Update: 51-Year-Old Man Arrested In Skateboard Attack On Parks Employee
James Rhodes was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony assault.
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James Rhodes was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony assault.
Politicians and advocacy groups are trying to get the word out that for the first time in history early voting is a reality in New York state.
A city parks department employee assaulted on the job in Washington Square Park is talking about his terrifying ordeal as police seek his attacker.
The victim, 55, was sitting of the west side of the park at around 7:30 p.m. when the 30-foot branch fell.
In his 1968 speech in Memphis, King called for unity and non-violent protests the night before he was killed.
The city transforms into a holiday wonderland every December, thanks in part to its many magnificent trees!
Police are investigating a shooting incident in Washington Square Park.
While wild and wacky, the event does raise money for homeless children.
Demonstrators gathered in Greenwich Village Thursday evening to stand in solidarity with immigrants.
Hundreds of people attended a rally protesting President Donald Trump's executive orders on immigration in Washington Square Park on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
Madonna held a pop-up concert in Washington Square Park, and urged spectators to get out the vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016.
While Hillary Clinton held a rally in Philadelphia the night before Election Day, Madonna staged a popup concert in support of Clinton in Washington Square Park.
A suspect fired a shot at a man in Washington Square Park this week, police said.
A stark contrast is observable between several parks run by the City of New York and one that is not.
The department increased foot patrols after receiving several complaints about people openly using heroin in broad daylight in the popular Greenwich Village park.
A cheering and jubilant crowd turned out for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders at a rally in Washington Square Park Wednesday night.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders held a rally before a crowd estimated at 27,000 in Washington Square Park on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.
Bernie Sanders supporters looking to rally in NYC may be in luck come next week.
A homeless village has appeared in Greenwich Village, with a group now camping overnight in tourist- and student-filled Washington Square Park.
Several people were arrested Wednesday night, as protesters rallied and marched over recent deadly police shootings in Chicago and Minneapolis.
The father of a French family visiting New York City this week said he was touched by all of the outpouring of support.
Photos of a vigil held in Washington Square Park on Nov. 14, 2015, honoring those killed in the Paris terror attacks.
Washington Square Park was used as a potter's field — a public burial place — for yellow fever victims in the early 1800s.
Human remains buried more than 100 years ago have been unearthed by construction workers in Washington Square Park.
At the venues listed here, you can talk shop, polish your pieces, or just hang out with souls utterly devoted to the ultimate game of strategy.