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Video - Cops Searching for Robbery Crew Cops are searching for these men in connection with a robbery at Wollman Rink in which a man was threatened with a crowbar. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice July 23, 2023 MANHATTAN - A crowbar wielding robbery crew mugged a man at Wollman Rink in Central Park, cops said. Police surveillance video captured images of the suspects all wearing face coverings. One of the suspects was seen wearing a bright purple balaclava. Cops say the same crew is suspected in two  Midtown robberies.  At around 6:30 am on July 16, a 54-year-old man was standing at Wollman Rink inside Central Park when he was approached by five men. One of the men displayed a crowbar and demanded cash. Cops said the victim struggled with the group of robbers. In the struggle the attackers removed $200 from the victim before running away. The victim was not injured in the attack. Cops said the same crew struck again the next day and robbed and assaulted a

Drive-By Thieves Made Own Disguises Out of T-Shirts Cops are searching for these men who made disguises out of t-shirts and robbed two women near colleges in upper Manhattan and the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD Struck Near Columbia, Hostos By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  July 21, 2023 NEW YORK - A pair of scooter riding thieves who fashioned Du-rags and face masks out of t-shirts to hide their identities are wanted for a string of robberies in Manhattan and the Bronx, cops said.  Police released surveillance video of the suspects which shows the pair on a moped wearing home made disguises. Both men are seen wearing t-shirts as Du-rags to cover their heads. The driver is seen wearing a store bought face mask. However. the passenger is seen using a second t-shirt to cover his face.  Cops said the the suspects struck three times in two days throughout upper Manhattan and the lower Bronx. Twice they struck near major colleges. The first case took place in East Harlem at around 6:4

Liquor license applicants are required to come before community boards before a license is granted — but that’s not the process for weed businesses A pedestrian checks out a new legal weed store in a prominent location facing Union Square Park in Manhattan, July 19, 2023. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Gabriel Poblete, The City This article was originally published on Jul 21 5:00am EDT by THE CITY NEW YORK - In New York City, liquor license applicants are required to appear before community boards, whose members then issue a yes or no recommendation before the State Liquor Authority makes a decision. With legal cannabis dispensaries, however, the order of events has been reversed: An applicant only appears before a local community board after a location has been approved. That’s because the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has been first issuing Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses, or CAURDs, to people impacted by cannabis-related convictions. Those provi

Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a female jogger inside Riverside Park. -File Photo By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice July 20, 2023 MANHATTAN - A woman jogging in Riverside Park was sexually assaulted by a man who tried to rape her, cops said. The woman’s screams scared him off.  At around 10 pm on July 18, a woman was jogging on the bike path of Riverside Park at West 89th Street. As the 38-year-old was jogging a man rode up next to her on a bicycle. Cops said the man grabbed the jogger, threw her to the ground and sexually assaulted her by groping the woman. As the attacker tried to remove the woman’s shorts she screamed. Cops said the attacker was startled by the screaming and was scared off. He then hopped back on his bike and rode off. The victim was taken to an area hospital and was treated for minor bruises and scratches throughout the body. The suspect is described as a man with a light complexion who is between the ages of 30 and 40. He is als

Police are searching for a man wearing an American flag-themed shirt in connection with a mugging of a teenager for his scooter. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice July 20, 2023 MANHATTAN - Cops are looking for a Star Spangled mugger who punched a kid in the face and stole his scooter near Gramercy Park.  Police released surveillance photos of a man wearing an American flag-themed t-shirt seen walking away carrying a scooter. Cops say that scooter was viciously taken off a teenager.    At around 4:30 pm on July 15, a 13-year-old boy was riding a non-motorized scooter at 344 2nd Avenue at Peter’s Field playground. A man walked up to the teen and punched him squarely in the face. The blow knocked the child to the ground.  As the teen lay on the concrete, his attacker scooped up the scooter and ran off north on Second Avenue.  EMS treated the young victim for minor injuries at the scene.  Cops released the photos taken from a surveillance camera near the robber

Judge Loretta Preska shakes hands with Department of Education Chancellor David Banks, July 19, 2023. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY The Department of Education must take 40 specific actions to resolve decades-old delays in providing or paying for special education services to students By Alex Zimmerman and Yoav Gonen, The City This article was originally published on Jul 19 5:46pm EDT by THE CITY This is part of an ongoing collaborative series between Chalkbeat and THE CITY investigating learning differences, special education and other education challenges in city schools. NEW YORK - A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Department of Education to take 40 specific steps to address decades-old delays in providing special education services to families who have won legal battles to secure them. This includes a mandate that the department assign additional staffers within six months to address the thousands of cases that are currently overdue. When parents of st