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.
Samuel Fisher, a "dating coach" accused of storming the Capitol last year, was sentenced for keeping loaded guns in his UES apartment.
A longtime Yorkville building will soon be demolished to make way for an unusual development: a 12-story church. Here's what to know.
The stalled Astoria Cove project, which would build hundreds of apartments near Astoria Park, may be revived, new planning documents show.
Hundreds of passengers were stuck for two hours in a Long Island City subway tunnel when a 7 train hit an unknown object on Sunday.
A man stole a car from a Long Island City parking lot as an attendant clambered onto the hood in a vain attempt to stop it, police said.
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The fridge that has nourished thousands of Harlemites during the pandemic has found a new home, weeks after it was booted from its old spot.
The well-liked taqueria survived for two years on a busy stretch of 30th Avenue, but said the pandemic has taken "a financial toll."
Astorians can choose how to spend $1 million in government money — here are the possible projects, from trees to schools to park upgrades.
A man has stolen thousands of dollars' worth of electronics in a string of East Harlem burglaries in recent weeks, according to police.
One of the dirt bikers accused of chasing and beating a man and his son in Harlem has been arrested weeks after the attack, police said.
The neighborhood's history, cuisine and cultural centers would be honored in a first-of-its-kind designation being pushed by a lawmaker.
A man made off with cash after passing a note to an employee at the Chase Bank on a busy Upper East Side corner, police said Thursday.
After months of hibernation, the 31st Avenue Open Street will return this weekend for months' worth of concerts, food events and more.
An unassuming hardware storefront on 2nd Avenue conceals a secret: a high-end cocktail lounge. Take a peek inside newly-opened Keys & Heels.
A woman jogging on the Upper East Side was doused in white liquid and berated with anti-gay slurs by two strangers, according to police.
The two antiquities had been looted from an ancient Libyan city and ended up in New York, where one was displayed at the Met for decades.
The MTA revamped its contentious Queens bus redesign plan this week, with changes for Western Queens riders. Here's what to know.
Another Harlem lot that has sat empty for years will soon be developed into housing, as the neighborhood's hot real estate market continues.
