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.
Gary Cabana was arrested at a Philadelphia bus station early Tuesday after reportedly setting a fire nearby. He had eluded arrest for days.
More than 40 Harlem restaurants are offering deals in this spring's Harlem Restaurant Week, which kicked off Sunday. Here's the scoop.
A low-rise Astoria block may soon be transformed with apartments, art studios and more after a proposed rezoning drew little pushback.
Drilling for a new self-storage building in Yorkville has made neighbors' homes "unlivable" and even prompted a summons from the city.
A woman was robbed at knifepoint at the Queens Plaza subway stop Sunday, police said — the station's second frightening crime within weeks.
The man accused of firing into a crowd while riding a dirt bike last July, killing a 19-year-old father, has been arrested months later.
Gary Cabana, the patron accused of stabbing two MoMA employees, appears to be recounting his exploits on Instagram as he eludes arrest.
An angry patron stabbed two employees at the Museum of Modern Art Saturday after his membership was canceled, police said.
A newly unsealed motion details Maxwell's demand for a new trial, after a juror's admission that he had been sexually abused as a child.
As New York City marks two years living with COVID-19, here's the toll the virus has taken on the Upper East Side.
Nearly 100 affordable apartments will replace a low-rise East Harlem block, according to newly filed plans.
Replacing the former Bella Donna Pizza shop on Broadway: Turkiye, a family-owned restaurant serving up kebabs, coffee, desserts and more.
The Pent House dealer tossed a dog toy stuffed with opioids into a city street in an attempt to discard his illegal goods, prosecutors say.
Police are looking for a man who vandalized seven parked cars with antisemitic messages along an Upper East Side street last month.
An off-duty NYPD officer had his gun stolen during a brawl with four men outside a Hell's Kitchen deli early Friday, police said.
A half-acre park with dog runs, a playground and more is being built next to the distinctive Sven tower at Queens Plaza. Here's a look.
The veteran lawmaker is being challenged by advocate Delsenia Glover in her first competitive race in years. Patch spoke to both candidates.
The co-founder of Russia's largest private bank may now be offloading his Upper East Side townhome, the New York Post reported.
The contested project to add bus lanes and pedestrian improvements to Astoria's congested, dangerous 21st Street will begin within weeks.
Four years after closing its Upper East Side shop, the quirky pizza chain is opening a new one — featuring an "eight foot pizza sculpture."
