News articles on May 5, 2008

199 news articles

  • United Nations UN Breaks Ground on Intentionally "Ugly" Temporary Headquarters

    The United Nations will break ground today on a three-story, purposefully ugly building that will serve as temporary space for the international body while its East River headquarters gets refurbished, according to an article today in Canada's Financial Post.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 5, 2008.

  • Brooklyn State Supreme Court Events for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

    8 a.m. Haitian Americans rally during mortgage-fraud trial of former Haitian paramilitary leader Emmanuel Constant; across from the Brooklyn State Supreme Court, 320 Jay St.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 5, 2008.

  • 1 Centre St Events for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

    9 a.m. Landmarks Preservation Commission public hearing; 1 Centre St, 9th Floor.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 5, 2008.

  • City Hall Events for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

    10 a.m. City officials and environmentalists announce anti-idling campaign; City Hall steps.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 5, 2008.

  • 633 Third Ave Events for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

    10 a.m. Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Convention Center Development Corporation; E.S.D.C. headquarters, 633 Third Ave., 37th Floor Conference Room.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 5, 2008.

  • 45 East 81st St Events for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

    11 a.m. Joel Klein announces the Madison Avenue Gallery Walk to benefit the Fund for Public Schools; P.S. 6, 45 East 81st St., at Madison Avenue.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 5, 2008.

  • 620 Fifth Ave Events for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

    Noon. Unveiling of the "I Love NY" relaunch campaign at the Empire State Development luncheon; 620 Loft & Garden, 620 Fifth Ave.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 5, 2008.

  • City Hall Events for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

    1 p.m. City Council hearing on construction site safety legislation; Council Chambers, City Hall.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 5, 2008.

  • Tavern on the Green Events for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

    6 p.m. New York City Central Labor Council hosts Annual Labor Awards Reception at Tavern on the Green; Central Park West at 67th Street.

    Published by The New York Observer on May 5, 2008.

  • Harlem Where Oh Where Have The Supermarkets Gone?

    In East Harlem, six small supermarkets have closed, and two more are on the brink, local officials said. In some cases, the old storefronts have been converted to drug stores that stand to make money coming and going — first selling processed foods and sodas, then selling medicines for illnesses that could have been prevented by a better diet.

    Published by UPTOWNflavor on May 5, 2008.

  • Atlantic Yards The new ‘Miss Brooklyn’

    Ratner has said he won’t build the Frank Gehry–designed tower, now called “Building B-1,” until he finds an anchor tenant. And he told the New York Times last month that the entire Atlantic Yards project consists of the publicly financed basketball arena (which has taken on even more of Gehry’s signature look) and two smaller buildings around it.

    Published by Brooklyn Paper on May 5, 2008.

  • East Village Regulated Rents Could Rise 3.5 to 9.5 Percent

    The board that oversees rents for New York City’s one million rent-stabilized apartments will probably vote on a tentative range of increases at a meeting tonight. The city’s Rent Guidelines Board is holding its preliminary vote at a public meeting scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Great Hall at Cooper Union in the East Village. (A news report will be published online later this evening.)

    Published by New York Times on May 5, 2008.

  • Breezy Point Ferry Service, for $6, From Rockaway

    A subsidized ferry route from Rockaway to Lower Manhattan, via Brooklyn, will begin next week as part of the city’s plan to expand water service, the mayor and City Council announced this afternoon. A subsidized ferry route from Rockaway to Lower Manhattan, via Brooklyn, will begin next week as part of the city’s plan to expand water service, the mayor and City Council announced this afternoon.

    Published by New York Times on May 5, 2008.

  • Lower Manhattan Ferry Service, for $6, From Rockaway

    A subsidized ferry route from Rockaway to Lower Manhattan, via Brooklyn, will begin next week as part of the city’s plan to expand water service, the mayor and City Council announced this afternoon. A subsidized ferry route from Rockaway to Lower Manhattan, via Brooklyn, will begin next week as part of the city’s plan to expand water service, the mayor and City Council announced this afternoon.

    Published by New York Times on May 5, 2008.

  • Pier 11 Ferry Service, for $6, From Rockaway

    Separately, New York Water Taxi will restart East River ferry service from Pier 11 and 34th Street to Long Island City and South Williamsburg, which it had suspended over the winter because of the lack of the more profitable tourist traffic.

    Published by New York Times on May 5, 2008.

