The woman was hit by an M22 bus at Madison and Jackson streets. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Published by WNBC on July 3, 2008.

Friday at 9, New York will be starting summer with a bang as fireworks are launched from the East River between 10th and 23rd Sts. While the rest of us are watching the show, one man will be orchestrating it. Meet Robin Hall, the man behind the city-wide blast.

Published by New York Daily News on July 3, 2008.

"When they went into the Bowery, other retailers followed," she said, referring to the Whole Foods that opened last year on Houston Street. "For an emerging neighborhood, one that's not full of foot traffic, it's a big draw."

Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

The president of a New Jersey company that owns the dump truck that crashed in Chinatown last week has been charged with unlicensed collection of trade waste.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

A 68-year-old woman running errands near her lower East Side apartment Wednesday was crushed by a city bus that continued on its route as the woman died in the street.

Published by New York Daily News on July 3, 2008.

Davis was arrested March 25 and charged with promoting prostitution and money laundering. Prosecutors said the 32-year-old ran a high-priced escort ring called "Wicked Models" out of two East Side apartments. She has pleaded not guilty.

Published by WNBC on July 2, 2008.

Cops arrested four thugs suspected of shoving a cyclist to the ground and stealing his bike as he crossed the Williamsburg Bridge on June 27.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on July 2, 2008.

Davis was arrested March 25 and charged with promoting prostitution and money laundering. Prosecutors say the 32-year-old ran a high-priced escort ring called "Wicked Models" out of two East Side apartments. She has pleaded not guilty.

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

MOCHA SUPREME Alison Nelson's Chocolate Bar has opened a new store (127 E. 7th St., between First Avenue and Avenue A, 212-366-1541). For the next month, coffee there is half price.

Published by New York Sun on July 2, 2008.

Davis was arrested March 25 and charged with promoting prostitution and money laundering. Prosecutors say the 32-year-old ran a high-priced escort ring called "Wicked Models" out of two East Side apartments. She has pleaded not guilty.

Published by New York Post on July 2, 2008.

With the bulky, noisy ready-mix concrete trucks largely disappearing from the city’s streets, the walkout affected scores of projects, including the Freedom Tower; the Second Avenue subway; the new Yankee Stadium; Citi Field, the ballpark that will replace Shea Stadium; and many high-rise apartment buildings.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

The police said she was hit at 1:38 p.m. in the area of Jackson and Madison Streets, in the Seventh Precinct.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

The former child star and daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal was charged was misdemeanor drug possession last month when cops nabbed her buying drugs from a lower East Side street dealer.

Published by New York Daily News on July 2, 2008.

The place is appropriate for a man who was pictured in Vogue this February frozen in midair next to Kate Bosworth after a posed jump in the Little Italy hipster lounge GoldBar: There’s an espresso maker in the kitchen downstairs, and a skylight and wood-burning fireplace in the 21.5-by-23-foot living room around the corner.

Published by The New York Observer on July 1, 2008.

M.S. 131 in Chinatown was chosen as the launch site for the Department of Education's summer meals program on Tuesday.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 1, 2008.

De Montebello Sells East Side Co-op for $2.1 M., But Stays in Met’s Neighborhood

Published by The New York Observer on July 1, 2008.

Still, some cannoli lovers at Veniero's, in the East Village on 11th Street said they did not appreciate the city telling them what to do.

Published by New York Post on July 1, 2008.

“For years, unrealistic deadlines were set,” said Julie Menin, chairwoman of Community Board 1, whose district includes the site. “There seemed to be more interest in having press conferences declaring how Lower Manhattan would be rebuilt better than ever, than in establishing realistic deadlines and budgets.

Published by New York Times on July 1, 2008.

Two days after graduating from high school, Julie Tsang left her parent's Chinatown apartment ready to celebrate a bright future.

Published by New York Daily News on June 30, 2008.

The Brooklyn DA is seeking hate-crime charges against a Chinatown man who attacked a Falun Gong practitioner with a steering-wheel locking device.

Published by New York Post on June 30, 2008.

Chris Martin and brother-in-law Jake Paltrow beat the sweltering heat inside the Rogan & Michael Stipe party by hanging out on the stoop of the Bowery bash. "It was really cute," said our spy. "They were goofing around and playing with Jane Pratt's baby, Charlotte. They get along very well." The party, to debut the Relics collection, was so hot that guests were guzzling Barefoot Bubbly champagne just to stay cool.

Published by New York Daily News on June 30, 2008.

"We don't get paid a wage. It's only tips. People just don't understand that," said Alan Kelly, 33, a bartender at Bull McCabe's Irish Pub on St. Marks Place in the East Village.

Published by New York Post on June 30, 2008.

Village chocoholics don't have to travel too far for their fix: former West Village choco-star The Chocolate Bar re-opens today at its new location at 127 East 7th Street, near First Avenue.

Published by The Real Deal on June 30, 2008.

Neighborhoods that produced the most noise complaints were Williamsburg and Flatbush in Brooklyn, Norwood in the Bronx and the East Village.

Published by New York Daily News on June 29, 2008.

WHAT YOU CAN GET Many buildings in Manhattan are offering free rent. Other perks landlords are paying for include, from top, at 188 Ludlow on the Lower East Side, the broker’s fee, moving expenses and a year of free storage; at the Archstone Clinton in Clinton, a three-month gym membership; at Dwell in the financial district, the broker’s fee; and at 20 Exchange Place in the financial district, the broker’s fee (and forgoing the security deposit).

Published by New York Times on June 28, 2008.

Here is a slide show of photographs that tell the story of the past week in New York. Subjects include the Mermaid Parade at Coney Island, a fatal bus-truck accident in Chinatown, and a change in the State Senate leadership.

