By Paul Bisceglio A fire beneath a subway tunnel just north of DeKalb Avenue station caused line delays and closures Tuesday evening. The two-alarm blaze began around 3 p.m., and was caused by a shorted cable beneath a manhole, according to FDNY. Authorities removed power from the station as firefighters arrived on the scene 
By Paul Bisceglio “What would be your first action as president?” That’s one of several questions that Lori Korchek and Mike Bade asked people seated at the 540-pound replica of President Obama’s Oval Office desk that they brought into Washington Square Park on Sunday and Monday. The park was a stop on their tour 
By Paul Bisceglio A police officer shot and killed a pit bull in the East Village at approximately 4:25 p.m. on Monday. The officer was one of four to respond to a call to check on the dog’s owner, who appeared to be passed out on a sidewalk at 14th Street and 2nd Avenue in 
By Paul Bisceglio When the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) announced in July that it would soon move 200 homeless families into two residential West 95th Street Buildings, community members, elected officials and Community Board 7 (CB7) objected. The buildings were designed as single room occupancy units for low income residents, they argued, and 
By Paul Bisceglio Here’s one thing you don’t want to see on your romantic stroll along the High Line in the sunset: a pile of dead birds. “It’s a fantastic park, but it does pose some form of hazard, because it will draw birds in and bring them into these areas that are exposed 
By Paul Bisceglio Downtown was buzzing with excitement yesterday for the prospect of free vibrators. Trojan announced that it would be distributing 10,000 Tri-Phoria and The Pulse devices — $40 and $30 retail values, respectively! — from two hot dog carts in different neighborhoods throughout the day, so New Yorkers lined the streets of 
By Paul Bisceglio Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer recommended conditional disapproval of the sale of three city-owned buildings in the Civic Center area last week. The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) proposed the sale as part of the City’s 21st Century Civic Center plan, which aims to relocate municipal agencies out of the partially 
By Paul Bisceglio Soho enjoyed a dash of celebrity drama last weekend when Julien Chabbott, boyfriend of The Hills reality star Stephanie Pratt, was arrested in front of The Mercer Hotel. Police found the 28-year-old’s $258,000 red Ferrari on Mercer Street illegally parked and sans registration or inspection stickers. The couple was on the scene, 
