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.
New City Councilmember Erik Bottcher is bringing back the popular program that lets District 3 residents choose what city projects to fund.
An abandoned, rat-infested lot on 125th Street may finally be cleaned up after a judge granted an emergency request by the city.
The misogynistic "dating coach" charged with storming the Capitol last Jan. 6 remains in limbo a year after his Upper East Side arrest.
An unhappy diner slashed a worker at the Pasta Lovers Italian restaurant in Midtown after an argument about his bill, police say.
The woman demanded cash from a Chase bank teller in Harlem Monday, but her request was ignored, police said.
A man says he was ambushed and shot while sitting in his car on the Upper East Side—but police are investigating whether he shot himself.
Councilmember Julie Menin told Patch about hopes for a new Upper East Side school, working with Eric Adams and tackling future rezonings.
Kristin Jordan, Central Harlem's new City Council member, told Patch about her plans for sanitation, concerns about Eric Adams and more.
A formerly traffic-clogged street next to Penn Station will soon become a pedestrian plaza lined with trees and tables and chairs.
Bernadette Campbell, 66, was last seen leaving her home at the Savoy Park Apartments in November.
Patrick Bobilin, a progressive activist, will challenge Rebecca Seawright again this year after being kicked off the ballot in 2020.
Here's a list of where you can get free PCR and rapid COVID tests in Harlem this week, from parks to churches to community centers.
Tenants at a fancy Midtown townhouse opened a "members-only club" with prostitution, gambling and loud parties, a lawsuit alleges.
Upper East Side landlords falsely claimed a building was habitable after a fire — and are now trying to drive out tenants, a lawsuit says.
The city is planning to install vending machines with clean syringes and life-saving medications in Harlem amid a spike in drug overdoses.
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A string of burglaries have hit Upper East Side businesses since mid-December, according to police. Here's which places were targeted.
New Yorkers rolled their eyes when Rep. Tom Suozzi, a top candidate for governor, said he'd had a "terrifying" time commuting to Midtown.
