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Cucina di Pesce teases return on Instagram
Cucina di Pesce, the unpretentious seafood-focused Italian restaurant on Fourth Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery, closed last Sept. 23 after 32 years in business.The building at 87 E. Fourth St. had a new owner, and there was…
10 top NYC restaurants secretly serving to-go ice cream this summer
Lately, when we go to a new restaurant, we can't stop thinking about ice cream. And it's not because of the widely-discussed deleted dairy scene from Season 2 of Big Little Lies. To find the best ice cream in NYC, you can hit…
NYPD judge rules Officer Pantaleo should be fired, was ‘untruthful’ in Eric Garner case
The NYPD's Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado has ruled Officer Daniel Pantaleo's use of a chokehold in the July 2014 arrest of Eric Garner was misconduct, and the cause of 43-year-old Garner's death, according to her…
Subway Perv Wanted for Flashing Female Straphanger on E Train: NYPD
NYPD
Aug. 19, 2019 By Allie Griffin
The police are looking for a man who allegedly flashed his genitals to a woman onboard the subway.
On Friday, Aug. 9 at about 1:40 a.m., a 23-year-old woman was riding a Manhattan-bound E train when a…
The popular Amor y Amargo cocktail bar is opening a Williamsburg branch
Fan of bitters will be excited. Amor y Amargo is coming to South Williamsburg next month. Unlike the one in the East Village, this one will have a small menu as well:
Bitters destination Amor y Amargo is headed to Brooklyn. The East…
Family Camping with NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers
The other day we had the chance to participate in family camping with the Urban Park Rangers in Van Cortlandt Park. This lottery based program gives families from NYC the chance to camp at different parks around the 5 boroughs.…
Man wanted in rice cooker subway scare found, hospitalized: officials
NEW YORK — The man who police say is seen on video dropping off rice cookers in the Fulton Street subway station Friday was taken into custody early Saturday morning and taken to Lincoln Hospital, police confirmed Saturday.
Three rice…
City extends deadline for community garden licensing; Monday's City Hall rally cancelled
The city has extended an olive branch of sorts to community gardeners.As reported yesterday, community gardeners across NYC planned to a rally on the steps of City Hall on Monday against what they're calling a new one-sided license…
More than 120 cases of lung disease in 15 states could be linked to vaping
NEW YORK — At least 15 states have identified more than 120 cases of lung disease or injury that could be linked to vaping, a CNN survey of state health departments has found.
States with the most cases include Wisconsin, with 15…
Alibaba exec to buy Brooklyn Nets, Barclays Center for $3.4 billion: sources
NEW YORK — In a record sale for a U.S. sports franchise, the co-founder of Alibaba agreed to buy the remaining 51 percent of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center for about $3.4 billion, two people with knowledge of the details said…