Manhattan

U.S. 10/11/21, 18:26

In this digital era and amid the pandemic, food delivery apps witnessed a rush of new consumers from 2020 to 2021 that they hadn't seen before. Doordash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats are just a few of the delivery services that are now accessible. In addition, these applications provide users with ...

New York 09/09/21, 02:10

A widow who lost her 37-year-old husband on Sept. 11, 2001, during the World Trade Center attacks, recalls the pain-filled years that followed and how she became an activist to help preserve the site for a memorial. "Many feel we should all move on, it’s been 20 years. But for some ...

New York 08/23/21, 05:38

New York Police Department (NYPD) is searching for information on a suspect who used a hammer in a vicious attack in Manhattan, all because the victim looked at the him the wrong way. On Sunday, Aug. 22, police stated that a Manhattan straphanger was savagely struck on the head by an ...

Uncategorized 07/30/21, 21:56

In front of his terrified family, a 14-year-old boy leaped to his death from the eighth storey of the Vessel at Hudson Yards, Manhattan, on Thursday afternoon, July 29. The teen is the fourth individual to commit suicide at the facility, which opened to much excitement in March 2019 and is ...

New York 07/24/21, 16:11

According to law-enforcement sources, a 60-year-old woman leaped from her luxury Midtown apartment Friday afternoon, July 23, holding her little lap dog, killing both. Moments earlier, a positive message on a paper airplane was caught by a neighbor. “You are blessed,” and “Stay strong. You'll get through this!” were written on both wings ...

New York 07/22/21, 18:21

A New Yorker is clinging to life after a suspected subway robbery went wrong on July 17. Than Htwe spent the weekend having brain surgery after a man allegedly grabbed her son's bookbag about 9:40 a.m., outside the N station at Broadway and Canal Street. The son, Kyaw Zaw Hein, lost balance ...

New York 07/05/21, 20:44

Authorities are questioning a New Yorker who allegedly attacked a young child for no reason on July 3. New York Police Department (NYPD) wants to know exactly why Kevin Cadelina thought it was a good idea to slap the unnamed boy at Central Park, near Columbus Circle. The 7-year-old claimed the force ...

U.S. 06/01/21, 02:23

After shopping with her mother at Columbus Circle Whole Foods Manhattan on Sunday, May 23, Brittany Ellis decided to pop into the butcher's section to take a break and answer a phone call. She was horrified to discover a furry rodent gnawing on raw veal, priced at $22.99 per pound ...

U.S. 04/04/21, 19:42

Warning: The video in this story contains graphic footage that may offend some viewers Protesters against capitalism descended on Manhattan on Friday, and video shows one scaling the front of a Chase Bank before plunging 30 feet to the bottom.  Protesters against capitalism descended on Manhattan on Friday, and video shows one ...

New York 12/29/19, 08:54

A knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, an ambush the governor said Sunday was an act of domestic terrorism fueled by intolerance and a “cancer” of growing hatred in America. Police tracked ...

New York 12/07/19, 14:23

Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than a year after pulling out of a deal for a larger headquarters in the borough of Queens after politicians and activists objected to nearly $3 billion in incentives. The new ...

New York 11/27/19, 20:12

How high will they fly? That’s going to be the question of the morning on Thursday for the giant balloons at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Parade officials and the New York Police Department are keeping an eye on wind gauges along the 2.5-mile (4-kilometer) parade route that snakes through Manhattan. Michele ...

New York 11/05/19, 20:48

Alec Baldwin filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against the man who says Baldwin hit him in the face during an argument over a New York City parking space. Baldwin wrote in his lawsuit that contractor Wojciech Cieszkowski's claim that he was violently assaulted by the actor is "objectively false." "When two New ...

New York 08/10/19, 17:50

Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide in federal custody is provoking skepticism among online conspiracy theorists and even some officials who question how he could have killed himself in a highly secured part of the jail set aside for high-profile inmates. Epstein had been placed on suicide watch following an incident just over ...

New York 07/14/19, 10:49

Almost iconic lights at Times Square went dark at Saturday night, July 13, after a widespread power outage crippled Midtown Manhattan.  An announcement from the New York City Fire Department said a transformer fire in the evening at West 64th Street and West End Avenue affected more than 44,000 customers along ...

New York 07/14/19, 06:23

On the anniversary of a 1977 blackout that hit most of New York City, a massive power outage brought the curtain down on Broadway shows and stalled traffic on Manhattan streets. Underground, the power outage affecting 73,000 customers for hours also left the subway system in disarray. Con Edison CEO John ...

New York 06/22/19, 18:16

Police say 70 climate change protesters were arrested after they blocked traffic outside the New York Times building. The protesters from the group Extinction Rebellion hung banners on the skyscraper in midtown Manhattan on Saturday and on the outside of the Port Authority Bus Terminal across the street. The protesters were taken ...

New York 06/16/19, 12:32

The Senate's top Democrat called on the Federal Aviation Administration Sunday to heed warnings from federal safety investigators and require all helicopters be equipped with flight data recorders, commonly known as a "black box." Sen. Charles Schumer's call for action comes days after a helicopter crashed on the roof of a ...

New York 06/11/19, 16:07

The pilot killed Monday when his helicopter slammed into the roof of a New York City skyscraper was not authorized to fly in limited visibility, according to his pilot certification, raising questions about why he took off in fog and steady rain. Tim McCormack, 58, was only certified to fly under ...

New York 06/10/19, 17:44

The New York City Fire Department and New York Police Departments responded to a helicopter crash on the roof of a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, on Monday, June 10. The helicopter crashed onto the roof of a 54 floor high-rise around 2 p.m., which caused surrounding buildings in the local area ...