Earlier this morning we received reports that a pedestrian—possibly a school crossing guard—was likely to die after being hit by a truck on the Upper East Side. Now City Room reports that the victim has died, and it turns out it wasn't a crossing guard, but rather a 75-year-old man who was hobbling around on crutches and wearing a reflective vest. A statement from the NYPD press office describes what investigators believe happened at the intersection of First Avenue and 89th Street: more ›

Earlier this afternoon, the police shot a man who was threatening his mother with a knife because he refused to drop the blade. The suspect was shot three times in the torso, and police say his mother was also hit in the buttocks. more ›

While Lindsay Lohan and Woody Allen are no strangers, the duo have been mixing it up quite frequently as of late. In February the fallen starlet was photographed with Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn, and over the weekend the trio were out again, this time dining at the Upper East Side's Phillippe. And of course her mom Dina told the NY Post, “He just believes in her talent, and they’re really great friends." 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 ›

Popular LA-based caffeine emporium Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is expanding with yet another NYC store, this time taking over the former Wicker Park space on 3rd Avenue on the Upper East Side. Fans of the chain were thrilled when the first New York outpost opened in August of last year, which was then quickly followed by two more locations on the Upper West Side. more ›

The Post today goes all Hoarders on us with a story on Kevin McCrary, an Upper East Side man with a trust fund, five cats, a cheap apartment (and van) so filled with stuff that last summer he actually slept on the street for a time. Sound familiar? That's because he actually was on Hoarders last year. But he's still at it, and—just like that show—it is hard to look away. more ›

For many New Yorkers an oven is the place where you store winter clothes, extra aluminum foil and maybe some back issues of The New Yorker you aim to get to later. But some people actually use them (and their stoves), and get very unhappy if they are removed! Also, litigious. Meet Beverly Taki, 66, and her husband Louis Maione, 68, who, the Post reports, are now suing their old Park Avenue co-op board and management company after the gas to their commercial-size, six-burner double oven was inexplicably turned off for nearly ten months. They're looking for $27,000 to make up for the takeout and restaurant meals they say they were forced to consume while they waited. more ›

We all know how much thieves love iPhones—but it seems we may have encountered the king of all iPhone thieves on the Upper East Side. Police are searching for a bike-riding thief who they believe has stolen 18 iPhones this year on the UES—and all but one of the victims were women. Below, check out video of him moments before his latest robbery on March 20th. more ›

Reminder to anyone who steps into a cab: PLEASE BUCKLE UP. If a cab suddenly stops and/or gets in an accident and you're not buckled it, you may suffer serious injuries when you slam into the hard plastic partitions. For instance, earlier today, a cab crashed into a doctor's office at Park Avenue and East 67th Street. Stacey Stowe Tweeted, "Taxi smashes 650 Park Ave just before 11am today. Female passenger, bleeding with head wound but alert. No seatbelt." more ›

The "Millionaire Madam's" right-hand woman has turned herself into authorities today and is expected to be arraigned later this afternoon. 30-year-old Jaynie Mae Baker worked as a matchmaker to the wealthy and also allegedly helped accused madam Anna Gristina secure high-profile clients. DNAinfo notes that Baker hasn't been seen since Gristina's arrest several weeks ago. It is unclear if her attorney, Robert Gottlieb, is attempting to broker a deal with prosecutors. more ›

Billionaire facelift aficionado and casino magnate Steve Wynn is allegedly scaring the monocles off of Upper East Side residents who fear that his presence will draw the wrath of his scorned business partner, Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada. According to Page 6 Wynn is considering a $36 million penthouse on East 70th Street (Teddy Forstmann's old place), but residents are "unnerved by the situation, and fear there could be reprisals." A source adds, "The problem is…[the dispute] may not be settled in the courtroom." So look for the building's chandeliers to be studded with goat heads, the mysterious disappearance of the doorman every fortnight, and for residents' Picassos to be ripped. more ›