  • Long Island City Ferry Service, for $6, From Rockaway

    Separately, New York Water Taxi will restart East River ferry service from Pier 11 and 34th Street to Long Island City and South Williamsburg, which it had suspended over the winter because of the lack of the more profitable tourist traffic.

    Published by New York Times on May 5, 2008.

  • Williamsburg Ferry Service, for $6, From Rockaway

    Separately, New York Water Taxi will restart East River ferry service from Pier 11 and 34th Street to Long Island City and South Williamsburg, which it had suspended over the winter because of the lack of the more profitable tourist traffic.

    Published by New York Times on May 5, 2008.

  • Greenpoint Ferry Service, for $6, From Rockaway

    Over the next two years, new ferry landings will be constructed at North Williamsburg and Greenpoint in Brooklyn, with federal financing paying for them. In 2005, Congress had allocated $4.4 million in federal money for new docks, which had sat largely untouched until now.

    Published by New York Times on May 5, 2008.

  • Medgar Evers College Grading New York's Public School

    Esmeralda Simmons is executive director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College and a former member of the New York City Board of Education.

    Published by Gotham Gazette on May 5, 2008.

  • United Federation of Teachers Grading New York's Public School

    Randi Weingarten is president of the United Federation of Teachers.

    Published by Gotham Gazette on May 5, 2008.

  • Harlem Stated Meeting: Harlem Rezoning Approved

    Harlem's low-story buildings and epic institutions will now get a so-called facelift -- at least in the view of city officials and sme developers -- as the City Council approved a rezoning plan for the neighborhood's busiest boulevard last week.

    Published by Gotham Gazette on May 5, 2008.

  • City Hall Stated Meeting: Harlem Rezoning Approved

    Even so, community support is split -- evident from the dozens of vocal critics at the City Hall meeting.

    Published by Gotham Gazette on May 5, 2008.

  • 125th Street Stated Meeting: Harlem Rezoning Approved

    Known as the center of black culture in New York City, possibly in the entire country, 125th Street in Harlem hosts historic and cultural landmarks, like the Apollo Theater.

    Published by Gotham Gazette on May 5, 2008.

  • City Hall The 2009 Budget: Drawing the Battle Lines

    At City Hall on Thursday, the mayor -- dressed in a crisp blue suit and red tie -- pointed to the slips and slides of Wall Street and to gloomy economic forecasts. Those predictions, the mayor contends, cannot be ignored.

    Published by Gotham Gazette on May 5, 2008.

  • Manhattan Institute The 2009 Budget: Drawing the Battle Lines

    Nicole Gelinas, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, said the city should explore other sources of revenue, so it is not held hostage to the ebb and flow of the stock market. "A lot of this is designed on our tax structure," said Gelinas. "We could make this a lot easier if we designed a structure that attracts new businesses."

    Published by Gotham Gazette on May 5, 2008.

  • Department of Youth and Community Development The 2009 Budget: Drawing the Battle Lines

    Overall, some of the agencies that see large decreases in city funding may have gotten a boost in funding from the state or from Washington. Others, like the Department of Youth and Community Development, saw their federal funding actually decrease as well.

    Published by Gotham Gazette on May 5, 2008.

  • Greenpoint Monday Links

    Two Globe-Trotting Male Models Buy in Greenpoint

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • Dumbo Monday Links

    $7 million-Plus Sale of Dumbo Penthouse Breaks Brooklyn Record

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • Flatbush Monday Links

    Flatbush Food Co-Op Opens Bigger Store on Cortelyou Road

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • United Federation of Teachers Teachers Union Fights Effort To Stop Paying Reserve Pool

    Facing pressure to grant the city authority to stop paying teachers in the so-called Absent Teacher Reserve, teachers whom school officials say "either can't or won't get a job" but are still on the city's payroll, the United Federation of Teachers is fighting back.

    Published by New York Sun on May 5, 2008.

  • Rockefeller Foundation A Medal for the Jane Jacobs of the South Bronx

    In the process of trying to clean up and develop this troubled neighborhood, an effort that has earned Mrs. Torres-Fleming a Jane Jacobs Medal for urban renewal from the Rockefeller Foundation, a "For Rent" sign in a house where drugs were once sold represents a small victory in a larger struggle.

    Published by New York Sun on May 5, 2008.

  • Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice A Medal for the Jane Jacobs of the South Bronx

    The daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants, Mrs. Torres-Fleming, 43, founded the Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice in 1992 across the street from the housing projects in which she grew up.

