Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
'Tinder Trap' Video Explains Union Square Dating Stunt
“It’s absurd isn’t it? To judge people on such petty things as if they like to wear khakis,” said actress Natasha Aponte.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
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Caroline Spivack is a reporter covering Lower Manhattan for Patch. Before joining Patch, she worked at the New York Post, DNAinfo New York and the Brooklyn Paper. Caroline is a native New Yorker who earned her master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and prior to that she studied English at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts.
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Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
16-Story Building Third Tower To Rise On Lower East Side Block
Two other 10-story buildings are slated for the stretch of Chrystie Street.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Two People Mowed Down in Kips Bay Crash, FDNY Said
Two pedestrians were struck by a car at Third Avenue and East 31st Street Wednesday evening, FDNY said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill, NY|News|
Tourist Sexually Assaulted, Robbed At Bergen Street Station: NYPD
A mugger groped the woman, threw her down the stairs and ran off with her purse, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
East Village, NY|News|
This Burger Joint Ranked Best In New York State
TripAdvisor ranked this NYC spot the best place in the state to get a mouth-watering burger.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
De Blasio's L Train News Conference Flummoxes Reporters
Reporters questioned why Mayor Bill de Blasio bothered hosting a news conference with little new information on the L train shutdown.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Tribeca-FiDi, NY|News|
Man's Body Found In Water Near South Street Seaport: NYPD
The body of a young man was found floating in the water off of Pier 16 Wednesday morning, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
SoHo-Little Italy, NY|News|
Thieves Raid Soho Offices, Make Off With 40K In Electronics: NYPD
Two men snuck into a Thompson Street office building and fled with suitcases stuffed with electronics, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
West Village, NY|News|
LISTEN: A Poetry Jukebox Highlights Greenwich Village Voices
The canary yellow contraption plays a lineup of 20 poems read by poets who mostly lived and worked in the area.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Gowanus-Red Hook, NY|News|
Gowanus Playground Will Get Long-Awaited $3 Million Makeover
The park will feature new basketball courts, swings and gardens to prevent water runoff into the toxic Gowanus Canal.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Chelsea, NY|News|
Mickey Mouse Celebrates 90th Birthday With Chelsea Exhibit
One of Disney's most iconic cartoon characters is turning 90 this fall and New York is invited to the party.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Bizarre Tinder Date At Union Square Was A Marketing Stunt: Report
The tinder date was actually a marketing stunt for a project involving modern dating.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
West Village, NY|News|
Spotted Pig Investigated For Sexual Harassment By State
The New York attorney general is investigating allegations of sexual harassment and workplace discrimination at the Spotted Pig.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
Man Forced Into Car, Drugged and Robbed Outside LES Bar: NYPD
Three robbers forced the man to ingest drugs, robbed him and then abandoned him in the Bronx, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
Jail Plan For Lower Manhattan Stuns Chinatown Advocates
Local leaders criticized the de Blasio administration for a lack of community engagement before naming the 80 Centre Street site.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
West Village, NY|News|
Long-Vacant West Village Corner To Get Seven-Story Building
The building will bring 29 new units to the neighborhood, building records show.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
East Village, NY|News|
Citi Bike To Add 1,000 Electric Bikes Ahead of L Train Shutdown
The pedal-assist Citi Bikes will be in service by next April to help commuters navigate the L train shutdown.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
K2 Drug Feud May Have Sparked Lower East Side Stabbing: NYPD
The fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old in Sara D. Roosevelt Park may have began with an argument over the drug K2, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Naked Robber Ransacks Union Square Restaurant: NYPD
A robber stripped down to his birthday suit before swiping cash and electronics from a bar restaurant near Union Square.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Brownsville-East New York, NY|News|
Woman Nearly Raped After Mistaking Attacker's Car For Cab: NYPD
A woman was almost raped at gunpoint after she entered a man's car thinking it was a livery cab, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
