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 department store is alarmed by the possibility that Amazon could take over the huge billboard where Macy's has advertised since 1963.
A doorman in an upscale East Side building is suing the estate of a late resident, saying the man promised him one-third of his savings.
As she faces Republican Mark Foley in the City Council general election, Julie Menin is being endorsed by New York's two senators.
Police are looking for a gunman seen on video shooting at another man on a Harlem street in the middle of the afternoon.
The two prominent settlement houses on the Upper East and West Sides are formally partnering for the first time in their long histories.
Far more abandoned cars have been reported in the neighborhood this year than before the pandemic, complaints show. See a map of them here.
The 526 abandoned car complaints in Harlem this year amount to more than in all of 2020 or 2019. See a map of the busted cars here
A developer hopes to demolish three 2nd Avenue buildings to construct a 22-story apartment tower. A next-door owner is standing in the way.
A man hurled the N-word at a woman in Midtown and threatened to stab her with a knife, police said.
The acclaimed French restaurant has reopened its dining room on Park Avenue after a six-week renovation. Here's a look inside.
Residents got their first look at the memorial for Puente, the late Latin American musician, planned for the northern end of Central Park.
A dangerous stretch of Eighth Avenue in Midtown will be redesigned starting this week with more pedestrian space and traffic-light changes.
An Upper East Side elementary school is one of just six across the city to receive the academic honor from the U.S. Department of Education.
Clementina Richardson, a "celebrity stylist" and owner of Envious Lashes in Midtown, alleges a former employee stole her eyelash techniques.
The Hospital For Special Surgery's new 12-story tower will temporarily block access to parts of the East River Esplanade.
Trucks will spray Midtown with pesticides early Tuesday to combat the rising presence of West Nile virus. Here's which blocks are affected.
Trucks will spray Harlem with pesticides early Tuesday to combat the rising presence of West Nile virus. Here's which blocks are affected.
Trucks will spray the Upper East Side with pesticides early Tuesday to combat the rising presence of West Nile virus. Here's which blocks.
Cleare, a longtime party leader, was selected as the Democratic nominee for Central Harlem's open seat after weeks of speculation.
Police shot a man early Monday outside an Inwood nightclub after he shot at least four other people, authorities said.