    Published by New York Sun on May 5, 2008.

  • United Nations Chinese Health Minister To Receive Honorary Degree From Mount Sinai

    During his visit, Dr. Chen also will be recognized for his contributions in the field of cancer research. He will be feted by the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, housed at Mount Sinai, at a luncheon tomorrow at the United Nations.

    Published by New York Sun on May 5, 2008.

  • Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation Chinese Health Minister To Receive Honorary Degree From Mount Sinai

    He will be feted by the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, housed at Mount Sinai, at a luncheon tomorrow at the United Nations. The foundation, which is focused on developing treatments that "reprogram" cancer cells, this year is marking 25 years of collaboration with Dr. Chen and the Shanghai Institute of Hematology.

    Published by New York Sun on May 5, 2008.

  • Union Square Immigrants Riled by Irish Push for Special Status

    "It's absurd that they're working alone. We should unite together," Segundo Alvarez, 54, said at a May 1 rally in Union Square for workers' rights, during which participants criticized a recent wave of workplace raids and deportations, mostly of Hispanic immigrants.

    Published by New York Sun on May 5, 2008.

  • Midtown Burglary Suspect Is Killed With His Own Gun, Police Say

    A suspected burglar was killed with his own gun as he was struggling with police in Midtown early yesterday, police officials said.

    Published by New York Sun on May 5, 2008.

  • 30 E. 40th St Burglary Suspect Is Killed With His Own Gun, Police Say

    Officials said police responded to a call from a commercial high-rise at around 3:30 a.m. yesterday after an employee noticed a suspicious person entering the building at 30 E. 40th St.

    Published by New York Sun on May 5, 2008.

  • 57th St. and Seventh Ave. Train derailment halts subways in Midtown

    Rescuers evacuated 449 passengers trapped during the 4:23 p.m. accident by sending an R train through the tunnel near 57th St. and Seventh Ave., behind the stuck 10-car train.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Atlantic Yards Miss B'klyn loses crown in Atlantic Yards redo

    Miss Brooklyn, the Frank Gehry-designed signature tower of the controversial Atlantic Yards project, has been dumped.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Harlem Richardson: Bee pros abuzz in hive and seek task

    In a four-year study of bees captured in community gardens in East Harlem and the South Bronx, entomologists John Ascher and Kevin Matteson found that 10 of the 54 different species collected were not native to the eastern U.S.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Central Park near W. 79th St. Richardson: Bee pros abuzz in hive and seek task

    Entomologists John Ascher (l.) and Kevin Matteson comb through Central Park near W. 79th St. searching for bees hiding in trees and flowering plants.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • 11th and W. Fourth St Sarah Jessica Parker laments New York's loss of grit

    "I don't know if you do this with your husband," Parker told New York magazine in an interview that hits newsstands Monday. "But say one of us is walking down the street, I'll call him and say, 'You know, the Laundromat is closed!' And he'll say, 'What?' I'll be like, 'The Laundromat at 11th and W. Fourth St. is closed!'"

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • West Village Sarah Jessica Parker laments New York's loss of grit

    In the article, titled "Sarah Jessica Parker Would Like a Few Words with Carrie Bradshaw," Parker tells writer Emily Nussbaum that she and her equally famous husband, actor Matthew Broderick, keep a running tab on changes in their West Village neighborhood.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Queensboro Bridge Stricken biker owes his life to fellow cyclist

    James Hamilton of Bethany, Conn., lost consciousness and was clinically dead after he fell from his bike while cruising with his wife on the upper level of the Queensboro Bridge about 9:50 a.m., authorities said.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Middle Village How'd you grade Mike Bloomberg?

    Marge Kolb, a Middle Village parent, ripped the "dictates and fiats coming down from the mayor" and the high turnover in leadership.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Tottenville High-octane gas prices fuel hybrid hype

    "I could feed the car or feed my family," said Johnson, 43, who drives from Tottenville, Staten Island, to his midtown precinct every day. After his shift ends in the afternoon, he often heads to his second job as an electrical assistant.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • midtown High-octane gas prices fuel hybrid hype

    "I could feed the car or feed my family," said Johnson, 43, who drives from Tottenville, Staten Island, to his midtown precinct every day. After his shift ends in the afternoon, he often heads to his second job as an electrical assistant.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Bayside High-octane gas prices fuel hybrid hype

