Chelsea, NY|News|
The Half King To Shutter After 18 Years In Chelsea
The long-time Chelsea bar and restaurant will close in January after serving the neighborhood for some two decades.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
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Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Woman Bashed With Pipe At Herald Square Subway Station: NYPD
A man attacked a woman with a metal pipe after she tried to break up a subway fight, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
SoHo-Little Italy, NY|News|
Prada Probed For 'Blackface' By NYC Commission On Human Rights
Prada has pulled a monkey figurine with oversized red lips and dark skin from its stores after it was blasted as racist.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
East Village, NY|News|
Fire Breaks Out At East Village Con Edison Facility: FDNY
The flames sparked in an office at the energy company's substation, fire officials said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Madison Ave Fire Sends Smoke Billowing Near Grand Central: FDNY
More than 60 firefighters responded to the Friday morning Madison Avenue blaze, FDNY said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Tribeca-FiDi, NY|News|
Crook In Leopard Jacket Tries To Mug Woman For Her Coat: NYPD
The stylish attacker demanded the victim's coat, punching her in the face when she refused, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Tribeca-FiDi, NY|News|
Woman Run Over And Killed By Charter Bus In Lower Manhattan: NYPD
The woman was crossing the street in the Financial District when she was struck and killed Thursday night, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Manhole Erupts In Flames In Front Of Carmine's, FDNY Says
Smoke and fire began shooting out of the ground in front of the famed Italian restaurant early Friday, FDNY said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Tribeca-FiDi, NY|News|
Building Collapse In Lower Manhattan Forces Evacuations: FDNY
The third floor of a vacant Park Place building sent debris flying in the Financial District early Friday morning, FDNY said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Chelsea, NY|News|
Crook Attacks Chelsea Cabbie, Swipes His Keys, Police Say
A man pummeled a cabbie as he was dropping off a fare in Chelsea, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
New Pier 35 Is A 'Front Porch' To Lower East Side's Waterfront
The waterfront park features a mussel beach, a vine wall and lawn space for locals to kick back and enjoy the view.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Foul Play Not Suspected After Woman Found Dead In Trash Compactor
The woman who fell to her death in the trash chute of her Union Square building was not murdered, the city's medical examiner said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
Chinatown Fire Rips Through Mott Street Building: FDNY
More than 100 firefighters were responding to the Mott Street blaze Wednesday, FDNY said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Tribeca-FiDi, NY|News|
Saks Fifth Avenue To Shutter Downtown Outpost
The Brookfield Place department store is closing its women's shop but will keep its men's store.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
Rivington House To Convert Into Mount Sinai Health Center
The owner of the former nursing home for HIV/AIDS patients has apparently abandoned plans to convert the building into condos.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
Construction Truck Critically Injures Man Near Mayoral Event
A member of Mayor Bill de Blasio's security detail applied a tourniquet to the victim's arm, an official said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Chelsea, NY|News|
Tourists Suspected Of Racially-Charged Chelsea Attack: Report
The brutes who broke a man's jaw after calling him a racial slur may be tourists who've already fled the U.S., according to a report.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Chelsea, NY|News|
These Are Lower Manhattan's Darkest Neighborhoods
Winter will cast a long shadow over these Manhattan neighborhoods, according to a new study.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Tribeca-FiDi, NY|News|
VIDEO: Thief Hauls Off $45K In Downtown Gunpoint-Robbery
The crook stuffed his suitcase with electronics before making his getaway in a yellow taxi, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Chelsea, NY|News|
Men Assaulted, Called N-Word In 2 Lower Manhattan Attacks: NYPD
The men were viciously beaten during the Chelsea and Lower East Side incidents Monday morning, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