Published by New York Times on June 27, 2008.

William Adanes, 19, and Ricardo Martinez, 23, were taken in yesterday morning and charged with crimes related to the shooting of Vincent Cruz. Police found Cruz on Tuesday morning on Eldridge Street near Rivington Street, shot once in the head. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Bellevue Hospital.

Published by New York Sun on June 27, 2008.

The four waterfalls — one under the Brooklyn tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, one off the north shore of Governors Island, one between Pier 4 and 5 along Furman Street in Brooklyn Heights, and one off the coast of Manhattan’s Lower East Side — range in height from 90 to 120 feet and vary in width.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

A brazen robber stole a wallet from a woman’s baby bag on June 17 while she shopped at the farmer’s market in Columbus Park, cops said.

Published by Brooklyn Paper on June 27, 2008.

The boutique, at 121 Orchard St., is owned by Rachid Ouassil and has been around for eight years. In addition to Moroccan objects, the store also sells items and furniture from Turkey, Andalusia, Tunisia, Egypt, the Middle East and Central Asia. Among the store's most popular items are 100 percent hand-loomed silk ikat pillows -- at $95, they're far less expensive than their $400 counterparts at ABC Carpet & Home.

Published by New York Post on June 26, 2008.

On the Lower East Side, home of Whole Foods and several new boutique hotels, construction is nearly complete on a new dormitory for the School of Visual Arts. The 20-story, 80,000-square-foot building is situated at Delancey and Ludlow streets on the former site of a Duane Reade. The new dormitory will house 350 students in a building that will be leased to the school for 40 years with an option to purchase at the end of the lease.

Published by New York Sun on June 26, 2008.

Nearly 30 television cameras and countless reporters have gathered to hear Michael Bloomberg launch his latest public art project, aptly named "The New York City Waterfalls," here at Pier 17 in Lower Manhattan.

Published by The New York Observer on June 26, 2008.

Brooklyn Bridge, between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn, at Pier 35 off Chinatown and off the north shore of Governors Island.

Published by WNBC on June 26, 2008.

The other two are located in lower Manhattan at Pier 35 and on the north shore of Governors Island.

Published by amNY.com on June 26, 2008.

The waterfalls, at Pier 35 on the east side of Manhattan, under the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO, on the Brooklyn Heights waterfront, and at Governors Island, will each be illuminated after sundown.

Published by New York Post on June 26, 2008.

Instead of calamari and Barolo, Follieri dined yesterday on jailhouse grub courtesy of the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he was sent after being released from St. Vincent's Hospital. Follieri was hospitalized after his bail hearing when he collapsed from an apparent anxiety attack.

Published by New York Post on June 26, 2008.

His plea deal came four weeks after 44-year-old Tatum was arrested just blocks from her lower East Side home by undercover narcotics officers who spotted her buying crack and powder cocaine from a homeless street hustler.

Published by New York Daily News on June 26, 2008.

The waterfalls are at Pier 35 in Manhattan, near South and Rutgers Streets north of the Manhattan Bridge.

Published by New York Times on June 26, 2008.

The aggrieved rent-stabilized tenants of 47 East 3rd Street are not giving up their fight against landlord Alistair Economakis, whose efforts since 2003 to convert his East Village building into a grand mansion for his family continue to be stymied by nine pesky renters who won't budge.

Published by The New York Observer on June 26, 2008.

The dump truck that crashed into a bus in Chinatown on Monday, killing one person and injuring four others, was not safe to drive, the authorities said.

Published by New York Times on June 25, 2008.

A Brooklyn mom whose infant made her grand entrance on a F-train subway platform in Chinatown is looking for the guardian angel who helped bring Baby Soleil into the world.

Published by New York Post on June 25, 2008.

NEW YORK - A state official says a dump truck that set off a fatal crash in Manhattan's Chinatown should not have been on the road.

Published by amNY.com on June 25, 2008.

Pedestrians and commercial trucks struggle near the congested intersection of Bowery and Canal St. off the Manhattan Bridge where a dumptruck struck a bus yesterday killing one woman and injuring several others.

Published by amNY.com on June 25, 2008.

The state launched the first probe after getting complaints from the public, and an initial investigation showed CVS and Rite Aid were the worst offenders. Among the expired products still on shelves were nasal decongestant at the CVS on Grand St. and Mighty Milk formula at the Rite Aid on Ninth Ave.

Published by New York Daily News on June 25, 2008.

Responding to a 911 call at about 2 a.m., police found Vincent Cruz, 17, outside 205 Eldridge St. Cruz, who had been shot once in the head, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

Published by New York Sun on June 25, 2008.

A teenager was fatally shot on the lower East Side during a bloody 12-hour stretch that left four other people in the city murdered, cops said Tuesday.

Published by New York Daily News on June 25, 2008.

The dump truck that crashed into a bus in Chinatown on Monday, killing one person and injuring four others, was not safe to drive. [NYT]

Published by New York Times on June 25, 2008.

The truck went on to hit three other vehicles, including a police car, after spinning the Fung Wah bus, which had been parked illegally to pick up Boston-bound passengers on the Bowery at Canal Street, police said.

Published by New York Post on June 24, 2008.

The little bit of heaven - 6 pounds, 7 ounces and 15 inches from head to toe - was born on the East Broadway F train platform with the help of more than a dozen concerned New Yorkers.

Published by New York Daily News on June 24, 2008.

Just before 8 a.m. on Monday, a commercial dump truck came off the bridge and into this tumult, and the rest was pandemonium. It rammed a parked bus at Canal Street and the Bowery, sending the bus hurtling onto the sidewalk, clipping three vans, felling a traffic light and a fire hydrant and crashing into the front of a bank.

Published by New York Times on June 24, 2008.