    Josh Rubinfeld, a dentist from Dix Hills, L.I., recently joined the club. He always preferred high-performance, large-engine vehicles, but last summer, he decided the 25-mile commute to his Bayside, Queens, office was costing too much. He traded his eight-cylinder Lexus, which devoured up to 11 gallons of gas a week, for a hybrid. Now, Rubinfeld fills up every other week.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Convent Ave. and W. 143rd St. Pet owners scoop up fines

    Man walks dog along Convent Ave. and W. 143rd St. in Manhattan, a bag hanging from his pocket hinting he'll do his duty.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Tribeca Pet owners scoop up fines

    Paul Garner, a 55-year-old lawyer who was playing with his dog last week in Tribeca, had another solution.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Brownsville Money makeover: Burdened by a family treasure

    Her mom and dad had bought the two-story, four-unit house in Brownsville in 1970, moving from a Crown Heights rental soon after the death of Cynthia's older brother, 9-year-old Britt, who hit his head while sliding down a banister.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Crown Heights Money makeover: Burdened by a family treasure

    Her mom and dad had bought the two-story, four-unit house in Brownsville in 1970, moving from a Crown Heights rental soon after the death of Cynthia's older brother, 9-year-old Britt, who hit his head while sliding down a banister.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Grand Central Terminal Suspect kills self with his own gun

    Staff at the E. 40th St. office building near Grand Central Terminal called cops about 3:40 a.m. after spotting the man on security cameras roaming the hallways, cops said. Superintendent Joe Aguasviva said he recognized the crook from previous heists and quickly padlocked the front door - which had been forced open - while he waited for cops.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Central Park Rush & Molloy: Ratner out on a limb

    "You can do what you want in Central Park, unless you're doing it for a film," Ratner tells us. "Then, you can't touch anything. Olivia weighs about 80 pounds, but we weren't allowed to have her hanging from a tree. We had to buy a dead tree from a prop house and bring it to Central Park. We also couldn't walk on the grass, so we had to get a crane to stand the tree up on concrete, then put grass and mulch around it, so it looked real."

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Trump Tower Rush & Molloy: Ratner out on a limb

    Meanwhile, Ratner and producer Brian Grazer are developing a grander Gotham tale, "The Trump Heist," in which Eddie Murphy will play the leader of a crew of con artists who land jobs at Trump Tower so they can rip off its residents. (The other criminals could include Chris Rock, David Chappelle and Chris Tucker.) Ratner also has Murphy starring in "The Incredible Shrinking Man," while Tucker is due to play Frank Sinatra's valet in Ratner's "Mr. S."

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Greenwich Village Fanatic shy, but Uma's his 'baby'

    Jordan eventually located Thurman's Greenwich Village apartment "from that one picture, 'where you were so lovely, baby,'" he wrote.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • SoHo Fanatic shy, but Uma's his 'baby'

    Jordan was arrested last fall outside Thurman's residence, two years after he tried to force his way into her movie trailer during a SoHo film shoot. He had also besieged her with an endless series of e-mails, letters and phone calls.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • First Baptist Church of Crown Heights Now it's death threat vs. black Brooklyn judge

    "These two hate crimes aren't a coincidence," City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) said at the rally held at the First Baptist Church of Crown Heights. "There is no way you can't put these two incidents together."

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • 57th Street and Seventh Avenue Manhattan subway service back to normal after derailment

    The mishap occurred when cars on a southbound N train, heading from Astoria, Queens, to Brooklyn, jumped the tracks 100 feet north of the stop at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, Seaton said.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Astoria Manhattan subway service back to normal after derailment

    The mishap occurred when cars on a southbound N train, heading from Astoria, Queens, to Brooklyn, jumped the tracks 100 feet north of the stop at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, Seaton said.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Peculiar Pub WEB SITE BIDS TO CASH IN ON A BEER MARKET

    For instance, the Peculiar Pub on Bleecker Street has 22 beers on tap and 299 bottled brews - everything from a pint of Delirium Tremens for $7.25 to Bud Light for $4.35.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Ridgewood FACING JAIL FOR

    The criminal complaint filed in Queens Supreme Court charges Hannon with burglary, assault, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon, saying the disabled mom and her adult son had forced open the door of the boyfriend's Ridgewood home last November.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • West 4th and Jones SAMARITAN PUMMELED IN VILLAGE

