Tribeca-FiDi, NY|News|
Wigstock Drag Festival Comes To South Street Seport
The iconic drag festival is making a come back after a nearly two-decade hiatus.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
- New York City, NY
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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Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Preservationists Continue Push Against Tech Hub Approval
Critics say Councilwoman Carlina Rivera's measures don't go far enough to protect the neighborhoods near the Union Square tech hub.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Machete-Wielding Man Slashes Victim At Union Square: NYPD
Police are searching for a man who hacked another in the head with a machete at Union Square Friday morning, authorities said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
West Village, NY|News|
Rescue Dog Playground Coming To The West Village
A pop-up canine playground packed with lovable rescue pups is coming to 15 Seventh Avenue.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
West Village, NY|News|
New York University Offers Free Tuition To All Medical Students
The university will cover tuition for current and incoming medical students regardless of their financial status.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Tribeca-FiDi, NY|News|
Tribeca Transforms Franklin Street Into Aretha Tribute
New Yorkers said a little prayer for the queen of soul at Franklin Street's 1 train station Thursday.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Chelsea, NY|News|
Man Sues Black Tap Milk Bar Claiming Race-Based Hate Crime
A man is suing over-the-top milkshake purveyor Black Tap for a Chelsea incident he says happened because he is white.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
SoHo-Little Italy, NY|News|
Soho's Color Factory Is A Vibrant Feast For The Senses
The Instagram famous art installation is opening its doors at 251 Spring Street on Monday.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
East Village, NY|News|
City Preserves 243 Affordable East Village Apartments
LIHC Investment Group and the city reached an agreement to preserve the apartments as part of a 40-year tax abatement.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
West Village, NY|News|
Rapper Casanova Turns Self In After Alleged Diner Assault: NYPD
Rapper Casanova was arrested on a robbery charge Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a woman at a West Village diner, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill, NY|News|
Ugly Baby Makes Bon Appétit's 'Hot 10' Best New Restaurant List
The Carroll Garden's Thai restaurant landed the third spot on a round up of the best new restaurants in America.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
West Village, NY|News|
NYU Suspends Lauded Professor For Sexually Harassing Male Student
An 11-month Title IX investigation found the professor guilty of physically and verbally sexually harassing a former graduate student.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
West Village, NY|News|
Brawl Breaks Out At West Village Diner, Police Said
Police are searching for two men and a woman who viciously beat and choked a 22-year-old victim at the Good Stuff Diner.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
East Village, NY|News|
Rivera Seeks To Regulate Hotel Development After Tech Hub Approal
Councilwoman Carlina Rivera penned a letter to the city demanding special permits for hotel development near Union Square.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
SoHo-Little Italy, NY|News|
Person Struck By Train At Spring Street Station On C, E Line
Straphangers commuting home should expect delays on the A, C and E line after a person was struck by a south-bound train, the MTA said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
Unidentified Body Pulled From The East River, Police Said
Police divers pulled a body from the waters off of the Lower East Side near the Williamsburg Bridge Tuesday afternoon.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Chelsea, NY|News|
Chelsea Waterside Playground Re-Opens With $3.4M Makeover
The new playground opened with a 64-foot long wooden pipefish jungle gym after an 11-month renovation.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Missing Former Hedge Fund Boss Found: NYPD
A former hedge funder who had become homeless and had gone missing turned up after a two-days disappearance, police said.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Lower East Side-Chinatown, NY|News|
Artists Pay Homage To Basquiat On 30th Anniversary Of His Death
Two artists created a mural in memory of Jean-Michel Basquiat on the Lower East Side building where he lived and worked.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
Chelsea, NY|News|
Bowling Shoe Gets 'Next Generation' Makeover From NYC Student
Fashion Institute of Technology student Samuel Riley's design will be manufactured and distributed to more than 75 bowling alleys.
Caroline Spivack, Patch Staff
