Phoenix House, proven approach to mental health care, rises in Harlem

Harlem welcomed a city-funded peer clubhouse on 138th Street from provider Phoenix House on July 28 in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. City Councilmember Yusef Salaam, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and Assemblymember Jordan Wright helped with the honors. The site soft-launched on June 2 and membership currently is at around a dozen people.

Three Former Day Care Workers Indicted for Abuse at Bright Horizons on 9th Avenue

Three former employees of Bright Horizons — a day care center on 9th Avenue between W58th and W59th Streets near Columbus Circle — have been indicted for allegedly abusing toddlers in their care, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

Subway shover whose girlfriend lost her legs gets 18 years in prison

A mentally ill man who shoved his girlfriend in front of a subway train last year was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in prison.

Woman who lost both legs after crazed ex shoved her in front of NYC train gives tearjerking speech at sentencing: ‘Mourn the life I lived with my feet’

A woman whose crazed ex shoved her in front of a Manhattan subway train heartbreakingly described losing both of her legs – as the maniac was sentenced in court Tuesday.

Man gets 18 years for throwing girlfriend in front of oncoming train in Lower Manhattan

Man jailed 18 years for throwing girlfriend into oncoming train in Manhattan: DA

A man found guilty of throwing his girlfriend into an oncoming train at the Fulton Street station in March 2024 has been sentenced to 18 years in state prison, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr., announced Tuesday.