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Report finds that demand for Manhattan storefronts remains strong
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) released a report highlighting corridor activity in Manhattan for the first half of 2024. The data found that demand for storefronts remains strong,...
NYPD: Loaded guns, ammo found in car during routine traffic stop on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Brooklyn man is facing multiple charges after a routine traffic stop on Staten Island found him in possession of two loaded firearms, police said. Rogers Ritson, 36, of the 1100 block of Glenmore Avenue in Brooklyn, has been charged with several felonies, including two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, for having a loaded firearm and explosive bullets, police said. He’s also facing unregistered vehicle and unsafe turn/failure-to-signal violations.
Artist Gives Brooklyn Students a Therapeutic Outlet With ‘Heal Through Art’
A formerly homeless artist is using his story and talents to encourage young minds in need of a creative outlet through his program, Heal Through Art, in select public schools and community centers in the borough. In a world where creativity is often stifled by self doubt, Robin Reyes uses...
Politicians and Charities Oppose Wynn’s NY Casino Plans
Las Vegas Sands isn’t the only company to face difficulties in relation to its New York casino plans. Politicians representing the West Side of Manhattan have now also opposed Related Cos.’s plans to construct a Wynn-branded casino hotel in the High Line area. The Property Would Add Gaming...
Naftali’s lending arm funds Village, LIC condos
With new condo inventory falling, some developers are willing to pay a bit more to finance their projects. Developer Bentley Zhao’s New Empire secured $72 million in financing to build 117 condo units in Long Island City, and Benjamin Shaoul’s Magnum Real Estate Group nabbed $38 million to build 20 in Greenwich Village.
Opening Alert: Bon Epi, Fort Lee, NJ
Bon Epi is a new sweets shop open in Fort Lee. It’s located next door to The Gyro Project. Their menu includes mochi donuts, bubble tea, Korean dogs, crocookies — the TikTok popular croissant cookies — and more. It’s currently open seven days a week.
Exclusive: Bronx bodega worker speaks out after hammer attack
It has been exactly a month since Bronx Bodega worker, Oralia Abad, was viciously smashed in the head with a hammer by two individuals. The mother spoke out for the first time and exclusively with PIX11’s Eliecer Marte, about this moment that has scarred her and her family forever.
1522 First Avenue’s Façade Nears Completion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
Façade installation is nearing completion on 1522 First Avenue, a 30-story medical office building in the Yorkville section of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by Extell, the 449-foot-tall structure will yield 400,000 square feet of Class A office space and retail space on the ground floor and cellar levels. The Hospital for Special Surgery will serve as the anchor tenant, occupying 200,000 square feet across the first eight stories of the building. The property is alternately addressed as 403 East 79th Street and is located between East 79th and 80th Streets.
Man faces over 20 charges in Brooklyn hit-and-run that killed woman, 71: NYPD
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A Brooklyn man was arrested Monday in the hit-and-run of a 71-year-old woman and her daughter in Bushwick back in May, according to the NYPD. Robert Matthews, 26, is facing over 20 charges in connection to the incident, per authorities. Police officers tried to pull over Matthews back on May 9 […]
3 firefighters hurt battling 4-alarm fire that burned through Hunts Point business
Three fighters were hurt while battling a four-alarm fire that burned through a Bronx business on Tuesday.The fire broke out in the business on Tiffany Street in the Hunts Point section just after 12:50 a.m.Heavy flames shot through the structure.It took hours for crews to get the fire under control.Three firefighters were taken to Jacobi Hospital. The extent of their injuries is not yet known.It appears one other person was treated at the scene.The cause of the fire is under investigation.ALSO READ | Art pieces by urban realist Edward Hopper brought to life in ManhattanCeFaan Kim has more on the exhibit from the Meatpacking District.----------* More Bronx news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts* Follow us on YouTubeSubmit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
Woman Stabs, Breaks Vase Over Roommate's Head In Westchester: Police
A woman has been accused of assaulting her roommate at a residence in Westchester County.The incident happened late Saturday morning, July 20 in New Rochelle at an apartment building on the 400 block of Pelham Road.According to Captain J. Collins Coyne of the New Rochelle Police Departmen…
New York man pleads guilty to kidnapping Paterson store owner
A New York man pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in the kidnapping of a Paterson store owner. Reginald Law, 38, of Queens, New York, pleaded at the Newark federal court to charges of kidnapping and Hobbs Act robbery. On Oct. 8, 2020, Law and his conspirator, Maurice...
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