    Andrew Mindnich, 23, a financial associate from Morristown, NJ, was at West 4th and Jones streets headed to the PATH station at 12:30 a.m. after a night out with friends. Suddenly, he encountered Christopher Dadd, 28, and Andre Tarver, 22, bothering a woman, whom Mindnich did not know, on the sidewalk.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Jamaica strip club PHOTO 'SHOOT'

    Bell was unarmed when he was shot dead by the cops in Queens 18 months ago. He and his friends were leaving his bachelor party at a Jamaica strip club at the time.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Fifth Avenue and 59th Street 400 RIDERS STUCK AS N TRAIN DERAILS

    Transit officials had to send a rescue train and link it with subway cars stuck on the southbound tracks between the N line's Fifth Avenue/59th Street and 57th Street/Seventh Avenue stations.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • 57th Street and Seventh Avenue 400 RIDERS STUCK AS N TRAIN DERAILS

    Transit officials had to send a rescue train and link it with subway cars stuck on the southbound tracks between the N line's Fifth Avenue/59th Street and 57th Street/Seventh Avenue stations.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Neighborhood Center for Homeless People E. SIDE SHELTER'S SURPRISE ALLIES

    Members of Community Board 8 have even sent a letter to city officials in support of the Neighborhood Center for Homeless People at 237 E. 77th St.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Central Park E. SIDE SHELTER'S SURPRISE ALLIES

    Neighbors fear that the center's closing will leave many displaced homeless people wandering the streets and hanging out in Central Park.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Upper West Side FRUIT & VEGGIE CARTS GET PUSH FROM CITY

    The neighborhood with the worst mark was Brooklyn's East New York, at 26 percent. The best was Manhattan's Upper West Side, where just 7 percent skipped their apples and broccoli.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Hotel Chelsea BOSS INN - & OUT TURMOIL AT CHELSEA

    The Hotel Chelsea has been suffering from an identity crisis.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Atlantic Yards THE FUTURE'S 'BLIGHT'

    The Municipal Art Society says it commissioned a prominent architecture team - that wished to remain anonymous - to dramatize the impact of the project on surrounding neighborhoods and to get the state to rethink its approval of Atlantic Yards.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Crown Heights JUDGE BRAVES THREATS

    "We will not accept intimidation. We won't be cowered. We won't be deterred."

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • 30 E. 40th St CROOK'S 'LAST SHOT'

    Cops said the early-morning drama at 30 E. 40th St. began when the office building's superintendent spotted a familiar-looking thief on surveillance cameras as he sneaked around on an upper floor.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Crave Ceviche CRANE-EATERY REPRIEVE

    The owner of Crave Ceviche had signed a 10-year lease with Ascot Properties for the space at 946 Second Ave. that allows Ascot to knock down the building in case of irreparable damage.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • St. Patrick's Cathedral CARDINAL'S IN CANARY

    A beaming Egan donned his new threads at Mass yesterday at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Radio City Music Hall BELL'S FOLKS JOIN PATTI ONSTAGE

    Soulful disco diva Patti LaBelle stopped her performance at Radio City Music Hall last night to invite the parents of slain "50 shot" groom Sean Bell to the stage for an emotional moment that had the audience cheering.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • Briarwood Jewish Center MITZVAH GIRL GOES TO 'BAT' FOR POORER KIDS

    Thanks to her efforts, dozens of underprivileged Jewish girls from Queens and The Bronx went to the Briarwood Jewish Center in Kew Gardens, Queens, yesterday for a free day of shopping.

    Published by New York Post on May 5, 2008.

  • 57th Street and Seventh Avenue Officials: 2 Subway Cars Jump Tracks

    The cars on a southbound N train, heading from Astoria, Queens, to Brooklyn, jumped the tracks at 4:23 p.m. 100 feet north of the stop at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, NYC Transit spokesman Charles Seaton said. One wheel on each of the two cars came off the tracks, NYC Transit said in a statement Sunday night.

    Published by WNBC on May 5, 2008.

  • 57th Street and Seventh Avenue N & R trains resume with residual delays

    The derailment occurred 100 feet north of the stop at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, Seaton said. One wheel on each of the two cars came off the tracks, according to a statement by NYC Transit late Sunday.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

  • Grand Central Terminal Grand Central energy saving lights to save $100k

    (AP) - Metro North Railroad hopes to save $100,000 per year since new energy-saving fluorescent lightbulbs were installed in Grand Central Terminal.