Last night we took a tour of the literally awesome cavern underneath 72nd and 2nd Avenue, where workers are toiling to construct what will one day become a station for the Second Avenue subway. This afternoon we'll have photos of just what the heck is going on down there, but here's a video taste of the strange world that lies far beneath Caffe Tosca, CVS, and Manhattan Brick Oven Pizza: more ›

A 12-year NYPD veteran was summoned by the Internal Affairs Bureau today to determine whether or not he had a role in protecting "Manhattan Madam," mother of four and animal lover Anna Gristina's Upper East Side brothel from detection. According to DNAinfo, Sergeant Richard Wall turned in his memo book but was not questioned. "He comes in and out of there," a local resident who said he knew Wall by name and badge number. "He's got a regular routine. He's around here all the time." more ›

A 44-year-old mother of four who allegedly made millions running a high-end brothel out of an Upper East Side apartment has been arrested and indicted. DNAinfo reports that Anna Gristina, who is a British National and owns property in Canada, was arrested in the middle of a meeting with a Morgan Stanley banker after a five-year investigation, because the public corruption unit believed she was a flight risk. Gristina allegedly bragged during the Eliot Spitzer investigation that she had sources in law enforcement who would alert her and protect her from government scrutiny. more ›

The NYPD confirms it is investigating a suspicious white powder that was mailed to 1048 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The address is for the Neue Galerie, the Upper East Side "museum devoted to early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design." We're hearing that three people were exposed and are being decontaminated. more ›

We hear the bogus excuses all the time: "They're not serving you like a waiter would! Delivering $50 of food is the same as delivering $10. The food is always cold so why tip?" Hard-hearted cheapskates should take heed of the story of Chinese food delivery man Lin Dakang in the Times, for if you still don't change your stingy ways, you probably deserve that Loogie Lo Mein the next time you place an order. more ›

Police are looking for a man suspected of groping two women on the Upper East Side in separate incidents—and they released surveillance video that show the suspect as being "neatly dressed." more ›

Four people were injured when a Department of Environmental Protection truck crashed into a building at 87th Street and First Avenue last night. And it turns out that truck had been stolen from a downtown lot—police say they arrested two people. more ›

Celebrating the Giants' Super Bowl victory might have meant cheering and high-five-ing folks in Times Square, but when you're in Bay Ridge, it means toilet paper, firecrackers, and standing in front of cars. (Tomorrow's ticker tape parade should be real!) Check out videos of some celebrations in neighborhoods including Bay Ridge, Howard Beach, the Upper East Side and Astoria. more ›

Upper East Siders who enjoy "sleeping" and "resisting the urge to collapse into a weeping ball" may get some relief: the MTA's Capital Construction president told CB8 on Thursday that the blasting of the Second Avenue subway should cease by the end of the year. While those who live around 72nd Street may be able to retire their earplugs by New Year's Eve, the Post reports that blasting work at the site of the new station will begin on 86th street in April, and could last through 2013. They're gonna need more Sinatra. more ›

One of New Yorker's everyday nightmares is to be hit with falling scaffolding, and, this morning, a four-year-old was the victim of such an incident. The Post reports that she was "on her way to school on the Upper East Side" but luckily "escaped virtually unharmed this morning after she was struck by a wood plank during a scaffolding collapse." more ›

If you've ever taken the train to 68th Street and Lexington, you know that the Hunter College stop is not exactly the prettiest. What it is is very, very busy. And handicap inaccessible. But between the Second Avenue Subway and a planned elevator on 68th Street the MTA is really trying to make things better on both fronts. Cool, right? Ha! Ever meet an Upper East Side NIMBY? more ›

A pedestrian who was sued by a cyclist that struck her in Central Park this summer has countersued. According to the lawsuit obtained by the Post, 28-year-old Meghan Rohan alleges that 46-year-old Sabine Von Sengbusch had "total disregard" when she hit Rohan and shattered her elbow. more ›