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NYC's East Village has gone back in time to the bad old days of 'Rent'
In 1996, "Rent" was a snapshot of a downtown neighborhood in the papers for all the wrong reasons. Now the East Village is right there again.
Fillmore East plaque vanishes from NYC building, sparking rock'n'roll mystery where Jimi Hendrix, Allman Brothers graced the stage
A metal plaque commemorating the Fillmore East — one of the most storied, iconic venues in music history — has vanished from the site of the long-shuttered Lower East Side...
'Horrid' NYC street where 3 people were stabbed in broad daylight was 's--thole' long before fatal attack, locals say
Open-air heroin use, mentally disturbed homeless people, human waste and troubling spasms of violence have turned a stretch of the East Village into a "s---thole," locals say.
38-year-old man killed, 2 others injured in broad-daylight stabbing on 'out-of-control' NYC street: cops
A 30-year-old man was taken into custody at the scene, cops said. No charges have been leveled against the suspect so far.
NYC juice bar owner fed up with crime, 'chaos' will close or relocate after wacko smashed store window
Juicy Lucy's owner René Henricks said the last straw dropped when a crazed man smashed in their window with a shovel earlier in June
NYC's beloved dollar slice is back —here's where pizza lovers can find the bargain
The beloved dollar pizza slice may be a much-missed relic of the recent past, but at least one pizza proprietor's doing what he can to give his customers more bang...
Homeless man charged with slashing stranger's neck in NYC also attacked deli worker with chain just 24 hours before: prosecutors
Homeless man charged with slashing stranger's neck in NYC also attacked deli worker with chain just 24 hours before.
Homeless man charged with attempted murder in random slashing of 30-year-old's neck near Astor Place Cube
Steven Johnson, 35, was cuffed and slapped with attempted murder and assault charges on Saturday in the wake of last week's bloodied attack in the East Village.
Creep steals plaque from flower bed memorializing late NYC audio engineer: video
The bizarre heist happened just after 9 a.m. on May 27, when a man in a cap used the claw end of a hammer to remove the memorial honoring Ron...
Man slashed in the neck near Astor Place Cube by random attacker: 'Just exploded out of nowhere'
The victim was cut in the back of the neck at Lafayette Square and Cooper Avenue around 5:22 p.m. Thursday, police said.
A creative couple's lovingly restored NYC townhouse asks $7.25M for sale
A five-story, 19th-century Anglo-Italianate townhouse, at 25 Stuyvesant St. — owned by journalist Nina Munk and sculptor Peter Soriano — is for sale.
How this Gen-Z goth girl makes millions reviving 'mall rat' fashion
Online sensation Bella McFadden has just opened her first brick-and-mortar store.
The NYC rowhouse where Andy Warhol lived in the late 1960s lists for $6.19M
The historic home, at 321 E. Sixth St., is an Anglo-Italianate brick rowhouse built in 1853 and was once owned by the artist's friend, Paul Morrissey.
NYC's first dog cafe closes Brooklyn spot months after locals raised $250K to keep it open
People who donated money to Boris & Horton to keep it from closing just two months ago are now barking about where their money went.
Dad of NYC menace 'Ice Pick Nick' grateful son is behind bars: 'Saving his life'
The frustrated father said that people like his son will keep terrorizing NYC “unless the government does something about the homeless and mentally ill people.”
NYC coffee shop is serving what may be the wildest coffee yet: a latte made from smelly, spiky 'king of fruit'
With the espresso splicing trend beginning to percolate, East Village's fruit-centric coffee shop Not as Bitter has concocted possibly the wildest hybrid to date: the Durian latte.
The 'pastrogi' is a new mashup of pierogi and pastrami from 2 legendary NYC eateries
We'll have what they're having.
Revolving door for mentally ill vagrants puts all New Yorkers in danger
‘The system is just broken,” said retired NYPD detective and John Jay College adjunct professor Michael Alcazar. “If he’s violent and emotionally disturbed . . . they should just keep him in...
Violent vagrant 'Ice Pick Nick' with 37 busts who terrorized East Village for years finally jailed: 'System is failing us all'
A violent and mentally ill homeless man known as "Ice Pick Nick" has been terrorizing East Village residents and even his own family members.
Inside VP Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff's ritzy $60 per person knitting club
The 24-year-old daughter of second gentleman Doug Emhoff and stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris stuck to needlepoint for the $60-per-person event.