July 10, 2006
Before and after photos of collapsed Upper East Side building
Thanks to a9.com's terrific street-level photographs of pretty much every building in Manhattan, it's simple to see what the building that collapsed today looked like: Before After A9 link to photos of that block More news on the collapse... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 12:56 PM | # | TrackBack
January 9, 2006
Lots of smoke at Soho fire
A fire broke out this afternoon on Sixth Ave and King Street. Smoke covered the area. I work down there and took the photo above. See the comments on this photo for some others, and Gothamist's coverage.... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 8:27 PM | # | TrackBack
December 15, 2005
Christmastime in the City
Emily from Amy's Robot writes: I just had the wildest NYC Christmas moment - was standing outside Port Authority trying to get a cab, and the PA sound system is blaring out "Have yourself a merry little Christmas", and... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 3:56 PM | # | TrackBack
February 4, 2005
Owner of rice pudding shop -- you know the one -- busted for big gambling ring
Well, that explains the $5,000 LCD televisions on the wall... Says the Post: All bets are off for the city's 'King of Rice Pudding.' The owner of the Rice to Riches Cafe in Little Italy was busted yesterday for... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 8:14 AM | # | TrackBack
December 16, 2004
Man run over by van on East Side, gets stuck under it, survives
The picture pretty much says it all, but this poor guy was crossing the street at 45th and First Avenue yesterday when a van took a left turn and ran him over. He was knocked to the ground, and... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 10:11 AM | # | TrackBack
December 11, 2004
Murder Scene in East Harlem +
Second Ave, East Harlem, 1:15 am. Cop arriving in van: "Well, you called the 85* in." Cop on post: "Yeah, but only because I saw the guys running." Lots of plainclothes officers and detectives on the scene, searching through... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 2:06 AM | # | TrackBack
November 10, 2004
Building partially collapses at 108th and Lex +
The rear portion of an abandoned building collapsed this afternoon, delaying subway lines and bringing a lot of safety personnel and media to 108th and Lexington in East Harlem. NYPD, FDNY, and NYCT were all on the scene. By... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 5:51 PM | # | TrackBack
November 5, 2004
Man attempts courthouse escape by jumping from 5th floor window, survives
A man awaiting police questioning broke away from the officer guarding him at a Manhattan courthouse yesterday, and leapt through a 5th floor window, crashing onto the pavement 50 feet below. He was seriously injured, suffering broken bones, but he... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 10:28 AM | # | TrackBack
October 19, 2004
14-year-old girl shot in East Harlem crossfire
Melissa Gayle left her apartment at 8:30 last night to go get something to drink. Gunfire broke out between two teenagers who were arguing in a Chinese take-out restaurant, and Melissa was hit twice. She ran home, calling for her... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 5:20 AM | # | TrackBack
October 4, 2004
86-year-old woman attacks other lady over Bush bumper stickers
Linda Fuda went to to pick up a friend for dinner at a Central Park West apartment building. As she entered, she was confronted by 86-year-old Ruth Spitz, who didn't like the pro-Bush sign and bumper stickers Fuda had entered... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 9:29 AM | # | TrackBack
September 27, 2004
Man murdered on N train, discovered at Rector Street station
A man who had been viciously stabbed staggered off the subway onto the Rector Street platform early yesterday morning and died soon afterwards. The victim, who has not been named, was taking the N to the PATH trains to get... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 6:01 AM | # | TrackBack
September 22, 2004
Underground fire sends manhole covers flying on 38th Street
An underground electrical fire sent manhole covers sailing on 38th Street during rush hour last night, injuring several people between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Pressure and gas from the fire launched the five covers as far as 25 feet, crashing... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 8:07 AM | # | TrackBack
September 17, 2004
Mayor Bloomberg's girlfriend's fur coat stolen from dry cleaner
Wasn't there a Seinfeld episode about this? Usually, I'd just put something like this over in the Blotter, but there's a great quote I wanted to highlight. Says the owner of the dry cleaning shop: I didn't think it... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 3:52 AM | # | TrackBack
September 14, 2004
Teen trying to rappel into his apartment dies after rope breaks
Osano Dallas, a Chelsea high school student, died yesterday morning after a rope he was suspended from broke, sending him about five stories to the ground. Dallas, 16, had apparently forgotten his keys, and was rappelling down to his window... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 3:31 AM | # | TrackBack
August 28, 2004
Theft of sushi safe goes nowhere
Three men tried to rob a safe from a sushi restaurant yesterday morning, but they didn't get very far. Entering the restaurant, they told employees they had some work to do, but then grabbed a small safe from behind the... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 10:19 AM | # | TrackBack
August 23, 2004
Harlem woman can't catch a break
A woman was arguing with a man in the hallway of a Lenox Avenue apartment building when the man pulled a gun and shot her in the leg. Police arrived and busted the woman for crack possession. It makes... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 4:37 AM | # | TrackBack
August 16, 2004
Skateboarder falls onto manhole cover, is severely burned
Liz Wallenberg was skating by 13th Street and Second Avenue the other night when she hit a bump and toppled onto a ConEd manhole cover. "I noticed it was kind of hot, but I didn't realize how bad it... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 4:45 AM | # | TrackBack
August 15, 2004
Bad week for the Guyanese
I just wanted to point out that there were three unusual and fatal incidents involving Guyanese-Americans this past week: The guy who died in that Times Square elevator accident was Guyanese. A Guyanese couple was found bound and shot in... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 2:54 PM | # | TrackBack
August 11, 2004
Panic on the PATH train at 14th Street
It turned out to be a garbage fire, but dozens of commuters apparently figured it was a terrorist attack, and all hell broke loose. This happened around 2 pm yesterday at the PATH/MTA station at 14th and Sixth. The... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 3:15 AM | # | TrackBack
August 10, 2004
Taxi cab crashes, ends up hanging over ledge
The picture tells the story: cab went out of control on 64th Street, ended up in this precarious position. The cabbie walked away requiring just a few stitches. Good thing he wasn't "dropping off" any front-seat passengers. Source: NYP... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 3:35 PM | # | TrackBack
August 4, 2004
Assistant Principal Busted for Sex Abuse...Again
The assistant principal of Manhattan's Norman Thomas High School was already charged with the "forcible touching" of two 17-year-old boys, and was out on bail when he allegedly called another boy, 15, and told him not to say anything to... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 10:48 PM | # | TrackBack