The Manhattan Fire Department says smoke alarms prevented a cooking fire from becoming more serious Thursday evening. Officials say crews arrived to smoke in the third floor of the west Manhattan apartment building. When firefighters made entry into the apartment, they found a pan of burnt food on the stovetop with the burner still turned [...]

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The previously condemned Royal Towers property along North Manhattan Ave. has a new owner. Back 9 Development recently acquired the complex for an undisclosed purchase price and are intending to convert the space into high-end condos. In a Facebook post, Back 9 says the property, which it calls “The Lofts at 1700,” will be available [...]

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Manhattan City Commissioners were presented with proposals Tuesday from city staff to begin paid parking in the downtown parking garage. Since opening in 2010, the garage has been free but city officials say the present state of disrepair and misuse by undesirable transients and criminals have created a need for a funding source to pay [...]

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