A fire broke out tonight at Black Crescent, the restaurant and bar at 76 Clinton St. (at Rivington Street). According to witnesses, it was an electrical fire that started in the basement. Firefighters got the blaze under control quickly;...
Here was the scene at Essex and Grand streets a short time ago. This photo was snapped by local resident Ranjan Roy, who says it didn't appear anyone was seriously injured. A kid on the sidewalk and the driver...
A reader sent along this photo showing the aftermath of a traffic accident on the Bowery last night near the Bowery Mission. Police say a pedestrian was killed by the 24-year-old driver of a BMW sedan. The driver did...
A search is underway for Sister Tadeleck Kostro Yohanis, who disappeared from the Sacred Heart Convent at 71 Jackson St. She had recently arrived in New York from Ethiopia and went missing Thursday afternoon. Yohanis is 31 years old,...
A woman in her 70's was struck and killed early this morning by the driver of a truck on Canal Street in Chinatown. It happened at about 4 a.m. The victim, who has not been named, was crossing the...
Three people were slightly injured this afternoon when the tire of a fire department truck blew out, shattering the glass of a store at 160 Delancey St. It happened at around 1:45 p.m., as Ladder 18 from the Pitt...
Firefighters made quick work of a garbage fire at the Seward Park Extension housing complex on Essex Street this morning. They were on the scene quickly and extinguished the blaze in a matter of minutes.
Firefighters worked this afternoon for more than an hour to put out a fire that had been set inside a dumpster at the Vladeck Houses. The dumpster is located in a courtyard at the public housing complex, between Water...
Some big news from Katz's Deli this morning. Co-owner Jake Dell just sent along word that the legendary restaurant at the corner of East Houston and Ludlow streets has "a deal in place for the sale of (its) air...
It's a big mess at the former Pathmark site on South Street, where Extell Development is preparing to build a 68-story luxury tower. Earlier today, a water main burst, flooding the parcel, which is also bordered by Pike Street...
