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The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with an attack on a woman across from the NY Times Building. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  November 27, 2024  Follow @x MANHATTAN - A woman was slugged in the face when she tried to stop a thief who stole her cellphone across from the NY Times Building, cops said.  The NYPD released new surveillance video of the suspect who struck the woman in front of the Port Authority Bus Terminal.  At around 1 am on November 17, a 24-year-old woman was standing on the corner of West 40 Street and 8 Avenue, across from the Port Authority on one side and the NY Times Building on the other. Cops said a man in a red knit hat walked up to her and yanked the cellphone out of her hands.  When the woman tried to fight and get the cellphone back, the robber punched her in the face, inves...

1 Site Around the Corner from Police Station The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a string of chain snatchings in the Bronx and Manhattan. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice November 26, 2024 Follow @x NEW YORK - A moped riding chain snatcher struck three times in less than half an hour in neighborhoods throughout the Bronx and Manhattan, cops said.  The summer time chain snatcher struck one day in August and investigators now have video of the suspect. The thief struck within 30 minutes. The first took place around the corner from the 40th Precinct in the Bronx. The robbery spree began around 3:40 pm on August 26. A 32-year-old man was in front of 349 East 139 th  Street in Mott Haven. Cops said a man dressed in black walked up to the victim and ripped three chains off the victim’s neck. The robber then hopped on a black moped and drove away.  ...

  At least one major organization has had to shutter, while others are preparing to scale back work and staff because of snowballing financial issues.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Katie Honan Follow @x NEW YORK - Nonprofit organizations around New York are still facing months-long delays in getting paid on city government contracts, recently forcing some to close their doors while others are worried about paying their staff. One group, Hester Street Collaborative — which worked primarily in community engagement, design, planning and other development efforts in neighborhoods across the boroughs — announced in August they would begin the process of shutting down.  “We know that it is a real loss for the field and the communities and organizations we serve,” a letter on the organization’s website reads. “However, we’ve determined that Hester Street’s financial model has proven unsustainable.” Like ...

  Eliminating mandates to create spots for cars is key to creating more apartments in the mayor’s sweeping City of Yes proposal heading to a crucial vote Thursday — but a compromise that could halve new housing is in the works.  This article originally apeared in The City. By  Samantha Maldonado NEW YORK - Parking has emerged as a central focus of negotiations on Mayor Eric Adams’ sweeping package of proposed development reforms ahead of a crucial City Council committee vote last Thursday. The City of Yes for Housing Affordability proposal, which aims to ease up rules to spur more residential development, is projected to create between 58,000 and 109,000 new units of housing over the next 15 years. But realizing those numbers largely depends on a part of the proposal that eliminates requirements for developers to build specified numbers of parking spots. Whether — and where — to mandate parking or to make it optional is in flux as Council membe...

  The plan comes after two years of operating an ad hoc “shadow system” of separate shelters for migrants.  This article originally appeared in The City. By  Gwynne Hogan NEW YORK - City Hall is moving to return control of all shelter operations to the Department of Homeless Services by June of 2026, THE CITY has learneed, including those housing asylum-seeking immigrants. The plan comes after two years of operating an ad hoc “shadow system” of separate shelters for migrants often under the auspices of agencies other than the homeless services department — and outside of New York’s longstanding “right to shelter.”   The transfer plan was described by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom at a gathering last month celebrating National Immigrants Day , according to several attendees present.  Deputy Mayor Anne Williams Isom speaks about immigration at an event organized by Comptroller Brad Lander, Oct. 28, 2024. ...

The NYPD has released new photos of a suspect in the random attack on a senior on Park Avenue. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  November 21, 2024  Follow @x NEW YORK - Cops have released new and clearer photos of a suspect in the random beating of an elderly man on Park Avenue. At around 3 pm on November 7, an 84-year-old male was walking down Park Avenue. When he was in front of 570 Park Avenue a young man ran up to him.  Cops said the young man, seen on surveillance video donning a back pack and carrying a shopping bag, ran up behind the senior. The attacker punched the elderly man on the right side of his head and shoulder.  The attacker than ran off westbound on East 63rd Street towards Madison Avenue.  The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect who is described as a male with dark complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black...