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New York City

April 23, 2013

Wireless Service Expands to 30 More Subway Stations Thursday

Cellphone and Internet service will be available in 30 more stations starting on Thursday.

Astoria

March 15, 2013

Astoria Resident Pooh-Poohs Dog Doo With Street Art, Fliers

The Dog Poop Project is a way to encourage residents to pick up after their pooches, its founder says.

Flatiron

December 18, 2012

Man Struck by 6 Train at 23rd Street, Officials Say

Uptown 6 trains were skipping 23rd Street after a man was struck by a train there, the MTA said.

East Village

November 01, 2012

MTA Suspends Bus Service Below 23rd Street After Dark

Buses have stopped running south of 23rd Street at night, saying it's too dark to drive.

Chelsea

September 18, 2012

Stolen Hummer Smashes Into BBQ Restaurant After Police Chase, Witnesses Say

The Hummer crashed into Rub BBQ on West 23rd Street in Chelsea.

New York City

August 08, 2012

Trojan Giving Out 10,000 Free Vibrators Across Manhattan

Trojan, the condom company, is giving out free vibrators in Manhattan Wednesday and Thursday.

Chelsea

August 06, 2012

Moonstruck Diner Catches Fire in Chelsea

A fire broke out at Moonstruck Diner, 400 W. 23rd St.

Kips Bay

August 06, 2012

Teen Charged With Stabbing Vietnam Vet on Subway Released on Bond

Starmeik Driggins, 19, accused of knifing Ralph Carnegary on the 6 train, was released on $15,000 bond.

Gramercy

July 30, 2012

5 Girls Charged With Attacking Vietnam Vet on 6 Train

Five girls were charged in connection with a stabbing that took place during a melee on the 6 train.

Gramercy

July 30, 2012

Alleged Girl Gang Arrested for Stabbing Vietnam Vet on 6 Train

Police arrested eight women after they allegedly attacked a Vietnam veteran on a 6 train in Manhattan.

Stuy Town

June 27, 2012

Police Launch Motorcycle Crackdown in Stuy Town and Peter Cooper Village

Cops have towed up to 30 motorcycles in two days from Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.

Sunset Park

May 31, 2012

City Planning to Extend Brooklyn's Fifth Avenue Bike Lanes to Sunset Park

The shared lanes could be installed in as little as two months, the DOT said.

Manhattan

January 10, 2012

Taxi Drivers Offered New Handicap-Accessible Option in Model Cab

A new handicap-accessible taxi, the MV-1, was unveiled Tuesday.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

July 28, 2011

Man Falls Into Elevator Shaft Across from Madison Square Park

A man fell into an elevator shaft at a construction site at Fifth Avenue near 23rd Street around 10:15 a.m. Thursday, fire officials said.

Murray Hill and Gramercy

July 16, 2011

Car Flies off FDR Drive in Crash that Injures Eight

A car flew off the FDR Drive at 23rd Street early Saturday morning, landing on a taxi and injuring eight.