NYC patient's ambulance joyride ends when police spike tires
Police say a man stole a ambulance from Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital and took it on a 25-mile joyride before police eventually stopped him on the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.
Columbia University permanently drops SAT, ACT testing requirement
In an announcement on its website, the school announced that standardized tests like the ACT or SAT will be optional when it comes to the admissions process.
Boy beaten unconscious in NYC sneaker robbery
A 16-year-old boy was beaten into unconsciousness on a Manhattan street by a group who stole his Air Jordan sneakers.
Legionnaires' disease killed 5 people at Manhattan nursing home
Five people died of Legionnaires’ disease over the summer at a New York City nursing home. The outbreak at Amsterdam Nursing Home was the city’s worst since 2015.
Barnard College to offer abortion pills to students
Barnard College, a private women's college in Manhattan, will offer students abortion pills beginning this fall.
Mask mandates return to U.S. college campuses
Facing a rise in COVID-19, several U.S. universities are reinstating mask mandates, sometimes just days after dropping them. Mandates were shed widely in the wake of spring break as case numbers dropped following a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant.
For Riverside Church, social justice is part of the gospel | The Black Church
The Riverside Church — a towering presence in Upper Manhattan — welcomes people of all faiths to do the work of the gospel. A big part of that has always been promoting social justice.
Manhattan subway rider stabbed by teens after dispute
Police say a group of teens punched and stabbed a man riding a northbound B train after a dispute.
Shoplifter attacks Manhattan Duane Reade worker, knocks her to ground
The NYPD was searching for the shoplifter who viciously assaulted a Duane Reade worker who tried to stop them.
Third teen pleads guilty in Tessa Majors killing that shocked NYC
Rashaun Weaver will serve a 14-years-to-life sentence for fatally stabbing Majors inside of Morningside Park in 2019.
Columbia student dead, tourist hurt in random stabbings in Manhattan
A Columbia University student is dead and a tourist hospitalized after they were victims of random stabbings in Manhattan.
Teen sentenced for murder of Barnard student Tessa Majors
A judge has sentenced a teenager to nine years to life in prison for his role in the fatal stabbing of a college student in a park in Manhattan nearly two years ago.
Manhattan doorman accused of selling guns out of the building where he worked
A Midtown doorman is accused of running a "one-man gun show" out of the building he worked.
Teen pleads guilty in killing of Barnard student Tessa Majors
A teenager who pleaded guilty to participating in the murder of Tessa Majors in Morningside Park in 2019 said he didn't know she'd "been stabbed, let alone killed" until the next day.
Lisa Banes, 'Gone Girl' actress, dies 10 days after hit-and-run
Lisa Banes, who appeared in movies like “Gone Girl” and “Cocktail,” died 10 days after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in New York City.
Asian woman assaulted with walking cane inside Manhattan subway station
A 23-year-old woman was exiting the northbound 1 train in Morningside Heights when a man swung his walking cane at her multiple times.
Columbia University will require COVID-19 vaccinations
Columbia University will require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus in the fall.
Man's body found floating in pond in Morningside Park
According to authorities, the fully clothed body was spotted shortly before 9 a.m. floating face down in a pond inside the park at West 114th Street.
Block association flourishes after neighbors bond over video chat
In the age of covid, neighbors who didn't necessarily know each other beforehand had to do so through Zoom and group chats.
NYPD kills gunman at Manhattan Christmas concert
An armed man was fatally shot by police outside The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan on Sunday afternoon.