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41 W. 24th St. View Full Caption FLATIRON — “Affordable luxury” three-bedroom apartments are hitting the market in Flatiron, offering balconies, heated bathroom floors and granite countertops for $4,500 a month. Ten three-bedroom units will soon be available in the eight-story building at 21 W. 24th St., two blocks from Madison Square Park, in what…
The city could get up to 8 inches of snow by Monday night, forecasters said. View Full Caption DNAinfo/Camille Bautista MIDTOWN — Snow could fall for 48 hours straight this weekend, forecasters said. The storm is expected to begin late Saturday and continue all the way through Monday evening, dumping up to 8 inches, the…
The East River Ferry, one of the city’s water transportation options. View Full Caption Flickr/Sean Davis ROCKAWAY BEACH — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced expanded ferry service across the five boroughs in his State of the City address Tuesday, saying the rides will improve transportation as the city continues to grow. The new ferry routes…
How do you eat dinner? Chances are there aren’t many of us sitting down with perfect posture at a dining room table, linen napkin on lap, carefully taking in and savoring each bite. Behind closed doors, you’re more than likely going to find a New Yorker hunched over a laptop scarfing down microwaved leftovers or…
Feb. 3, By Christian Murray The city has plans to develop thousands of affordable apartments over the Sunnyside Yards. Mayor Bill de Blasio, during his state of the city address today, said that he aims to build 11,250 affordable units over the yards and said that the housing could cater to more than 30,000 people….
Gangs of New York: the Battle for 5 Pointz Jump to the comments ↓ Author Margaret McCormick SummaryA legendary venue for street art is now history. Torn apart, quite literally, by a new economy. But just how did a former factory become this legend and why was there no chance to save it? Themes Space…
Photo A Metro-North Railroad train struck a vehicle on the tracks on Tuesday evening. The crash was on the Harlem line, in Westchester County, N.Y. Credit The Journal News/lohud.com close shareTools Six people were killed when a Metro-North Railroad train struck a vehicle on the tracks in Valhalla, N.Y., in Westchester County, on Tuesday evening, resulting…
Hopefully this morning’s subway therapy session was helpful, because you’re going to need another one after attempting to get home tonight. Because of this charming weather, tonight’s reverse commute looks to be even worse than this morning’s Hothscape. So what’s in store for this evening? Let’s peer into our miserable futures. Due to signal problems…
(Via Dan Lange) [UPDATE BELOW] So your train was delayed—but why? The reasons are manifold, but if you are stuck atop the 7 train platform while the freezing ice daggers pelt you in the face, there are, at least, two good justifications: At 9 a.m., an errant umbrella sat burning on the third rail near…
Via NYC Department of Health A student at Bard College in Dutchess County has been diagnosed with measles, just days after taking an Amtrak train out of Penn Station. The unidentified student reportedly took the aforementioned train on January 25th, and though it appears he or she ended up back at Bard, the train traveled…