By Matt Harvey Last week on a late Thursday afternoon, a middle-aged man in tie-dye strides up Zuccotti Park’s eastern steps. His hands cupped around his mouth, he calls out to any fellow Occupy Wall Street (OWS) supporters. “Hey, you guys!” No one responds. His only erstwhile OWS ally in earshot is Jonathan Gilbert, 
The 10 best things to do, see and eat before the warm weather ends By Sharon Feiereisen The end of Labor Day Weekend and the beginning of Fashion Week may signal the end of summer for many New Yorkers, but there are still a good two weeks left to soak up the sunny weather and 
By Nick Gallinelli When Carlisle Brigham was found bloody and unconscious at the bottom of a stairwell at 191 Orchard St. on Aug. 27, homicide rumors swirled, adding to the shocking news for Brigham’s family and disconcerting the surrounding Lower East Side and Chinatown community. But now, medical examiners have laid those rumors to rest 
By Paul Bisceglio The South Village lost an iconic friend last week in a gruesome accident along Sixth Avenue. Jessica Dworkin, 58, was struck by a tractor-trailer and dragged for two blocks under its wheels. Dozens of pedestrians witnessed the collision. On the morning of Aug. 27, Dworkin began to cross Sixth Avenue on 
Compiled by Alissa Fleck ‘Robokid’ Takes On East Village East Village resident Jakob Kraus, 7, who has earned the moniker “Robokid,” is a self-taught hip-hop dancer who practices the style known as “animation,” according to his father. Now his videos, which can be viewed online, are on the brink of going viral. Jakob’s father said 
Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing Opening Key Food 55 Fulton St. (between Gold and Cliff streets), 646-581-9260. We have just one opening for you in this edition, but this store has already become one of the most popular businesses on Fulton Street. Any neighborhood with a growing population of 
Compiled by Nick Gallinelli Rape Suspect’s Police Sketch Released Policed have released a sketch of the suspect in mid-August’s Greenwich Village sexual assault incident. The suspect is believed to be around 6 feet tall with a medium build. According to DNAinfo, the man entered 85 Washington Place, a massage parlor, on Friday morning, Aug. 17, and 
Compiled by Adel Manoukian Van in a Seemingly Secure Location Gets Robbed Surprisingly, some crimes can happen in the blink of an eye. A 2009 white Ford van was stationed at its usual parking spot on the third floor of a garage on Greenwich Street, a fact verified by the garage’s security guard, who clearly 
—Compiled by Adel Manoukian Train Thefts Persist The NYPD reports that the number of thefts on trains and train platforms is increasing, so riders be warned or you might end up like the following unlucky cases. Having just gotten off a southbound N train, a 23-year-old NYU student was walking on a train platform when 
