1+ week, 4+ day ago   (482+ words) East Side Feed Two restaurants that haven’t opened their doors yet went before Community Board 8’s Street Life Committee this week, both after the same thing: permission to serve alcohol. Both got the committee’s blessing, though one had to agree…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (435+ words) A 63-year-old New York woman who vanished during a trip to Las Vegas earlier this month was found dead last week, ending a nearly two-week search in which her family says scammers used her phone to demand money. Goods had…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (333+ words) The former NYPD sergeant who drove drunk in the wrong direction on the Taconic State Parkway and killed longtime Upper East Side doorman Manuel Boitel has pleaded guilty. Sentencing is scheduled for October 28. The judge continued bail at a $250,000 bond,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (173+ words) A neighborhood bar and restaurant known for its back patio, its wall of televisions and its 4 a.m. closing time has been shut down by the city after inspectors turned up evidence of mice, equipment that couldn’t keep food at safe temperatures,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (207+ words) A city health inspection this month closed a longtime neighborhood takeout counter, and it wasn’t a borderline call. The inspector left with a violation score close to triple what it takes to earn the lowest letter grade the city hands…...