David Barton’s Gym U NYC reclaims the former YMCA building in Chelsea that was made famous by the Village People’s anthem. ( Photo: Deborah Fenker) Feud is over between gym owner and landlord of famed Village People ‘YMCA’ building A simmering feud between David Barton, a pioneer of the gym-as-nightclub movement, and the landlord of the building where... News 28 Apr 2025 | 06:16
Kids at the Corona Park Aquatic Center will be among the beneficiaries of new swim program funds unveiled by Mayor Eric Adams last month, but a plan to get free swimming lessons for all 70,000 second graders in the city that was co-sponsored by Council Member Julie Menin. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Is This Enough of a Splash? On March 25, the Adams administration announced a $5.5 million investment to go towards expanding free swim lessons, with... News 25 Apr 2025 | 06:10
An update on the passing of actress Michelle Trachtenberg. ( Photo: @gossipgirl Instagram) Cause of Death of Actress Michelle Trachtenberg Revealed Two months ago, Michelle Trachtenberg, who famously starred in “Gossip Girl” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” was found dead... News 21 Apr 2025 | 05:36
A compost bin on a street in Brooklyn. ( Photo: Alex Krales/THE CITY) City Draws Back on Monetary Fines Just Three Weeks into Curbside Composting Food scrap fines are being scraped at least temporarily for many users. After only three weeks of issuing fines to those who... News 21 Apr 2025 | 05:23
Council Member Sandy Nurse at a City Hall rally on April 10 for her new bathroom bill. ( Photo: @cmsandynurse Instagram ) Can You Hold It a Little Longer? Currently, New York City has one public restroom per 7,820 residents. That’s merely 1,100 public toilets for an urban population... News 16 Apr 2025 | 04:04
The DSNY began enforcing the city’s new composting mandate, and violators will now be charged a fine for disregarding the new regulations. For the first six months, the law was voluntary. Now it is mandatory. ( Photo: @nycsanitation Instagram) Over 2,400 Fines Handed out by Sanitation for Compost Violations; Some Council Members Object The city appears to be escalating its crackdown efforts against building owners who violate the new composting law even as... News 12 Apr 2025 | 01:08
Officers Jenny Driscoll, Jared DeSalvo and Joe Pascone (left to right) with “Hudson” after rescuing her from the East River. ( Photo: Instagram: @nycacc and @nypd) Search for Owner of Tiny Pup Rescued from East River On the foggy morning of March 30, a small white dog with a pink harness was seen treading water in the East River near the... News 05 Apr 2025 | 07:33
NYS Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal (left) and Assembly member Michah Lasher (with mic) give speeches at NYC’s Tesla Takedown demonstration that drew hundreds of protestors on March 29 in the West Village. It marked the fifth week of protests at the Tesla showroom. ( Instagram: @lasherforassembly) Hundreds Protest Musk/Trump Cuts at Tesla’s Showroom, Draws 3 Dem Elected Officials For the fifth week in a row, hundreds of people turned up at a Tesla Showroom in the Meatpacking District on March 29 to... News 31 Mar 2025 | 05:44
Director, Mino Lora, works through a scene with the cast of Domino Effect. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) The People’s Theatre to Uplift NYC’s Immigrant Community Located in the heart of Washington Heights, where locals revere their heated and enthusiastic domino games, sits the largest... City Arts 17 Mar 2025 | 04:33
Michelle Trachtenberg, a teen star in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and later in the series Gossip Girl left behind heartbroken fans and co-stars. She was found deceased in her apartment on Columbus Place on Feb. 24. ( Photo: Gossip Girl’s Instagram account ) Actress Michelle Trachtenberg Dies Suddenly at Age 39; Found in Columbus Place Apt. Her blue, doe-eyed headshot and charming, sometimes-devious smile was a face most people recognized whether or not they could... News 09 Mar 2025 | 01:26
Protesters rally for science, research, and the future of medicine at Washington Square Park on March 7. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) Marchers Rally Downtown to “Stand Up for Science” “All the normal progress of science is being delayed,” said Dr. Marc Gartenberg, professor at Robert Wood Johnson Medical... Voices 08 Mar 2025 | 06:43
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands tours the Anne Frank exhibition at the Center for Jewish History in Union Square, led by Ronald Leopold, executive director of the Anne Frank House. ( Photo: John Halpern) Queen of the Netherlands Visits Anne Frank the Exhibition Anne Frank the Exhibition, which honors Anne’s story and Jewish history at large, was visited by Her Majesty Queen Máxima... News 03 Mar 2025 | 02:32
A pregnant woman who had been reported missing in Florida in August, gave birth to a baby girl on W train like the one above. ( Photo: Wikimedia commons ) Birth on the W Train Is Being Called a ‘Miracle,’ but Was It? In the middle of a weekday, subways are typically filled with people going about their daily routines. Nina Burleigh, a journalist... News 24 Feb 2025 | 03:23
Recreation of Anne Frank’s room and the desk where she wrote her diary. ( Photo: John Halpern ) Anne Frank The Exhibition Brings Tragic Story to Life, Re-creating the Famous Annex I look down at the sheet of glass that separates me and a large-scale map of Europe. Small red flags flood the region, each... Home 14 Feb 2025 | 03:46
The rule would mandate that all refuse on city streets be contained in receptacles. City Council member Eric Bottcher objects to the tough new rule interfering with the trash programs undertaken by BIDs. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Jess Hawsor) Erik Bottcher Objects to DSNY’s Proposed New Rule on Trash The Department of Sanitation’s proposed rule regarding cleaner streets may be valuable in theory, but City Council member... News 10 Feb 2025 | 03:03
Road War: NYPD Now Handing Out Criminal Summonses to Bikers for Traffic Violations