Demonstrators aiming to make Congress and corporations more aware of unemployment on Super Tuesday lined up on Broadway between Union Square and Houston Street this morning, holding pink flyers that read “The Next Pink Slip Might Be Yours.” »
Welcome to the Friday shutter report. Know of a restaurant that has met its demise? Let us know. Click here to view the full photogallery. 1) Midtown: Midtown Lunch reports that the 45th Street location of fast food chain Goodburger... »
Photo by myself in Astor Place, in the East Village. An outdoor art installation called 'Flaming Cactus' uses brightly colored plastic zip ties to encase telephone poles. In the background is another piece of public art, called The Cube. In Astor Place... »
In late November, the Mystery Lot of East Houston Street (the empty parcel on the south side of the street between Attorney and Ridge) hit the market, per The Lo-Down. The lot is going for $9.5 million. Now, it appears more development is in the works ... »
Yesterday the NYPD released end-of-year statistics showing crime was up slightly overall in New York City in 2011 (0.2% through December 18). There have been 490 homicides, down 5.6% from 2010. WNYC noted that the crime picture varies greatly precinct... »
A man known to the FBI only as "The White Glove Bandit" commits his third robbery in three months. He walked into a Citibank on 555 LaGuardia Place in Greenwich Village, approached the teller, waived a black revolver, and demanded cash. The bandit then... »
