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Police are searching for this man in connection with the stick up of an elderly worker at a parking garage. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice July 30, 2023 MANHATTAN - Police are looking for a gunman who stuck up a parking garage attendant during the early morning hours in Manhattan. The man is seen on surveillance video fleeing the scene with a brown paper bag that looks like it is from a takeout joint. At around 5 am on June 19, a 69-year-old man was opening a parking garage off the FDR Drive and East 30th Street. While opening the shop, a masked man walked up to the garage attendant and simulated that he had a gun. He demanded to the clerk to hand over his property. The victim handed over his wallet which contained credit cards and $160 in cash. No property was taken from the parking garage which was not opened yet. The robber ran off in an unknown direction. The victim was not injured during the robbery. Police released surveillance video from a ...

88-Year-Old Attacked on the Street in Chelsea Police are searching for this man in connection with an attack on an elderly man in Chelsea. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice July 28, 2023 MANHATTAN - An elderly man  walking through Chelsea was pushed to the ground by an unknown suspect during a random attack, cops said. At around 2 pm on July 26, an 88-year-old man was walking in front of 248 10th Avenue in Chelsea. Cops said a man walked up behind the elderly man and without saying a word grabbed the octogenarian and pushed him to the ground. The attacker did not remove any items off the victim nor did he say anything. It is unclear a motive for the random attack, cops said.  The suspect fled on foot heading northbound on 10th Avenue.  Cops said the victim suffered minor injuries but refused medical treatment at the scene. Police released surveillance video of the suspect taken from underneath a sidewalk shed near the attack. Th...

World Lung Cancer Day is on August 1st to Raise Awareness of Lung Cancer Medical experts at Montefiore Medical Center are trying to raise awareness to the detection and treatment for lung cancer. -File Photo By Neel P. Chudgar, M.D., associate director, Clinical & Translational Research, Thoracic Surgery at Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center & Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine  Manhattan Voice  July 28, 2023  HEALTH - World Lung Cancer Day is observed every year on August 1 to raise awareness of lung cancer and, for us, to reflect on where we are when it comes to both research and treatment of this disease. Of all cancers, lung cancer is the leading cause of death both in our country and New York. Lung cancer is also a leading cause of disability among cancers, which makes finding new ways to treat this disease of the utmost importance.  Though reports of lung cancer date back to more...

Teen Shot 3 Teens During an Arguement in Times Square, Cops Said  Police said they have made an arrest in the Times Square shooting that left 3 teenagers wounded. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  July 27, 2023 MANHATTAN - Teens shooting teens appears to be the motive behind a Times Square shooting that left three youngsters wounded. Now cops have arrested a 15-year-old male and charged him as the gunman in the shocking shooting.  This morning police arrested a 15-year-old male in connection with the July 17th shooting. Investigators did not release his name nor say where he was from due to the fact that the suspect is a minor. The teen was charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon: a loaded firearm.  Cops said the shooting stemmed from an argument among a group of men standing at the Crossroads of the World. It is unclear if the shooting was gang related or if the suspect has prior arrests or gang affil...

The sun glares off the side of an apartment building near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, July 25, 2023. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY There is no legal right to be cool in New York City as there is with heat in the winter. Still, you can push your landlord to fix your AC — or find a public cooling center By Rachel Holliday Smith and Samantha Maldonado, The City This article was  originally published  on  Jul 26 3:30pm EDT  by  THE CITY NEW YORK - It’s the dog days of summer, and your apartment is boiling – again. What’s a tenant to do when the thermometer climbs? Unlike in the winter , New York City landlords have no legal obligation to control the temperature in your space when it’s hot out. Though that could change. In the mayor’s citywide sustainability plan released earlier this spring, the Adams administration proposed mandated cooling in new construction by 2025 and setting a maximum indoor temperature by 2030 — something Dallas has already done , se...

Police are searching for four men in the beating and attempted robbery of an Amazon deliveryman. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice July 26, 2023 MANHATTAN - An Amazon delivery driver was struck in the back of the head with a glass bottle by a group of muggers who tried to steal his packages, cops said.  Police released surveillance video of the four men wanted in the attack. One of the men is seen trying to drag the giant tote bag filled with packages. Cops said the crew eventually left the tote with the packages and fled empty handed.  The melee started around 5 pm on July 13, in front of 402 East 117 th Street. As the Amazon worker was carrying the giant tote filled with packages he was approached by the four men. As one of the men asked the delivery man what packages he had in his bag, another in the crew snuck up behind him and smashed the Amazon worker in the back of the head with a glass bottle.  Cops said the attackers chased the deliveryma...