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A frantic fight between a scooter driver and Parks Department worker was caught on video released by police.

Emmett's on Grove snagged a spot on Time Out New York's list of the 15 best newly opened restaurants in the city.
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Former employees of Eleven Madison Park opened Noortwyck on Tuesday at 289 Bleecker St. Here's what to know.
Uptown drivers beware. The Washington Heights bridge will be moving exclusively to cashless tolls on July 10.
Just a month after opening its second UWS location, Blank Street Coffee is opening its third outpost in the neighborhood.
NYPD announced Thursday the arrest of a teenager in connection to a shooting outside the Opus Lounge in September 2021.
Police confirmed to Patch that shots were fired around 3 p.m. at West 64th Street and Amsterdam.
An Indian fried-chicken eatery in the East Village was just named among the hottest lunch spots in New York City. Find out where.
The two popular neighborhood destinations are reopening soon after extended closures. Here are the changes to look out for.
Want to live like Wolverine? All you need is nearly $40 million to spend on an apartment ... and metal claws.
The redesign adds safety measures on streets from West 188th Street to Fort George Avenue, which is an area with more than six schools.
A 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were slashed Tuesday morning within the McDonald's at West 71st Street and Broadway, police said.
The exhibit includes the work of artists who have experienced homelessness firsthand. Here's more information about the show.
Community Board 7 voted Tuesday night to reject West-Park Presbyterian's bid to lose its landmark status in order to get demolished.
A man was able to wrestle a knife away from two people who attempted to rob him Wednesday morning on Dyckman Street, police said.
"I'm just being myself," Anthony Medlin said of his commuting concerts. "I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary."
Organizers are dubbing it as a "first of its kind solar-powered concert" in Inwood Hill Park on Thursday.
Emilia by Nai will open Wednesday at 174 First Ave. in the East Village. Here's what to know.
A kosher ice cream shop on the Upper West Side was named one of the 18 best in the five boroughs.