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.
Upper East Siders can choose how to spend $1 million in government money — here are the possible projects, from trees to security cameras.
A man tried to stab a guard and a woman shattered a taxi window with a large block in two disturbing midtown robberies, according to police.
Police are trying to identify a man who took out a knife and slashed a fellow passenger during an argument on a subway train in Harlem.
German Doner Kebab, which has over 100 restaurants across seven countries, will open a Steinway Street location amid its U.S. expansion.
The city's plan to privatize another Harlem housing development — and build a market-rate tower on the campus — is getting pushback.
An on-duty Parks Department employee was arrested Tuesday after beating up a coworker in Long Island City, according to police.
A judge has thrown a wrench into the permanent Open Restaurants program, saying more study is needed before it takes effect next year.
It's a holy mess: an Upper East Side pastor is accused of breaking state law when he sold his church-provided apartment for $2 million.
A Queens man was found lying on a busy Midtown street with stab wounds Monday, steps away from Times Square. A suspect is now in custody.
The transformation of Astoria's industrial blocks is set to continue, as a rigging business is replaced by a 152-unit apartment building.
An ally of the civil rights leader denied claims that he was ditching the controversial Harlem project, which has plunged into confusion.
A large chunk of a Second Avenue block will soon be torn down, city records show, with a high-rise development likely to follow.
A driver mounted a Harlem sidewalk and struck a woman and a six-year-old boy Monday morning, critically injuring both of them, police said.
A $3,500 reward is being offered as police search for the man who tackled a 23-year-old woman and stole her wallet on the Upper East Side.
A 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing from an Astoria housing complex has been found safe, police said.
Harlem's last Ethiopian Orthodox church may finally be evicted after a three-year battle with the city.
Also: Graffiti Attack Drives Out Family | Noisy Construction Torments Neighbors | MoMA Stabbing Suspect Arrested
Also: Chinese Agents Charged With Harassing U.S. Dissidents: Feds + Queens Ramen Restaurant Opens Bayside Outpost.
Rat complaints in Harlem are at their highest level in at least a decade, according to city data, continuing an unpleasant pandemic trend.
Replacing the shuttered Lexington Bar & Books: a new piano bar run by a pair of brother restaurateurs with a history on the Upper East Side.
