A victim on the ground after Times Square melee of May 20, 2021. ( Photo: Rob Bertand X) Man Guilty in Jewish Hate Crime in Times Sq. Sentenced Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., recently announced the sentencing of Salem Seleiman, 30, to two years in... News 08 Dec 2025 | 05:04
A taxi sits atop a metal grate in Times Square. ( Photo: Citizen) Taxi Caught Atop Power Utility Hole in Times Square Initially, some people in the Times Square on Dec. 4 thought they had witnessed or heard a massive explosion at the Crossroads... News 08 Dec 2025 | 03:13
Left: Unidentified subway fire victim, later reported to be Bronx man James George III. Right: Suspect Hiram Carrero. ( Photo: Southern District of New York) Teen Charged for Setting Homeless Man on Fire in Subway Horror Attack The distinctively mustached maniac who allegedly set a homeless man on fire aboard a Times Square subway train on Monday,... News 08 Dec 2025 | 01:37
Honorees were recognized during the celebration with Neeta Bhasin and Shilpa Maniar onstage. ( Photo: Christian Spencer) Times Square Diwali Delights 1000s Despite Rain Rain drenched the 10th annual Diwali celebration in Times Square, yet the lights blazed brighter, the music thumped louder,... News 11 Nov 2025 | 04:14
Wanted for slashing in Times Square, Nov. 1, 2025. ( Photo: NYPD) Slashing in Times Square; Man Indicted in Murray Hill Rental Scam While some might argue that the real news is when someone doesn’t get mugged, slashed, shot, or mulcted overnight in Times... News 09 Nov 2025 | 11:56
Left: Confessed murderer David Mazariegos in a Brooklyn subway station;.Right: His victim, Italian-American Nicola Tanzi (center, wearing glasses), is statue bearer at an Italian religious celebration and was well known in the local community. ( Photos: NYPD, John Heyer Facebook) Confessed Brooklyn Murderer Was Awaiting Trial in Chelsea Assault One of the more senseless murders in recent memory occurred in a Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 7, while... News 13 Oct 2025 | 03:35
Left: Times Square subway station; Right: Nicholas Fuelling Wanted flyer. ( Photo: Brian Berger, NYPD) Bomb Scare Suspect Indicted; Hells Kitchen Sublet Scammer Surrenders The alleged Times Square bomb scare suspect, Desean Maryat, 26, was indicted on Friday September 19, Manhattan District Attorney... News 21 Sep 2025 | 06:19
Two surveillance shots of a man wanted for attempted rape on Labor Day near Broadway and West 36th Street. The shirt on the left may have been turned inside out. ( Photos: NYPD) Attempted Rape in Midtown; Man Indicted for Brutal Sex Assault Labor Day brought news of a sexual assault, this one in the early evening hours within the confines of Midtown South, which... News 15 Sep 2025 | 06:51
The Caesars Palace Times Square casino would be built in this property in the heart of Times Square. ( Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY) Times Square Casino Bid Faces Public—It Was ‘Union Against Union’ Will a new Times Square casino bring a lot of new jobs to Midtown, or will it displace existing workers? That debate was... News 18 Aug 2025 | 01:12
Alleged rapist Anthony Smith on Aug. 10, 2025. ( Photo: NYPD) Alleged Hell’s Kitchen Rapist Arrested on Lower East Side A suspect in the recent assault and attempted rape of a 21-year-old woman in Times Square has been arrested. To the surprise... News 17 Aug 2025 | 06:27
The Row Hotel will no longer be used as a shelter for arriving asylum-seekers, city officials say. ( Photo: The Row ) City Ending Migrant Shelter Hotel Lease in Times Square, Last of Its Kind City officials will not be renewing a lease that converted The Row, a hotel in Times Square, into a shelter at the height... News 11 Aug 2025 | 07:35
Exterior of Raising Cane’s restaurant, 1501 Broadway, Aug. 10, 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger; Inset: Glock us.glock.com) Times Square Shooting Wounds 3, Teen Gunman Arrested A wild eruption of gunfire by an angry teenager wounded three people early Saturday morning, August 9. The suspect, 17-year-old... News 11 Aug 2025 | 03:34
The Harbor club with Stafford Room, 621 W. 46th Street, September 2024. ( Photo: Google Maps) Man Shot in Hell’s Kitchen Robbery; Assault in Times Sq. Subway A tourist hotspot punctuated by side street drug havens during the day, the western edge of Hell’s Kitchen turns into a gritty... News 21 Jul 2025 | 10:45
Left: Dana Baraket in October 2023, after tearing down Israeli hostage posters. Right: police say the suspect is wanted for public lewdness in Kips Bay. ( Photos: Stop Antisemitism, NYPD) Woman Assaults Cops in Times Square; Public Lewdness in Kips Bay A woman, Dana Baraket, 19, caught on video tearing down Israeli hostage posters on the Upper West Side in October 2023, has... News 07 Jul 2025 | 04:41
Yuge Zhou’s “Trampoline Color Exercise” plays nightly through June 30, 2025. ( Photo: Michael Hull courtesy of Times Square Arts) Light Show For Three Minutes a Night, Times Square Becomes a Dreamscape Since the start of June, something unusual has been happening just before midnight in Times Square. For three minutes each... News 19 Jun 2025 | 05:10
