Despite green light, Broadway to remain dark until Sept. 14
The governor is giving the go-ahead to performance venues to reopen later this month. But the reality is that the lights won't go up on Broadway until the fall.
NYC subway bomber sentenced to life in prison
Akayed Ullah, the man whose pipe bomb mostly misfired in a crowded Manhattan subway station in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.
Is Times Square's recovery threatened by high crime and rampant homelessness?
Times Square has seen a 60 percent drop in tourism and a rise in crime during the pandemic. The changes have left many people wondering, can the 'crossroads of the world' make a comeback?
Man with rifle and ammo arrested in Times Square subway station
Police say 18-year-old Saddiq Teague was sitting on a subway platform with an unloaded AK-47 rifle and ammunition.
Tourist shot near Times Square
A tourist walking to his hotel near Times Square was shot early Wednesday morning.
NYPD: Man spit, yelled anti-Asian slurs at woman in Times Square
Police say the suspect approached a 44-year-old woman and her three children and yelled anti-Asian slurs at them before spitting twice in their direction
Questions raised as to why Asian woman's attacker was living in shelter
Brandon Elliot, 38, had been living at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel which serves as a homeless shelter.
New Yorkers reflect on 1 year since pandemic shutdown
In New York City, places like Times Square looked like a ghost town. Popular restaurants closed their doors indefinitely. Some never reopened.
'Stars in the House' connects artists and fans for good causes
Stars in the House, a live web series, has raised $700,000 for the Actors Fund.
NYPD: Woman fatally hit by truck near Times Square
Police say a Maryland woman has been fatally hit by a truck near Times Square in New York.
Yang backs NYC casino idea despite 'many downsides'
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang said Wednesday that the city could benefit financially from the development of a casino despite the "many downsides" of the business.
Man slashed in unprovoked attack at Times Square subway station
The NYPD is searching for the man who slashed another man in an unprovoked attack at the 42nd Street- Times Square station.
Prototype Festival of opera and theater shifts mostly online
One of the world's top festivals of contemporary opera and theater has shifted format because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Empty streets, eerie quiet mark start of 2021 in Times Square
Gone were the revelry and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that typify Times Square on New Year's Eve.
New Year's revelries muted by virus as curtain draws on 2020
New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget.
New Year's Eve celebrations toned down worldwide
The coronavirus scourge that dominated the year is also looming over New Year's festivities and forcing officials worldwide to tone them down.
Ryan Seacrest to interview Joe and Jill Biden on 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'
The president-elect and the future first lady will be special guests on Ryan Seacrest's New Year's Eve celebration. Jennifer Lopez will be the musical headliner.
Workers install 192 crystals on Times Square New Year's ball
Workers have installed 192 new glittering Waterford crystal triangles on Times Square's New Year's Eve ball in preparation for a pandemic-limited celebration.
New York gift shops struggle without tourists
The coronavirus has altered many aspects of life and business in the United States' biggest city, and the pandemic is taking a major toll on the gifts-and-luggage stores that dot tourist-friendly areas.
How Ben & Jerry’s in NYC’s heaviest tourist areas is finding new lifelines
The Ben & Jerry’s of Times Square once saw lines of tourists waiting for a scoop of Half Baked or Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream. Now the popular eatery is fighting to find visitors and business after months of coronavirus restrictions, riots, and a shuttered local economy.