A four-alarm fire this morning forces the evacuation of residents on the top floor of a six-story apartment building in Harlem. The incident began around 1:30 a.m. at 617 West 141st Street in Manhattan. More than 100 firefighters rushed to the scene to put out the blaze. Residents of the facility were forced to leave … Read more
Tomorrow is the first Sunday that parts of Fifth Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic for the holiday season. The municipal administration indicates that it is the first time that a stretch of the famous avenue will be free of cars, for the enjoyment of pedestrians. Between 48th and 57th Streets, Fifth Avenue will … Read more
So-called MTA Nostalgia Holiday Trips have resumed this year after being put on hold due to the pandemic, according to the New York Museum of Transportation. Holiday Nostalgia Rides has an updated route! The Train of Many Colors will only make EXPRESS stops on local platform 1 between Chambers St and 137th St – City … Read more
A 15-year-old teenager has died after falling off a subway car, in another case of so-called ‘subway surfing’ in which the person tries to walk on top of the train. The incident occurred around noon Thursday when the young man was on one of the cars of a train on the J line in Brooklyn … Read more
Road and train safety is a major concern for New Yorkers. “You never know, suddenly they don’t come out from behind one or two who can push them. Like all cases that have happened. And the truth is, it’s quite scary” said Nicolás González. Mayor Eric Adams’ latest effort: a directive to involuntarily hospitalize people … Read more
A 55-year-old man, identified as John Taddei and a Queens resident, was left in the hands of authorities after he illegally entered a room at the Park Hyatt hotel in Manhattan with a white powder that turned out to be a chemical. according to the police. The investigators are trying to understand how Taddei entered … Read more
“3 to 1, 3-1 Argentina, goodbye mom”. Gustavo Alcayaga spoke to his mother who lives in Argentina before starting the soccer match between his country’s team against Poland. “We are well planned and we will win, there is no other choice,” said Gustavo. Alcayaga, along with dozens of fans of all ages, experienced the emotion … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the allocation of three million dollars for legal assistance to the thousands of immigrants, mostly Venezuelans, who have arrived in the city in recent months. Funding for the next three years will be administered by the state’s Office of New Americans (ONA), which will immediately distribute the first … Read more
“Maintaining and further improving our safety remains a non-negotiable issue for us on commuter trains.” Metropolitan Transportation Authority safety director Patrick Warren said Tuesday at a board meeting at MTA headquarters as he displayed photos of law enforcement officers interacting with the public. The saying comes just as a report from the City Police Department … Read more
“Frightened, the scariest I’ve ever been in my life,” April Booth shared how she felt seeing flames and smoke inside the apartment she’s staying in when an electric bike’s lithium-ion battery it caught fire on Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to an emergency call at 6:50 a.m. when they reported smoke coming from the sixth floor … Read more