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Extra Extra: A massive Labubu store is coming to Midtown
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (70+ words) Published Mar 30, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET Good Monday afternoon in New York City, where it was a good run for this beloved Crown Heights sushi restaurant. A correction officer is accused of kicking an incarcerated person in the head and lying about…...
2 arrested after homeless man set on fire inside Penn Station, police say
4+ week, 2+ day ago (224+ words) Published Mar 4, 2026 at 6:01 p.m. ET Two people have been arrested in connection with an attack in which a homeless man was set on fire inside Penn Station earlier this week, police officials said. Amtrak police arrested Damon Johnson, 47, on Tuesday night…...
NYPD searching for 3 people they say set a homeless man on fire at Penn Station
1+ mon, 13+ hour ago (230+ words) Published Mar 3, 2026 at 1:56 p.m. ET Police said they're searching for three people who set a homeless man on fire while he was sleeping in the Amtrak rotunda beneath Madison Square Garden Monday night. Three men approached the 37-year-old as he slept…...
Man stabbed at Times Square McDonald’s, 3rd stabbing in area in a week, NYPD says
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) Published Jan 13, 2026 at 8:22 a.m. ET A man was stabbed and injured at a McDonald's in the heart of Times Square early Tuesday, police said " the third stabbing in the vicinity in a week. Officers responded to 1528 Broadway on the corner of…...
Extra Extra: Deals are being sealed at the Tommy Bahama restaurant in Midtown
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (81+ words) Published Jan 6, 2026 Good Tuesday afternoon in New York City, where shootings are down. Because going outside is fine, it's hanging out inside with other sick people that'll get you, here are your early links: New York City redistricting fight, walrus…...
Harlem man arrested for setting homeless subway rider on fire at Penn Station, cops say
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (323+ words) Published Dec 4, 2025 Modified Dec 4, 2025 An 18-year-old Manhattan man was arrested Thursday, accused of setting a homeless subway rider on fire at Penn Station earlier this week, police said. Hiram Carrero faces charges including attempted murder, assault, arson, criminal mischief and…...
Man accused of setting subway rider on fire at Penn Station now faces federal chares
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (513+ words) Published Dec 5, 2025 at 6:27 p.m. ET Federal prosecutors filed arson charges Friday against the 18-year-old Harlem man accused of setting a homeless subway rider on fire at Penn Station earlier this week. The charges come after investigators matched his face to body…...
Community panel squashes Freedom Plaza casino proposed near United Nations headquarters
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (236+ words) Published Sep 22, 2025 at 10:42 a.m. ET A key community panel on Monday rejected plans for a casino next to the United Nations, marking the third casino plan to fail in Manhattan and ensuring no casino will be built in the borough in…...
10K new homes, 34th Street busway slated for Midtown under imminent rezoning
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (460+ words) Published Aug 14, 2025 at 12:56 p.m. ET One of New York City's busiest areas may soon become even busier under a rezoning plan the City Council is slated to approve Thursday to make way for thousands of new homes. The Midtown South Mixed-Use…...
'Call it a comeback': Manhattan foot traffic finally tops pre-pandemic times
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1121+ words) Published Aug 14, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. ET Foot traffic in Manhattan surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time since the city shut down more than five years ago, according to Placer.ai, a firm that monitors pedestrian activity across the country. The company…...