Longtime character actor Lou Jacobi died over the weekend at the age of 95.
Jacobi, who was born in Canada, died on Friday at his Manhattan home. His death has been confirmed by social worker Leonie Nowitz, who was overseeing Jacobi’s care.
Lou Jacobi made his debut on Broadway in 1955 in “The Diary of Anne [...]

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One person has died on Saturday after a small plane and Liberty Harbor Sightseeing Tours helicopter crashed in mid-air. Both aircrafts have fallen into the Hudson River in Manhattan.
Officials confirm that the first casualty has been recovered by firefighters. A diving rescue team is attempting to recover the other survivors.
Just before noon EDT, a [...]

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A 17-year-old male is now being held in New York City in connection with the May 25th bombing of a Starbucks on the city’s Upper East Side.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly issued a statement alerting the media that Kyle Shaw was arrested on Tuesday night in his Manhattan apartment after police discovered that [...]

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San Antonio Spurs star Richard Jefferson called a last minute timeout on his wedding with dancer, Kesha Ni’Cole Nichols, just hours before their Manhattan wedding on Saturday, July 11, 2009…without even letting the guests know.
Kesha Ni’Cole Nichols at least had time to call her guests but the former New Jersey Nets cager only told a [...]

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If you have never experienced Manhattanhenge, you are truly missing out.
Manhattanhenge (otherwise known as the Manhattan Solstice) is an event that occurs twice per year in which the setting sun aligns itself with the streets of Manhattan’s street grid.  The term comes from Stonehenge, where the sun aligns with the stones on [...]

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