Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Manhattan

Manhattan stories: 75 news summaries

61 - 75 of 75 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4

Switch to grid view »

 NYC Approves Congestion Toll 

City passes $8 fee to drive into midtown Manhattan

Apr 1, 08 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City has moved a step closer to charging drivers $8 to enter midtown Manhattan. The City Council voted 30-20 in favor of the proposal, known as "congestion pricing," that has already been established in cities like London to reduce traffic. The next hurdle is approval from... More »

MORE ABOUT:
New York City • Manhattan • congestion pricing • traffic • David Paterson • Joe Bruno • Mayor Bloomberg

updated

 7th Crane Collapse Victim Found 

Rescuers find last victim unaccounted for

Mar 17, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rescue workers removed the seventh and final body from the wreckage of the New York City crane disaster this afternoon. Odin Torres, 28, was visiting from Florida for St. Patrick's Day when the crane demolished the townhouse she was in, the Daily News reports. Earlier, 37-year-old construction worker Santino Gallone... More »

MORE ABOUT:
New York City • Manhattan • crane accident • crane

Updated

 Crane Crash
  Kills 4 in
  Manhattan 

At least 4 people trapped; several buildings damaged

Mar 15, 08 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A gigantic crane collapsed in Manhattan today, killing four and putting several others in critical condition as it smashed into nearby buildings, Newsday reports. The crane was about 19 stories tall and demolished at least one building entirely. Police have swarmed the area as emergency crews try to rescue people... More »

MORE ABOUT:
New York City • Manhattan • construction • accident • disaster • crane accident • crane

'Bikini Anchor' May Sue NYC Over Cop Tussle

Fired newscaster lays groundwork for claim
of 'economic injuries'

Mar 14, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former Philadelphia news anchor who allegedly punched a New York cop may be preparing to sue the city, the police department, and several individual officers—including the one she was originally charged with hitting. Alycia Lane's lawyer tells the Daily News the move allows her “to keep her... More »

MORE ABOUT:
NYPD • New York • Manhattan • felony • Philadelphia • lawsuit • assault • Alycia Lane • Rich Eisen • bikini • Bikini Anchor • news anchor

Manhattan
to Launch
Free Wi-Fi

Open access trial
in 20-block
midtown stretch

Nov 18, 07 5:38 AM CST
(Newser) - A big slice of the Big Apple will get free Wi-Fi at the end of the month, courtesy of the city and CBS. New Yorkers with Wi-Fi enabled technology will be able to access high-speed wireless service at no cost in a 20-block zone between Times Square and Central Park—... More »

MORE ABOUT:
technology • Internet • CBS • New York City • Manhattan • WiFi • municipal wireless

Five Worst Hangovers Ever

Oct 27, 07 5:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Think you know how to tie on one?  You're a piker compared to these historical debauches:
  1. Admiral Edward Russell's 17th-century throwdown. His punch had 250 gallons of brandy, 125 gallons of Malaga wine, 1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and 5 pounds
... More »

MORE ABOUT:
London • Manhattan • beer • list • hangover • rum • Horatio Nelson • brandy • Henry Hudson • Bagdora • Delaware Indians

'Preppie Killer' Busted in NYC Drug Sting

Cops: Dealt cocaine with girlfriend from Manhattan apartment

Oct 24, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Robert Chambers, the notorious "preppie killer" who served 15 years in prison for strangling a young woman in Central Park during what he said was rough sex, has been arrested for repeatedly selling cocaine to undercover police, according to law enforcement authorities. Chambers, 41, struggled with police during the... More »

MORE ABOUT:
New York City • Manhattan • cocaine • murder • drug dealing • Robert Chambers

Michelin Stuns Critics, Gives Ramsay 2nd Star

Vulgar chef's restaurant is only NY newbie to get coveted grade

Oct 8, 07 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelin parted with NY critics today by branding 2 stars on Gordon Ramsay’s namesake restaurant, halting the ex-soccer player's recent ratings drop. Ramsay, known for his crude tongue, was the only newbie to take the double-star in Manhattan; none earned a coveted third. Michelin saved its biggest hit for... More »

MORE ABOUT:
food • Manhattan • best restaurants • restaurant criticism • chef • Michelin star

Citizens Make Own Galaxy
Far, Far Away

New York Jedi teaches lightsaber; ‘skill and confidence’ emerge

Oct 2, 07 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - One unemployed theater techie is giving Industrial Light & Magic a run for its money, bringing lightsaber skills to a Manhattan dance studio and “high personal ethics” to everyday geeks. New York Jedi braintrust Master Flynn teaches swordplay, along with meditation and yoga techniques, to men bearing replicas of... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Starbucks • Manhattan • Star Wars • light saber • Jedi • yoga • Industrial Light and Magic

Principal Fired for Staff Santeria Rites

Candles, incense and chicken blood didn't
earn A's from bosses

Aug 8, 07 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York City public school principal's head is on the chopping block for forcing teachers to participate in spiritual cleansing rituals using chicken blood and incense, the AP reports. The principal paid another woman to perform several ceremonies practiced by followers of  Santeria, a Caribbean blend of  Christianity and... More »

MORE ABOUT:
education • New York City • Manhattan • religion • school • Santeria • ritual • teacher

No Asbestos in Air After NY Blast

Traces of carcinogen found in dirt and debris; not a health hazard, say officials

Jul 19, 07 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - No asbestos was found in the air today after a steam pipe explosion that led to one death and injured more than 30 in midtown Manhattan yesterday. The carcinogen has turned up in dirt and debris in and near the area, but officials say damage to long-term health is very... More »

MORE ABOUT:
New York City • Manhattan • steam • explosion • Grand Central Station • asbestos • carcinogens

Steam Explosion Leaves 1 Dead

New Yorkers fear terror attack; Bloomberg assures them otherwise

Jul 19, 07 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - One person is dead and 30 are injured after a steam pipe ruptured in midtown Manhattan yesterday, shooting a volcano-like eruption of steam, mud and debris 30 stories high and prompting fears of a terrorist attack. The casualty was a middle-aged woman who had a heart attack when the steam... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Manhattan • Grand Central Station • New York Steam Explosion • ConEd

Parking Spot for Sale: $225,000

Manhattan drivers pay house rates to stash their cars

Jul 12, 07 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The price of New York City parking has doubled in five years, with some drivers currently vying for the chance to pay an astronomical $225,000 for one of five private parking spaces in the basement of a Manhattan condo, the New York Times reports. That's the price of a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
real estate • Manhattan • parking space

Office Rents Soar in US

Companies are bearing the brunt of a price surge for commercial leases

Jul 5, 07 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The price of office space has surged nationwide due to a dwindling store of vacant commercial property and picky landlords increasingly keen on attracting well-heeled tenants. Across the country, leases spiked an average of 3.1% in the second quarter, following an increase of 2.8% in the first. More »

MORE ABOUT:
real estate • Manhattan • rentals • property • commercials • rent • office buildings • US economy • office

Bloomberg
Aims to Take NYC Green

Plan calls for $8 fee to drive into Manhattan

Apr 23, 07 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg chose Earth Day to launch an ambitious, expensive and politically uncertain campaign to make New York City “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city.” The most provocative proposal: charging drivers $8 a day for entering Manhattan below 86th Street. More »

MORE ABOUT:
environment • New York City • pollution • environmentalism • New York • Manhattan • Earth Day • PlaNYC • congestion pricing • Michael Bloomberg

61 - 75 of 75 Stories | << Prev 1 2 3 4


from our news partners