    Published by Crain's New York Business on May 5, 2008.

  • Pier 11 New ferry service set to begin May 12

    The new ferry is the first step in a two-year pilot program to expand ferry service in the city, the mayor is expected to announce today. In between Rockaway and Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan, the ferry will pick up passengers at the Brooklyn Army Terminal's Pier 4 at 58th Street.

    Published by amNY.com on May 5, 2008.

  • Upper West Side Saffron king finds niche in NYC

    NEW YORK - With his flowing black hair, bushy beard and slight paunch, Behroush Sharifi hops off his bicycle and bounds into an expensive restaurant on the Upper West Side.

    Published by amNY.com on May 5, 2008.

  • 14th Street Station MTA: Subway Service Restored On L Line

    Subway service on the L line between the Broadway Junction Station and the 8th Avenue-14th Street Station has been restored, with residual delays, after being suspended in both directions early Monday.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 5, 2008.

  • 57th Street and Seventh Avenue MTA: Service Restored After Train Derails

    The mishap occurred when cars on a southbound N train, heading from Astoria, Queens, to Brooklyn, jumped the tracks 100 feet north of the stop at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, Seaton said.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 5, 2008.

  • 1360 Fulton Street Community Board 3 Meeting

    The next community board 3 (CB3) meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 5th at 7:00 p.m. CB3 is scheduled to meet the first Monday of every month.

    Published by Bed-Stuy Blog on May 5, 2008.

  • 1087 Broadway Goodbye Blue Monday Weekly Concert Lineup

    Goodbye Blue Monday

    Published by Bed-Stuy Blog on May 5, 2008.

  • Solomon's Porch Solomon’s Porch Weekly Concert Lineup

    Solomon’s Porch is bringing live music to you nearly every night of the week. Whether you’re in to jazz, fusion, hip-hop, or dance, they have it. This week in addition to their regular music, they will also have special Mother’s Day shows this weekend.

    Published by Bed-Stuy Blog on May 5, 2008.

  • 98 South Oxford Street Fort Greene House Tour Wrap

    Like the Brooklyn Flea, the Fort Greene House Tour yesterday benefited from some much overdue sunshine.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • 219 Carlton Avenue Fort Greene House Tour Wrap

    As for the more traditional homes on the route, we were most seduced by 219 Carlton Avenue, whose judicious use of European fixtures and some impressive cabinetry enabled the house to be at once comfortable in its traditional shoes and a little lighter and less stuffy than your average townhouse.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • 237 Cumberland Street Fort Greene House Tour Wrap

    As you'll see from the slideshow, we also made it to 237 Cumberland Street (a condo project with quite a backyard)

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • 297 Cumberland Street Fort Greene House Tour Wrap

    As you'll see from the slideshow, we also made it to ... 297 Cumberland Street and 98 South Oxford Street, ... which had some serious old-school charm. What were your favorites?

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • 98 South Oxford Street Fort Greene House Tour Wrap

    As you'll see from the slideshow, we also made it to ... 98 South Oxford Street, ... which had some serious old-school charm. What were your favorites?

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • 299 Degraw Street City Picks Future Tenants for Burg & Cobble Hill Firehouses

    Five years after shuttering two Brooklyn firehouses amid much community protest, the city selected the new groups to develop them for new uses. The lucky winner of the least at Engine 204 at 299 Degraw Street in Cobble Hill is the Brooklyn Philharmonic, which hasn't had a permanent home since parting ways with BAM a decade ago.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • 134 Wythe Avenue City Picks Future Tenants for Burg & Cobble Hill Firehouses

    Engine 212 at 134 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg will become a community center to be run, ironically, by the same group that was most vocal in protesting its closure, People's Firehouse.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • Atlantic Yards Atlantic Yards or Atlantic Lots?

    These past few days have been a big one for Atlantic Yards news. Saturday, hundreds of protesters led by three opposition groups and several politicians

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • 98 Montague Street The Bossert Finds a Buyer

    The Bossert Hotel at 98 Montague Street, back in January, the big question quickly became whether they'd clear the $100 million mark.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • 345 Adams Street Developer to Air Out 345 Adams Street

    There are portions of 345 Adams Street, a city-owned building mainly occupied by the Department of Finance, that sunlight has never touched.

    Published by Brownstoner on May 5, 2008.

