NYC artisan keeps alive traditions of 15th-century theater mask-making
The masks of the commedia dell'arte are still being shaped and fitted today on the corner of 14th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan by an artisan named Stanley Allen Sherman.
New York's gay bars are still vital, especially post-COVID, owners say | Pride and Pandemic
The gay bar of the past was much different than the one we think of today where every inch is covered in rainbow flags. So many have played and continue to play a vital role in the city.
Widespread flooding in Tennessee, Kentucky leads to water rescues, power outages, school closures
Kentucky firefighter Eddie Stacy was turning his firetruck around in the dark while responding to storm damage when he noticed a tiny light coming from the flooded Red River.
Package thieves strike multiple times in West Village buildings
The NYPD is searching for two people who have stolen packages from multiple buildings in the West Village.
NYC restaurants start selling frozen dinners
Now many New York City restaurants are not only offering hot meals but also frozen dinners.
NYC's last chess parlor holds out amid pandemic
The pandemic forced many businesses in New York to close. Chess Forum is the city's last chess parlor.
Man shot in back on West Village subway platform
The NYPD is on the hunt for the gunman who opened fire on a man on a West Village subway platform.
Police hunt suspect in black dress, pink bandana who stabbed man in parking garage
Police are searching for the person who stabbed a man inside a West Village parking garage.
Rally for Freedom
On the West Side of Manhattan, two movements came together as one and took on an extraordinary meaning.
The High Line to reopen with limited capacity on July 16
NYC's famed elevated walkway will reopen on July 16 with one-way foot traffic from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day.
NYC's iconic street ball courts go quiet during pandemic
In the six weeks since New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's actions, iconic street ball landmarks such as Rucker Park in Harlem, Brooklyn's Gersh Park, "The Cage" on West 4th Street in Greenwich Village, Dyckman Park in Washington Heights and others have all been void of the typical soundtrack that help usher in the spring warmup across the five boroughs.
Restaurants offering Easter meal kits, delivery
With social distancing in place, this year’s Easter celebrations will be very different from years past. Many local restaurants are offering Easter meal kits and delivery services.
NYC setting temporary morgues for surge in coronavirus deaths
New York City is setting up temporary morgues and deploying refrigerated trucks outside of hospitals for the surge of coronavirus deaths overwhelm the city morgues.
Troubled pub, The Spotted Pig, closes
The Spotted Pig, the Manhattan pub at the center of a widely publicized sexual harassment scandal, has closed.
MTA: Bus ridership is down except along 14th Street
Ridership on NYC Transit's buses decreased for the sixth straight year in 2019, hitting its lowest level in two decades, according to MTA statistics.
Man, dog stabbed in Manhattan subway station
A man and his dog were stabbed while on a bench inside the 14th Street station in Manhattan Wednesday.
Sarah Jessica Parker's pumpkins stolen from Manhattan stoop
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker was the victim of a buglary, according to a post she made on Instagram, specifically of all the pumpkins outside her home.
Going vegetarian with advice from Chef Melanie Shurka of Kubeh
Fox 5 went to Kubeh in Greenwich Village to speak to Chef Melanie Shurka about delicious ways to go vegetarian. Making vegetarian dishes flavorful comes easily to this chef with Israeli and Persian roots.