Upper East Side, NY|News|
Fire Breaks Out At East 79th Street Building, FDNY Says
Firefighters battled a blaze in the ducts of an East 79th Street building on Thursday morning.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
- New York City, NY
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Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
MTA's Tap-To-Pay System Is Coming To Penn Station
One of the city's busiest stations is part of the next expansion of the MTA's contactless payment system OMNY.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper West Side, NY|News|
SEE: UWS Landlord Attacks Reporters Investigating Heat Complaints
An Upper West Side landlord when NY1 journalists began asking questions about heating problems reported by his tenants, video shows.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Marriott Opens 399-Room Hudson Yards Hotel
The new 28-story hotel is blocks away from the Hudson Yards shopping and dining center and the Javits Center.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper East Side, NY|News|
UES Salon Pays $70K Fine For Anti-Afro 'Dress Code'
Sharon Dorram Color at Sally Hershberger owners settled the discrimination complaint against them this week, court records show.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Harlem, NY|News|
VIDEO: Cops Tackle Candy Seller In Harlem Subway Station
A Harlem vendor was thrown to the ground and arrested because he "failed to comply and refused to provide identification," police said.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Midtown's Drama Book Shop To Reopen In March
The bookstore almost went out of business before being saved by Lin-Manuel Miranda and his "Hamilton" collaborators.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper East Side, NY|News|
Madison Avenue Businesses Resist Plan For Bus Shelters
Business and preservation groups claim bus shelters will ruin Madison Avenue's historic character, clutter sidewalks and deter shoppers.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Harlem, NY|News|
Prank Subway Announcer Says He Has A Gun: Harlem Straphanger
A voice shouting "I have a f------ gun!" came over the PA system of a 1 train in Harlem, causing a scare among riders.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Taxi Bursts Into Flames On Midtown Street, FDNY Says
A massive fire destroyed a city taxi on Second Avenue and East 46th Street Tuesday morning, officials said.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Harlem, NY|News|
Cops Not To Blame For Harlem Man's Death In NYPD Custody, AG Says
Edwin William Garcia Lopez died in his East Harlem apartment after being put in handcuffs during a struggle with roommates and police.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper West Side, NY|News|
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In UWS Subway Stop, Police Say
A vandal scrawled swastikas, the Nazi SS symbol and other anti-Semitic messages on a wall at the West 103rd and Broadway subway station.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Grand Central Train Shed Project May Take 20 Years, Report Says
A $2 billion MTA project to repair two sections of Grand Central Terminal's train shed roof is set to begin in 2020.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Harlem, NY|News|
East Harlem Complexes Get $22M For New Boilers, NYCHA Says
A federal monitor for the New York City Housing Authority recently approved the funding, but results may not arrive for years.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper West Side, NY|News|
UWS Complexes Get $13.5M For New Boilers, NYCHA Says
A federal monitor for the New York City Housing Authority recently approved the funding, but results may not arrive for years.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
NYC's Paris Theater May Be Revived By Netflix, Report Says
The Paris, one of New York City's last remaining single-screen theaters, shut down in August after a 71-year run.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper East Side, NY|News|
UES Vegan Restaurant Candle 79 To Close, Owners Say
The East 79th Street vegan restaurant was recently named one of the best vegetarian eateries in the country.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Harlem, NY|News|
Cyclist Killed In East Harlem Dump Truck Hit-And-Run, Police Say
The cyclist was hit by a dump truck driver making an illegal left turn near the Willis Avenue Bridge.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Upper West Side, NY|News|
Man Killed In Knife Fight At UWS Homeless Shelter, Police Say
A 22-year-old man was killed and his shelter roommate is in the hospital following a fatal Sunday morning stabbing, police said.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
Washington Heights-Inwood, NY|News|
Uptown Landlord Denies Disabled Tenant 1st Floor Unit, Pols Say
The state Division of Human Rights ruled in 2015 that the landlord must find a first-floor unit for a resident who suffered a stroke.
Brendan Krisel, Patch Staff