  • Pier 11 City to start new ferry service routes

    NEW YORK (WABC) -- A new ferry service will start running between Lower Manhattan and Queens next week. The route will go from Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan to Rockaway, Queens.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

  • 915 Washington Avenue Double home invasion in Crown Heights

    Police say the residents in both apartments were tied up by the suspects, who used the fire escape to quickly travel between the floors inside 915 Washington Avenue.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

  • 2991 Eighth Avenue Man fatally shot at a Harlem complex

    Eyewitness News is told the victim was killed at the Polo Grounds houses, at 2991 Eighth Avenue, at around 5 a.m.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

  • Battery Park Playing thanks to driver who returned $4M violin

    Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint exited a minivan cab at NYC's Battery Park, leaving the $4M violin.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

  • West 16th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues Shots fired in Chelsea

    The unknown persons in the two SUVs opened fire on each other as they drove on West 16th Street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, at around 4:30 a.m. according to police.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

  • Grand Central Terminal New energy saving lights in Grand Central to save $100k

    Metro North Railroad hopes to save $100,000 per year since new energy-saving fluorescent lightbulbs were installed in Grand Central Terminal.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • Orso Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes take Suri on New York trip

    The couple, who married in November 2006, spent the weekend in Manhattan eating dinner with Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld at the intimate midtown restaurant Orso before seeing the Broadway show "Country Girl," starring Frances McDormand and Morgan Freeman.

    Published by New York Daily News on May 5, 2008.

  • SoHo Closing Arguments Made In Uma Thurman Stalking Trial

    On Thursday, Thurman testified about a card Jordan delivered to her trailer in Manhattan's SoHo section, where she was filming "My Super Ex-Girlfriend." It bore a drawing of an open grave, a headstone and a man standing on the edge of a razor blade.

    Published by WNBC on May 5, 2008.

  • lower Manhattan Violinist To Play Private Concert Of Thanks For Cabbies

    The violin's saga started about 12:30 a.m. April 21, when Khalil picked up Quint and his girlfriend at Newark Liberty International Airport. Quint was returning from a performance in Dallas, and Khalil drove them to Quint's home in lower Manhattan.

    Published by WNBC on May 5, 2008.

  • Washington Square Park Tightrope walker in Greenwich Village

    A man dressed in black from top hat to canvas slippers strode through Washington Square Park Sunday afternoon, wheeling a unicycle and lugging a leather knapsack loaded with wooden pins.

    Published by amNY.com on May 5, 2008.

  • World Trade Center Tightrope walker in Greenwich Village

    The fluid body tossing pins and dancing them through the air was none other than French high-wire artist Philippe Petit, the man who on August 7, 1974, stunned the city by stringing a tightrope between the World Trade Center Towers and walking back and forth across the wire eight times in 45 minutes.

    Published by amNY.com on May 5, 2008.

  • Union Square Go green with a (FREE) free canvas tote

    The giveaway is today at 12:30 p.m. in the Union Square Greenmarket, and Council Members Gale Brewer and Simcha Felder will be on hand to pass them out.

    Published by amNY.com on May 5, 2008.

  • 307 West 39th Street Midtown buildings evacuated on fears of collapse

    A large crack was visible on the side of the apartment building at 307 West 39th Street, which houses the Rincon Cico Mexican restaurant on the ground floor and is next to a 16-story Comfort Inn.

    Published by amNY.com on May 5, 2008.

  • Bedford-Stuyvesant The Steeple Chase - SAVE THE DATE!

    There’s an interesting event happening in the neighborhood this month! As many of you know, May is Bike Month. To celebrate Bike Month, Bedford-Stuyvesant will be holding an inaugural bike ride called The Steeple Chase. The Steeple Chase will tour the neighborhood visiting historic churches along the way. This exciting event is being spearheaded by Tremaine Wright, owner of Common Grounds Coffeehouse.

    Published by Bed-Stuy Blog on May 5, 2008.

  • Common Grounds Coffeehouse The Steeple Chase - SAVE THE DATE!

    The Steeple Chase will tour the neighborhood visiting historic churches along the way. This exciting event is being spearheaded by Tremaine Wright, owner of Common Grounds Coffeehouse.

    Published by Bed-Stuy Blog on May 5, 2008.

  • 11th Avenue between 53rd Street and 54th streets The Redefined Rental Starts Here: New Rendering of Walentases' Clinton Park

    Check out this eye-popping new rendering of the Walentas family's $600 million Clinton Park development planned for Manhattan's far West Side, on 11t