Following yesterday's reports that a Park Slope resident would be cleared, a judge has officially cleared Karl Vanderwoude of forcible touching, unlawful surveillance and sexual abuse charges. He told reporters, "I’m really glad this has come to an end. It’s been hard." more ›

Last month, police arrested and charged a suspect who they believed was the "well-dressed groper" accused of attacking at least four women in Manhattan this year. Friends and family couldn't believe that 26-year-old Park Slope resident Karl Vanderwoude could be the perp—and now that his alibi has checked out, the DA is expected to drop all charges against him on Monday. “A lot of people say they didn’t do it. This is the real case,” said lawyer Douglas Burns. more ›

Either somebody is really into selling scrap metal these days, or an incredible art show is coming to Bushwick soon. Just after we were left giggling over somebody robbing more than 30 NYC manholes of their covers comes word that somebody else (or maybe the same somebody?) went and stole a slew of iron tree guards from Times Square's Restaurant Row. And unlike ConEd, the Times Square Alliance is offering a reward for anyone who can help them catch the culprit. more ›

Emergency services in Manhattan responded to three different "jumper down" calls this morning—one at a very tony address. Police are now investigating all three cases. more ›

An 80-year-old man was mugged inside his apartment building by two men yesterday. The attack occurred Thursday around 3:15 p.m. on the Upper East Side after the two suspects followed the victim into the building. One put the elderly man into a chokehold when they reached the second floor, while the other grabbed his wallet. You can see surveillance video of the suspects entering and then fleeing the building below. more ›

Considering how often we hear about Community Boards shooting down small bars, let alone huge ones, the fact that Community Board 12's Economic Development Committee just gave approval for a massive, 30,000-square-foot eatery in Washington Heights is a bit of a surprise. Whether it was a pleasant one, however, depends on your perspective. more ›

[Update Below] According to the FDNY a person killed themselves this morning at 8:28 a.m. by jumping from the 23rd floor of 555 Madison Avenue, located across the street from the Sony building (A.K.A. the Chippendale building). The jumper was declared dead on arrival by an EMS team soon after. more ›

Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young was arraigned on a hate crime in a Manhattan court room yesterday following his arrest for assault earlier Friday. Young has been accused of drunkenly making anti-semitic comments (shouting "F***ing Jews") during an exchange with four tourists, and then tackling one of them. Young apologized after his arraignment: “I sincerely regret what happened last night...I take this matter very seriously, and assure everyone that I will do everything I can to improve myself as a person and player.” more ›

Though the NYPD isn't commenting on it, the New York Post today reports that somebody has been breaking into the locker room in the Ninth Precinct station house in the East Village (the NYPD Blue station house, for the curious). So far, in 10 to 12 thefts, the perp has reportedly walked away with "four guns, cash, jewelry, two bulletproof vests, and an iPad." Guess one cop never set up Find My iPhone? more ›

It has been two years since New York had a big political wedding to fuss over (Chelsea+Marc4Eva!) so thank goodness for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, eh? The frontrunner to replace Mayor Bloomberg is planning to marry her girlfriend next month and the Times today looks at what that means. The big takeaway? With the possible exception of Barney Frank, who is leaving politics soon after he gets hitched, Quinn's wedding will make her the highest profile married gay in politics. more ›

A probationary police sergeant was so upset over a poor evaluation he received from a lieutenant that he went and sued the NYPD. According to Michael J. Fox (yes, that is his name) an unnecessarily negative review by Platoon Commander Lieutenant Roger Lurch led him to lose a year-long paid leave of absence and a scholarship to Hunter College—and so sued to get both back [PDF]. Maybe the fact that Fox is gay and Lurch is not could help his case? more ›

In January, 2011, we were saddened to learn that Broadway staple Gonzalez y Gonzalez, once home to the city's longest bar (or so they say) as well as a giant illuminated sombrero sign outside 625 Broadway, had closed to be replaced by a Chipotle. But then something funny happened. Turns out Chipotle only wanted the Broadway side of the block-long space, so Gonzalez y Gonzalez got a second lease on life. Yay! But there is a giant, burrito-and-taco-shaped catch. more ›

In what we imagine must be a special kind of Clockwork Orange torture for the NYPD, the violence-prone West Village McDonald's where a nasty brawl took place on St. Patrick's Day) has given the police access to a live video stream from inside the restaurant. Gotta start somewhere. more ›

For the past few months the city has been talking to locals about where they want the share stations to live, and now we are getting closer to finding out where the winner locations will be. Because clearly the city can't put a station in every location that residents have suggested in the city. You wouldn't be able to cross the street! more ›

Just over a week ago, police arrested and charged a suspect who they believe is the "well-dressed groper" accused of attacking at up to four women in Manhattan this year. Friends and family couldn't believe that 26-year-old Park Slope resident Karl Vanderwoude could be the perp—and today, Vanderwoude told the Post in an interview this was all a big mix-up: “I didn’t do it. I wasn’t even in the vicinity of these incidents,” he said. “It’s a case of mistaken identity.” more ›

A 27-year-old man died early Saturday after he was found bleeding from the mouth outside a Koreatown club in Manhattan. Police now believe that Michael Lin—who was missing several teeth when he was found by a waitress on the stairs near a second-floor entrance inside District 36 on West 36th Street near Fifth Avenue around 3 a.m.—may have fallen over a balcony. But cops are still looking into whether it was an accident or not. more ›

A 27-year-old man died last night after he was found bleeding from the mouth outside a Koreatown club in Manhattan. The victim, whose name hasn't been released yet, was found unconscious by a waitress on the stairs near a second-floor entrance inside District 36 on West 36th Street near Fifth Avenue around 3 a.m. Police confirmed that the victim's teeth had been knocked out, causing the bleeding. more ›

The FBI and NYPD are continuing their excavation of the basement at 127 Prince Street in SoHo, to continue their investigation related to the 1979 disappearance of six-year-old Etan Patz. A police cadaver dog did pick up the "scent of human remains deep in the walls of the building," according to 1010 WINS. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said, We’re looking for any evidence of human remains, clothing or any personal effects... This location figured in the original investigation. The decision was made to come back, apply probably the best forensic expertise in the country between the FBI and NYPD." And now the focus of the investigation appears to be on a handyman who worked for Etan's family. more ›