Hello 2020! Times Square partied hard to welcome in new decade

Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in Times Square.

Thousands of cops, street closures, more ahead of 2020 ball drop

New York City’s counterterrorism czar expects Times Square to be "the safest place on the planet Earth" on New Year's Eve.

Last-minute New Year's Eve Preparations
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Crews are working around the clock preparing for the ball drop in Times Square.

Hanukkah attack suspect researched Hitler online, officials say

Grafton Thomas appeared in federal court in White Plains to face five counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by attempting to kill with a dangerous weapon and causing injuries.

Suspect in Rabbi home stabbings is mentally ill: Family

A man accused of storming into a rabbi's home and stabbing five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City was raised to embrace tolerance but has a history of mental illness, his family said.

NYPD unveils New Year’s Eve security measures

Thousands of uniformed and plainclothes police officers will be assigned to Times Square and the surrounding streets as part of the NYPD’s effort to make sure that this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration is safe for revelers.

Science teachers, students get Times Square New Year's stage

This year's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will spotlight efforts to combat climate change when high school science teachers and students press the button that begins the famous 60-second ball drop and countdown to next year.

Tolls on Port Authority bridges and tunnels go up Jan. 5, 2020

The tolls on bridges and tunnels connecting New York City to northern New Jersey are going up in 2010 to help fund more than $30 billion in capital projects.

NYPD releases teen suspect in Barnard student's death

The NYPD announced Thursday that police had located a teen wanted for questioning in connection with the robbery and stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors.

Delivering hot meals to homebound New Yorkers on Christmas

On Christmas Day alone, Citymeals on Wheels prepped meals for and served 18,000 New Yorkers at their homes and another 3,000 seniors at meal centers.

Gov. Cuomo condemns latest anti-Semitic attack

The NYPD said Steven Jorge of Miami, Florida, made anti-Semitic remarks and punched a 65-year-old man in the face with a closed fist on the Upper East Side. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed a state hate crimes task force to investigate the assault.

Pencil causes subway delays in Manhattan

A pencil is being blamed for delays on three subway lines in Manhattan on Christmas eve.