Business is booming for SoHo plastics shop creating face shields and sneeze guards

Plexiglass, the material used to make sneeze guards and other safety measures used everywhere from doctor's offices to retailers to nail salons, is in hot demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NYPD seeking person of interest in deadly attack on homeless man in Harlem

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest in a deadly punching of a 37-year-old homeless man in Manhattan on June 14.

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The NYPD has released surveillance footage of a person of interest in the fatal punching of a homeless man in Manhattan on June 14.

Thieves make off with bottles of soda, a bike and tip jar from pizzeria

Police are searching for two suspects who broke into a pizzeria in the East Village and made off with a bicycle, multiple bottles of soda and a tip jar.

Fundraiser launched to save landmark Stonewall Inn from shutting down

The landmark Stonewall Inn, where the LGBTQ rights movement is said to have begun in 1969, has launched a fundraiser to try and stay open post-COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Stonewall Inn has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to stay open post-pandemic.

Video captures man pointing laser at NYPD helicopter

Police are looking for the man who aimed a laser at an NYPD helicopter as it flew over Battery Park.

New Yorkers step up to help struggling artist

Soon after the pandemic started Ralph Serrano accepted defeat. A professional mural artist, now earning hardly any income because his projects were put on hold. He could no longer pay his rent on the Upper West Side  So, he moved out last month, leaving many of his paintings behind.

President Trump's brother asks a judge to stop a family tell-all book

In court papers, Robert Trump's lawyers argue that Mary Trump and others had signed a settlement agreement in the late 1990s that included a confidentiality clause.

Pianists from Juilliard performing at Grand Central Terminal

MTA Metro-North welcomes back visitors and commuters to Grand Central Terminal with a grand performance. Pianists from The Juilliard School are performing on a Steinway & Sons piano, underneath the iconic constellation ceiling until 7 pm Tuesday.  

New Yorkers fed up with fireworks gather at Gracie Mansion

New Yorkers fed up with the amount of illegal fireworks being set off this June gathered at Mayor Bill de Blasio’s residence into the early morning hours.

Shocking video shows homeless man set on fire with fireworks in Harlem

A disturbing video shows someone lighting a firework and throwing it at a man lying on the street in Harlem. The firework explodes as the suspect runs off.

Statue of Theodore Roosevelt to be removed from outside museum

The American Museum of Natural History will remove a prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt from its entrance after years of objections that it symbolizes colonial expansion and racial discrimination, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.

Teens busted for St. Patrick's Cathedral graffiti

The NYPD arrested two teenagers for allegedly spraying graffiti on St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City during protests and unrest over the death of George Floyd.

Jean Kennedy Smith, last surviving sibling of JFK, dies at 92

She was the eighth of nine children born to Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy, and she tragically outlived several of them by decades.

Mayor slams police unions for false allegations of cops being poisoned

New York City police determined there was no criminality by Shake Shack employees after three officers drank milkshakes believed to be contaminated with bleach.

9/11 Memorial to reopen July 4; museum still closed

More than three months after it was closed due to coronavirus, the Sept. 11 memorial plaza will reopen to the public on July 4.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warns that long downturn would mean severe damage

“The longer the downturn lasts, the greater the potential for longer-term damage from permanent job loss and business closures,” Powell said. “Long periods of unemployment can erode workers’ skills and hurt their job prospects.”