One fan in Times Square climbs atop a street lights while celebrating. ( Photo: Harrison Cade) The Knicks Win!! Jubilation & Disorder Follows NBA Finals Manhattanites took to the streets in wild celebration on Saturday night, June 13th, after the New York Knicks closed out... News 14 Jul 2026 | 11:07
Forcible Touching in Times Square Q train station suspect, June 27, 2026. ( Photos: NYPD) Forcible Touching Suspects on Loose; Subway Stomper Sentenced There were several forced touching incidents in the Chelsea/Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood recently. A 25-year-old woman told... Crime Watch 06 Jul 2026 | 10:31
Works by Chin-Chih Yang are displayed behind the glass storefront of Whitebox Portable, a gallery located inside the Times Square subway complex. ( Photo: Zelda Nguyen ) Whitebox Portable Turns Times Square Commuters Into Art Viewers More than 200,000 people pass through the Times Square subway complex each day. Inside a former bakery tucked between the... News 22 Jun 2026 | 01:46
Police closed areas of Times Square after a shooting took place in the afternoon of June 18. One teen has been arrested. ( Photo: Citizen) Teen in Custody After Two Shootings in Times Square, 8th Ave Crowds were seen fleeing Times Square after shots were fired by a teen suspect who tried to flee before being taken into... Home 19 Jun 2026 | 12:48
Ian Weissman, a social studies teacher at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts, receives the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence. Beginning June 8, six exceptional New York City public school teachers received surprise $25,000 checks for winning FLAG Awards for Teaching Excellence. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova) Midtown Surprise: Teacher Wins $25,000 FLAG Award for Excellence! A black box theater in Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts was quietly filling with students and faculty holding... Home 15 Jun 2026 | 02:30
Leonides Baez, was murdered in Times Square on May 4, 2026. ( Photo: GoFundMe) Teen Indicted for Murder of Man Sleeping in Times Square A 17-year-old Brooklyn youth, Jayden Sanchez, has been indicted for a savage murder in Times Square of 39-year Leonides Baez,... Crime Watch 05 Jun 2026 | 10:18
Subway crimes: wanted for slashing (left); wanted to chain snatching (right). ( Photos: NYPD) Subway Crimes: Union Square Slashing, 42nd Street Chain Snatching The NYPD is requesting the public assistance in identifying the individual depicted in the attached media who is wanted in... Crime Watch 13 Apr 2026 | 12:11
There will be no public crowd allowed at a 250th national anniversary ball drop in Times Square this summer, due to a permitting freeze meant to prevent “significant realignment...of NYPD personnel.” ( Photo: America 250) City Issues Large Gathering Ban for World Cup & 250th Ball Drop It could be quite tough to get a crowd together for any formal public celebration on designated city parkland this summer.... News 08 Apr 2026 | 05:24
Anti-war protest in Times Square on 3/1/26 ( Instagram/unamericain) NYC Remains On Edge After US-Israel Strikes Against Iran Tensions were high in New York City over the weekend as both pro and anti war demonstrations erupting at several sites in... News 02 Mar 2026 | 04:57
Co-owner Phil Colicchio (center, brown vest) is behind Central Perk, a new full-service cafe in Times Square that uses the name of the famous coffee shop in “Friends” under an agreement with Warner Bros. ( Photo: Christian Specner) “Friends” Sitcom Themed Cafe Opens in Times Square Central Perk’s grand opening late last year was not pitched as nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake. At 20 Times Square on Seventh... News 25 Feb 2026 | 12:36
The real-life Zendaya in 2019. With a starring role in the Spider Man and Dune sequels plus a major voice-over role in Shrek 5, Entertainment Weekly has said 2026 will be “the year of Zendaya.” ( Photo: Glenn Francis/Wikimedia Commons) California Girl Zendaya Now a NYC Icon at Madame Tussauds in Times Square She’s Oakland-born and a former Disney Channel star who played Rocky Blue in the sitcom Shake It Up, but now at 29 years... City Arts 18 Jan 2026 | 10:56
At left: entrance to Nebula nightclub, 135 W. 41st St., near the site of the fire attack of March 16, 2025. ( Photo: Google Maps) Bragg Indicts Man for Horrific Times Square Fire Attack Ahmad Mossad, 23, was indicted for attempted murder in the horrific fire attack on a 45-year-old club promoter, Mark Whyte,... News 05 Jan 2026 | 01:26
Jimmy’s Corner is battling the Durst Organization, which wants to evict the boxing-themed dive bar in order to sell the building. ( Photo: Jack Ahern) Jimmy’s Corner, Boxing Dive, Sues Durst Org. in Bid To Survive Jimmy’s Corner, the beloved Times Square watering hole founded by the late boxer Jimmy Glenn, is facing eviction by the Durst... News 30 Dec 2025 | 11:34
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
