Nicole Rosenthal
The Archive
GoFundMe effort seeks to keep beloved Broadway dining spot afloat after COVID-19 troubles
Curtains could close forever on a beloved Manhattan dinner theater – unless its lifeline fundraisers complete their second act. The West Bank Café -- a Hell's Kitchen eatery where the...
LaGuardia's 'Tennis Climb' flight path causes deafening ‘noise assault’ in Queens, residents say
Queens residents are crying foul over the airplane noise from a flight path out of LaGuardia Airport called the “Tennis Climb” — which goes right over Bayside and Downtown Flushing...
Battered sex doll embraced by NYC locals with bizarre candlelit memorial
The dirt-caked rubber soul has sat at the corner of Knickerbocker Avenue and Melrose Street since at least Sunday.
One of NYC's 'worst' landlords sued over falling debris and scaffolding that's been up for 14 years
The city says this landlord wouldn’t know it was time to repair his building even if pieces of it fell out of the sky — literally. A Hell's Kitchen building...
Body found in fifth apparent drowning off NYC beach as pols call for more lifeguard hours: ‘Going to get worse’
A man was found dead in the water off the coast of Rockaway Beach early Monday morning in what appears to be the fifth drowning death at a New York...
Plans for massive Brooklyn nightclub -- with capacity for 1,000 partygoers -- spark backlash: 'Magnet for the most entitled'
Hospital giant Tao Hospitality Group, which operates popular party spots Marquee in Chelsea and Loosie's Nightclub in Lower Manhattan, is eyeing waterfront space overlooking the East River for a "new...
Driverless parking lot shuttles arrive at JFK Airport
Travelers can now hitch a free ride in two driverless vehicles around JFK Airport under a pilot program launched by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
FiDi locals outraged by NYC 'safe haven' homeless shelter 50 feet from migrant center
The FiDi West Neighborhood Association argues the shelter’s proximity to nearby schools and parks will exacerbate safety concerns.
New Yorkers told to limit energy use for second week during extreme heat: 'It's BS'
To avoid burning up, officials are recommending folks power down. With scorching temperatures hitting the Big Apple this week, City Hall urged New Yorkers to avoid using large appliances and...
Advocates call for Central Park carriage horse ban ahead of driver’s animal abuse trial
Neigh-sayers galloped outside Manhattan Criminal Court Monday afternoon to call for a shutdown of the city’s carriage horse industry as a handler of a horse that died two years ago...
NYC museum Fotografiska to settle pregnancy discrimination suit before closing later this year
Photography museum Fotografiska is slated to settle a lawsuit accusing managers of discriminating against a pregnant worker -- including by scolding her for sitting during her shift and bringing up...
G-Whiz! Longer, pricier commutes for some straphangers during G train shutdown
Buckle up, Brooklyn commuters: it’s going to be a longer, warmer and more expensive ride for some this summer. The infamous G train summer shutdown slated to modernize Depression-era signals...
Heat wave puts Central Park horse drivers on ice with ‘unusually long’ stretch of work stoppages: ‘It’s killing us’
Horse-drawn carriage drivers haven’t been able to work a full day since July 5 due to the unforgiving heat – an “unusually long” work stop order from the city that’s...
NYU student, ex-Korean marine paralyzed from waist down after crash with armed carjackers
A New York University student and South Korea Marine Corps veteran was left paralyzed from the waist down after armed carjackers crashed into his Uber in South Philadelphia last month.
Ex-hostess at NYC hotspot TAO arrested for tossing poop in koi pond
A former hostess accused of throwing poop at swanky downtown nightclub TAO was arrested Monday for tainting the hotspot's koi pond.
Citi Bike raises prices by whopping 20% in latest crunch on NYC commuters
The Lyft-operated service will hike its prices a whopping 20% for members and non-members on Wednesday – leaving some riders to consider ditching the service and buying their own bicycles...
Ikea to open a second NYC location after beloved furniture haven promises to cut prices in US
The new location will be spread across 80,000 square feet inside Midtown's 570 Fifth Ave.
Venues in Brooklyn and Queens charging big bucks for July 4 parties — fireworks not necessarily included
No fireworks? No problem. Some of the swankiest bars in Brooklyn and Queens are holding onto the hope of a glimpse at the annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show...
Nathan's July 4 hot dog eating contest at Coney Island is anyone's game after Joey Chestnut ban
This year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island will be “neck and neck” in perennial winner Joey “Jaws” Chestnut’s absence — leaving a seat open for the next...