New Wollman Rink Operators Chosen: See Renderings of Future Site

Mike Mishkin July 7, 2021 Community 6 Comments

The NYC Parks Department has announced that a joint venture between Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, Related Companies, and Equinox – collectively known as Wollman Read More...

The Running of the Goats: July 14

Mike Mishkin July 7, 2021 Community 3 Comments

As rumors were recently confirmed … the goats are coming back! Riverside Park Conservancy has just announced that the second-ever “Running of the Goats” will Read More...

Metropolitan Opera Strikes Deal with Union Workers

Mike Mishkin July 6, 2021 Arts & Entertainment 1 Comment

The Metropolitan Opera has come to an agreement with a theater workers union it had previously been at odds with, OperaWire reports. Read More...

Lingering Scaffolding Driving UWS Residents Batty

Mike Mishkin July 6, 2021 Real Estate 13 Comments

Residents of an Upper West Side building are losing their patience over its scaffolding – which they say has now been there for 15 years. Read More...

White Doves Spotted in Lincoln Square

Mike Mishkin July 6, 2021 Community 1 Comment

On Tuesday morning, a reader spotted three white doves in a playground on 63rd between West End Avenue and Freedom Place. Read More...

Burglar Breaks in, Wanders Around 89th Street Brownstone

Mike Mishkin July 6, 2021 Community 3 Comments

Police have released video of a burglar breaking into a brownstone on West 89th between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue on June 24 around Read More...

New-York Historical Society to Add 70,000 Square Foot Expansion, Open L.G.B.T.Q.+ Museum

Sara Lewin Lebwohl July 4, 2021 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Found in 1804, the New-York Historical Society has been through many changes and locations. The museum had presented plans to Community Board 7 in May Read More...

Little Coney Island and the Criminality of Dancing on Sundays

E.L. Danvers July 4, 2021 Community No Comments

At the turn of the 20th Century, with urbanization rapidly progressing northward through Manhattan, a carousing hotspot took hold around West 110th Street and Broadway. Read More...

Claim Filed for Toddler Who Burned Feet at Safari Playground

Sara Lewin Lebwohl July 3, 2021 Community 15 Comments

A lawsuit is in the works for the toddler whose feet were scalded at the Safari Playground (Central Park West and 91st Street) on June Read More...

Shakespeare in the Park Returns July 6

Mike Mishkin July 3, 2021 Arts & Entertainment 1 Comment

Shakespeare in the Park will be returning to the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on July 6, the Public Theater has announced on its website. Read More...