Police Keeping Close Eye On 'Gang Initiation Day'
Police are the lookout this Easter Sunday for any suspicious activity related to what has become known as "Gang Initiation Day."
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Police are the lookout this Easter Sunday for any suspicious activity related to what has become known as "Gang Initiation Day."
Many native New Yorkers typically avoid Times Square for all its touristy characteristics, but if you're looking to go green, it's the place to be this Earth Day.
Rather than budget cuts, a blizzard fiasco and the need to dump his schools chancellor, Mayor Michael Bloomberg had good news on Wednesday: he said the air is cleaner in Times Square since he banned cars.
A lawyer for a Portuguese model charged with castrating and killing a TV journalist said he hopes to decide soon whether to pursue a psychiatric defense.
Aftab Ali Khan would plead guilty to lying to investigators. According to a published report, he'd be sentenced to time served, and be deported to Pakistan.
Even though the Nets' star point guard could opt out of his deal before New Jersey makes their much-anticipated move, the franchise boldly unveiled a giant 80-by-60-foot billboard in Times Square this week, touting "Deron Williams & The Nets Bound For Brooklyn."
New Yorkers and tourists may soon be able to wine and dine at the Broadway pedestrian plazas.
The Big Apple saw yet another wild ride involving a tour bus Thursday, and this one nearly ended in tragedy. The bus driver swerved all over the road until one of the passengers grabbed the wheel.
Chris Brown may need some anger management after the singer reportedly threw a fit in his dressing room following an appearance on "Good Morning America."
An anti-war demonstration in Times Square that was meant to mark the eighth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq quickly became a protest against the fighting in Libya.
Some residents on the Upper West Side say their homes are being invaded by flashing lights, and they can't turn them off. The bright light battle began with this week's grand opening of a chain drug store.
If you planned on taking the 7 train this weekend, you may want to tweak your plans and find another way to get around.
A coalition of over 100 interfaith, nonprofit and governmental organizations plans to rally in New York City against a planned congressional hearing on Muslims' role in homegrown terrorism.
Days after a Brooklyn woman was arrested for allegedly decapitating a paper mache sheep sculpture with her foot in Times Square, a Facebook profile page surfaced with what appeared to be someone bragging about the crime.
The smiling faces of loved ones lost to gun violence decorated signs, shirts and buttons as the crowd marched to Times Square.
Gelman said nothing and did not enter a plea as he was arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges.
Rudolph Resta -- now in his 70's -- is enjoying the memories the wallet contained, including photos of his sons as children, his glamorous wife and his late father.
Egyptian-Americans protested in Times Square on Friday, coinciding with a huge demonstration called in Egypt's capital, Cairo.
Around countless corners, the weird, unexpected, edgy, grimy New York--the town that so many looked to for so long as a relief from cookie-cutter America--has evolved into something else entirely: tamed, prepackaged, even predictable.
Authorities say Castro was castrated and killed in a Manhattan hotel room on January 7.
In Times Square Saturday, four pairs of competitors are trying to break the Guinness World Record for a handshake from 2009, which is when two people shook for 15 hours and 30 minutes.
A male model who had recently been a contestant on a Portuguese reality TV show was taken into police custody hours after his companion, a celebrity Portuguese television journalist, was found castrated and bludgeoned to death in a New York City hotel.
A man has admitted shooting two women during a night of mayhem near New York City's Times Square last spring.
Aftab Ali Khan of Watertown was scheduled to appear in court Thursday, after two initial hearings were delayed to give his attorney more time to prepare.
With a kiss and a cheer, a million revelers rang in the New Year at the Crossroads of the World. Then, mere minutes after midnight, they were shuttled out.
