Suspect Indicted for Central Park Rape Attempt; Same Man Arrested for Separate Incident Days Later

Mike Mishkin July 5, 2024 Community 19 Comments

Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg has announced the indictment of Jermaine Longmire, 43, for attempting to rape a woman in Central Park last month. Read More...

Big Umbrella Day, Designed for Neurodiverse Audiences, Returns to Lincoln Center

Mike Mishkin July 2, 2024 Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Big Umbrella Day will be returning to Lincoln Center on Saturday, July 6 for the sixth consecutive year. Read More...

Affordable Housing Lottery Open on 80th Street: Studios and 1-Beds for Under $200K

Brendan Mohler July 1, 2024 Real Estate 3 Comments

An affordable housing lottery for seventeen studio and one-bedroom apartments at 165 West 80th Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues) is now open. Read More...

98-Year-Old Upper West Sider Inducted Into Veterans Hall of Fame

Mike Mishkin July 1, 2024 Community 2 Comments

State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (D/WF-Manhattan) has nominated 98-year-old World War II veteran and West 71st Street Block Association member, Theodore Dixon, into the 2024 New Read More...

New Footage Shows ‘Bias Assault’ Suspect Dancing Down Street

Mike Mishkin July 1, 2024 Community 9 Comments

On July 1, police issued an alert for a suspect wanted in connection to an assault that occurred in June, hoping someone from the public Read More...

Elevate Your College Application With Smart City Kids

Mike Mishkin July 1, 2024 Sponsored No Comments

Are you ready to make your college application stand out? Join Smart City Kids’ Common App Essay Writing Bootcamp and transform your story into a Read More...

Spice Closes on 108th and Amsterdam

Jennifer Lynch June 30, 2024 Food & Drink 2 Comments

No doubt disappointing regular customers, Thai restaurant Spice abruptly closed its location at 975 Amsterdam Avenue (at West 108th Street) for good last week. (Thanks Read More...

Upper West Side Man Arrested for Forcible Touching

Mike Mishkin June 28, 2024 Community 5 Comments

Police say an Upper West Side man was arrested this week for a forcible touching incident on a southbound A train platform. Read More...

Brewer Opposes 5G Towers Planned for Upper West Side

Brendan Mohler June 28, 2024 Community 7 Comments

Five gigantic 5G towers may soon be coming to the Upper West Side, but not if Council Member Gale Brewer has anything to say about Read More...

The JCC’s ‘Summer of Light’ Invites Hope and Levity

Mike Mishkin June 28, 2024 Sponsored, Arts & Entertainment No Comments

Since October 7, many in the Jewish community have struggled to find joy and hope. Read More...