A car plowed down Broadway last night, striking and killing a woman as it tried to flee from the police. ABC 7 reports that at least two people were in the Dodge Avenger that left a CVS on 86th and Amsterdam after shoplifting over-the-counter medication. Police spotted the car, whose license plate had been reported [...]
Governor David Paterson’s 15-year-old son was taken into custody for questioning yesterday after being caught playing a sidewalk dice game near his Upper West Side school, according to the New York Post. Alex Paterson was playing the dice game around 3:00 pm near Beacon High School (61st between Amsterdam and West End) when the police [...]
UPDATE - All Services Restored After UWS Water Main Break
A pre-dawn water main break on the Upper West Side caused subway closings and left residents without water as crews rush to repair the main. The 12-inch water main broke around 1:30 am Wednesday morning at Central Park West between 105th and 106th Streets, causing [...]
Four men are dead and one woman is injured after a shooting broke out in an Upper West Side apartment building today, according to NBC New York. The shooting broke out at 492 Amsterdam Avenue, near 83rd Street. The woman is currently in critical condition at St. Luke’s Hospital. Other details of the shooting, including [...]
Just In: Raymour & Flanigan, the largest furniture retailer in the Northeast, will open its third Manhattan location in the Upper West Side on Black Friday (November 27th), according to Home Furnishings Business. The space on 66th and Broadway that previously housed Tower Records and Circuit City will soon be open as a bi-level furniture [...]
A fire broke out in a third floor apartment at 250 W 104th (between Broadway and West End) yesterday evening, killing one. The New York Post reports that a woman who lives in the apartment came home from work to find it on fire with her daughter still inside. She attempted to pull her daughter [...]
Twitter tipster @theredheadsaid reports that the Chase Bank on 73rd and Broadway is closed due to an unarmed robbery. Further information has not been given, but we will update if we hear more details.
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A crane counterweight fell yesterday afternoon, crushing parts of scaffolding that covers a pedestrian walkway at 97th and Columbus, according to West Side Spirit. Workers were dismantling the crane when the accident occurred, resulting in the equipment damage but no injuries. The crane was up as part of the construction of the mixed commercial/residential project [...]
It is still unclear what made a taxi careen off of Broadway, crash through a wrought-iron fence, and slam into the 72nd Street 1/2/3 subway building yesterday. Several witnesses saw the taxi veer off the road at about 4:00 pm, and pedestrians ran to get out of the way. Thankfully, only three minor injuries were [...]
Remember the surprising story that two valuable pieces of art in the Nicholas Roerich museum (107th and Riverside Drive) were stolen in broad daylight while the museum was open? Well, the story is becoming even stranger. The NY Post reports today that one of the two stolen paintings, Roerich’s “Talung Monastery” (valued at $70,000), [...]
