Nick worked at NYC Patch from 2020 to 2023, covering Harlem, the Upper East Side and Astoria-Long Island City. Follow him on Twitter at @nick_garber.
Nick grew up in New York City and went to college in Vermont, where he reported for several newspapers. He later reported for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette before spending a year with Patch in Seattle. He lives in Astoria.
The controversial project that will reshape Penn Station and the surrounding area now has a funding deal in place as it awaits approval.
The Upper East Side avenue home to Manhattan's busiest bus route will get redesigned in an effort to speed up chronically slow buses.
A 34-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in front of a Central Harlem housing complex on Sunday, police said.
Jorge Santiago, who lives a few blocks from the 86th Street bank branch, is accused of knifing the 59-year-old guard amid a dispute Friday.
The 73-year-old ex-wife of Donald Trump died from an accident that left her with blunt force trauma to the torso, a medical examiner ruled.
The founder of a beloved Astoria youth center will soon be the namesake of a neighborhood street, after getting the city's approval.
A pioneering judge and a famed photographer will soon be the namesakes of a pair of Harlem streets, under a bill just passed by the city.
Thousands of Upper East Siders would be gobbled up by a district based in Queens under a new map of the City Council's proposed districts.
A security guard at a busy Upper East Side bank branch was stabbed by a customer and gravely wounded Friday morning, police said.
"You Asians are the reason I can't get a job," the attacker said, before hitting the man in the face and chipping his tooth, police say.
The death of a man found lying in Central Park last fall with a rope around his neck has been deemed a homicide, police announced Friday.
Months after Jimmy Neary died at 91, the corner that is home to his fabled pub Neary's will be co-named in his honor.
A landmarked building on a picturesque Sugar Hill block will be torn down after its owner let it crumble for years, the city told Patch.
A teenage girl who took a train to the city was lured away from Penn Station by a man who then raped and trafficked her, authorities say.
The small boat full of family members was over capacity when it flipped in the Hudson River Tuesday, killing two people, the Post reported.
A prominent private school is expanding into a century-old garage — though some neighbors object to its height and a loss of parking spots.
A family that owns two Astoria discount shops is accused of underpaying workers, then pressuring them to keep quiet during a federal probe.
This week, catch the return of a popular film series on the LIC waterfront or head to Athens Square to watch "Mamma Mia!" Here's the info.
Dozens of Harlem restaurants will offer discounted meals this summer, from new establishments to longtime spots. Here's which ones.
The Yorkville bistro Quatorze is raising money for the grieving family of Tiburcio Castillo, who was fatally attacked while biking home.
