill when he told the panhandler he only had a credit card and no cash. ( Photo: Next Door) Cops Seek Panhandler Who Attacked Customer Inside East Village Noodle Shop A panhandler inside an East Village noodle shop wacked a customer on the head with a metal rod, cops said after the victim... News 24 Oct 2024 | 10:45
Mayor Eric Adams, back in the blue room at City Hall at his weekly press briefing, but was not flanked by his usual assortment of deputy mayors as he was before his indictment on Sept. 26. He said he has discussed a school cell phone with his new education chancellor, but nothing is imminent. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) No School Cell Phone Ban in Near Future as Adams Takes Go Slow Approach Mayor Eric Adams won’t be pushing to the city’s new education Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos to move quickly on any cell... News 22 Oct 2024 | 06:52
The Terence Cardinal Cooke Center, at 1011 First Avenue in Manhattan, has been the headquarters of the Archdiocese of New York since 1973. ( Photo: Transpoman/Wikimedia Commons) Catholic Archdiocese Agrees to Sell 1st Ave HQ for over $100M; Needs Fund to Pay for Sex Abuse Crisis The Roman Catholic Archdioces of New York confirmed to Our Town that it has reached an agreement to sell its 20-story headquarters... News 22 Oct 2024 | 03:57
Chauncey Parker said he was “excited and grateful” that he was promoted to deputy mayor for public safety. After brief remarks he and his newly promoted assistant, Mona Suaazo, (left) exited the press conference without fielding questions. ( `1Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Frenzy Fading? Adams Taps New Public Safety Dep. Mayor; Health Commish Exits on 10/18 For the third week in a row, Mayor Eric Adams was flying solo at his weekly press available, save for a few moments when... News 18 Oct 2024 | 12:55
A 19 -year-old outside the New York State municipal court building at 1 Center St. One person was stabbed in the neck in an apparent random attack shortly before noon on Oct. 16. Police arrested a 51-year-old ex-con from Harlem later that day and charged him with attempted murder. ( Photo: Google Street) Man Arrested for Stabbing 19-year-old Victim Outside NY State Municipal Court Building A 41-year-old ex con from the Upper West Side was arrested for the knife attack of a 19-year-old victim who was outside the... News 17 Oct 2024 | 12:24
Police said the infant found inside a bathroom at Sophie’s Cuban restaurant was from a 20-year-old mother who miscarried the day before and fled. ( Photo: Google) Heartbreaking: Tiny Body Found in Downtown Restaurant Bathroom was from Miscarriage The mystery of a tiny body weighing just over one pound was solved as police said the medical examiner identified it the... News 09 Oct 2024 | 04:12
