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Inside the graffiti turf war over a legendary NYC wall
"Oh my god is the climate of graffiti a mess,” says a local street artist. “[The Bowery wall] is like a metaphor for how narcissistic and terrible art is today."
Serial reservation scalper targets NYC's best restaurants
The scammer was working a closed social media group, allegedly charging diners a $180 fee on top of the steep cost of each reservation.
Andy Warhol's former NYC building heads to the auction block
The minimum bid for the 342 Bowery property is $5.69 million.
Man slashed on NYC subway in bloody scene
A straphanger was slashed Friday during an argument on a Manhattan subway, cops said. The victim was cut during the feud on a J train about 1:45 p.m., according to...
Cop fires at man threatening people with knives on LES: police
An NYPD cop opened fire on a man who was threatening people with knives on the Lower East Side Friday morning, authorities said.
Homeless man arrested in NYC stabbing that critically injured victim
Asaun Johnson, 24, was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal drug possession in connection to the violent incident just before noon on Saturday, cops said.
61-year-old pastor to bike across the US for NYC's Bowery Mission
Chuck Monts, a former mission staffer, said that even as demand for free meals soared last year, the charity never turned anyone away.
2-year-old child hit with suitcase in random NYC attack
A unhinged man hit a 2-year-old child in the face with a suitcase in Lower Manhattan on Monday night, police said.
NYPD probing two Asian hate crime attacks in Manhattan
Two more Asian Americans have been targeted in hate crime attacks in Manhattan -- one who was punched in the face and the other who was called a "ch--k bitch,"...
From Wall St. to Harlem, the stories behind iconic NYC landmarks revealed
In the city so nice that they named it twice, place names hold a lot of meaning.
Hundreds line up outside Bowery Mission for free Easter meal
Hundreds of the city's neediest crowded the sidewalk outside the Bowery Mission on Sunday for a free Easter meal -- with officials saying coronavirus-induced layoffs have sent demand soaring. More...
Lessons of the Bowery homeless-slay horror
America abandoned a custodial approach to mental illness a half-century ago, and the results have been obvious in the nation’s streets and public spaces ever since — and never more...
'Meet Me In the Bathroom' exhibit is more than a filthy, graffiti’d stall
Lizzy Goodman, author of “Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011,” is standing in a filthy, graffiti’d bathroom stall pointing out director...
Live next door to Cynthia Nixon for $2.2M
Want to live next door to gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon? A posh and pricey co-op at 10 Bleecker St. — adjacent to the “Sex and the City” star’s unit —...
The blood-soaked history behind New York City's oldest street
On May 10, 1849, at least 22 people were killed in the Astor Place Riots, one of the deadliest brawls in New York City history. According to Stephen Paul DeVillo,...
Famed Bowery building locks down temporary retail tenant
Fabled, once-mysterious 190 Bowery will soon have a retail tenant that might be its first in 119 years: fashion emporium Totokaelo, which just signed a lease for 8,918 square feet...
That time rock photog Bob Gruen ran into Robert Plant on the Bowery
From Chuck Berry to David Bowie, there’s hardly been a rock icon in history that hasn’t been seen through the lens of Bob Gruen. The born-and- bred New Yorker is...
Man strikes pedestrian after stealing SUV
A car thief went on a joyride in lower Manhattan Saturday, driving the wrong way on a one-way street for several blocks and striking a woman before abandoning the SUV,...
Bowery, once gross, now bursts with boutique gyms
When Vanessa Packer opened her boutique fitness studio on the Bowery in 2014, the street was lined with industrial-furniture stores, hostels and tagged buildings. In other words, the Soho resident...
Upscale NYC supermarket has become social club for junkies
It’s not just for foodies anymore. Shoppers at The Bowery Whole Foods, Manhattan’s largest supermarket, can browse craft brews in a beer room, choose from an array of artisanal products...