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Photo: Trying to beat the heat - Essex and Grand streets, September 6, 2023. In the news this past week: --An 88 year-old woman was killed after being hit by the driver of an Access-a-Ride van. Ngan Yung was crossing...

Photo: Looking west with The Forward building in the foreground. Neighborhood news in the past week: --The city has made a deal with a developer to take over and renovate the Chinatown mall under the Manhattan Bridge. The plan...

Photo: Lower Manhattan from the ferry headed into Pier 11. In the news this past week: --Cops pursued two suspects reportedly wanted in an illegal gun investigation, chasing them from Avenue D to the West Village. During the pursuit,...

Photo: Friday's edition of the "Chinatown Night Market," at Forsyth Plaza. A big crowd turned out for an evening of culture and delicious food. In the news: --$16 million in new financing has been secured to finish a 6-story...

Photo: Cooling off on Norfolk Street Saturday afternoon. News and notes from around the neighborhood: --New details have emerged regarding the ill-fated demolition of the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue, which resulted in the death of a construction worker. In...

Photo: The latest proclamations on Grand Street: how's the new normal going for you? Recent news and notes: --An especially bad recent accident involving mopeds on the Manhattan Bridge highlights the increasing dangers for delivery workers, bicyclists and pedestrians. The...

Photo: Seward park Library, which is expected to reopen this month after a three-month closure. In the news this past week: --Citing family issues, Nancy Yao withdraws as director of the Smithsonian's new Women's History Museum. The Smithsonian just...

Photo: The mayor and key aides view damage from the deadly fire caused by a faulty e-bike battery at 80 Madison St. last week. Photo credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. In the news this past week: --Four residents ranging in...

Photo: Looking out at the new Lower East Side skyline. In the news this past week: --An overview of the candidates and issues in the District 1 City Council primary. --One last candidate forum among the contenders...

Photo: Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center opening. Jason DeCrow/AP Images for Mount Sinai Health System. --The scandal-plagued former Rivington House nursing home has now been transformed. Mount Sinai has completed a $140 million conversion of the facility, opening it as...