'To Kill a Mockingbird' performed for students at Madison Square Garden

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is usually performed at the 1,435-seat Shubert Theatre, which is routinely sold out. But thousands of middle and high school students from all five boroughs got to see it for free at Madison Square Garden.

Award-winning immigration play returns to New York City
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A Costa Rican adaptation of Pulitzer and Tony Award winner Robert Schenkkan?s play ?Building the Wall? is being showcased at Teatro LATEA on the Lower East Side.

FBI raids fashion mogul's Manhattan headquarters following sex abuse claims

Federal authorities raided the Manhattan headquarters of the Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, a search that came amid claims he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of teenage girls and women.

Another old-time NYC restaurant closing

Burger Heaven has been a favorite comfort food spot for locals and even stars over the decades.

How the coronavirus outbreak may delay your wedding dress

For the past two days, numerous brides have been calling RK Bridal New York in Manhattan asking whether or not their wedding gowns and bridesmaids dresses will arrive on time for the big day.

Rare duck in Central Park appears to have plastic stuck on bill

Park rangers were reportedly at work Tuesday trying to help a rare duck in Central Park that has a plastic ring around its lower bill. 

John 'Sonny' Franzese, legendary New York mobster, dead at 103

Legendary New York mobster John “Sonny” Franzese, the former underboss of the Colombo Crime Family, has died at 103.

Man slashed inside 34th Street subway station

The NYPD is on the hunt for the man who slashed another man in the face and neck inside a Manhattan subway station.

Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape; taken to Bellevue Hospital

The judge ordered Harvey Weinstein to jail immediately after he was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial.

Fashion college probes runway show criticized as racist

The Fashion Institute of Technology has commissioned an investigation into a controversial runway show that reminded some observers of blackface.

Missing 11-year-old boy believed to be in Manhattan

A Missing Child Alert has been issued for Andray Knighton, an 11-year-old boy from Danville, PA. Police say the child may be in imminent danger.

Would you pay $13 for a box of cereal?

General Mills is coming out with a $13 a box cereal.  Yes, $13.

Man robbed at knifepoint in Equinox Gym locker room

Police in New York were searching for a man who robbed a man inside the locker room of an Upper West Side Equinox Gym.

Homeless outreach program in Penn Station temporarily shuttered

The office of the nonprofit Bowery Residents Committee has been temporarily closed after an audit by the State Comptroller found that the BRC was not doing the outreach it was hired to do.

Hair Club for Men founder Sy Sperling dead at 78

Hair Club for Men founder Sy Sperling, famous for the TV commercials where he proclaimed “I'm not only the Hair Club president but I'm also a client,” died in Florida. He was 78.

Two teens indicted as adults for the murder of Barnard student

A third suspect turned himself in to police Wednesday in connection with the stabbing death of a Barnard College student.