DoorDash hires full-time delivery workers in NYC

DoorDash is forming a new company — called DashCorps — to employ couriers to handle the deliveries.

Congregants of historic East Village church destroyed by 2020 fire keep the faith

One year ago, a fire ripped through the beloved Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village, destroying it. However, its congregants haven't lost the faith, taking to the streets Sunday for a pilgrimage.

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Massage table unfolded in court as evidence

A folding massage table used by financier Jeffrey Epstein was carried into a Manhattan courtroom and set up in front of a jury on Friday to bolster allegations he teamed up with British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell to sexually exploit underage victims.

FDNY probationary firefighter dies after training exercise

Probationary firefighter Vincent Malveaux suffered a medical episode during training at the FDNY Training Academy.

1st confirmed omicron variant case in Minnesota connected to NY anime convention

The first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Thursday. The confirmation comes one day after the first U.S. cases of the omicron variant were detected in California.

Holocaust children's tree planted in Lower Manhattan
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A emotional tree dedication took place at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. A group of children imprisoned at the Theresienstadt concentration camp during the Holocaust planted a tree in secret inside the camp. Although the tree was later destroyed in a flood, saplings had been cut from it and planted all across the world. A philanthropist in Pennsylvania owns a farm where seven trees grown from the original tree are now thriving. He agreed to donate one to the museum in New York.

Paley Center reopens after 21-month pandemic shutdown

The onset of the pandemic forced The Paley Center to shut down in March 2020. It continued some programs online but has finally reopened to visitors.

Man with loaded gun arrested outside of UN headquarters in Manhattan

The NYPD arrested a man with a gun outside of the United Nations building in Manhattan after an hours-long- standoff on Thursday.

'Get tested' after anime convention attendee at Javits Center tests positive for omicron variant

New York officials were urging anyone who attended the NYC Anime 2021 convention at the Javits Center to get tested for COVID after an attendee contracted the omicron variant last month.

Rockefeller Christmas tree 2021 illuminated

The holly, jolly, best time of the year has gotten a light-filled launch. The towering Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center has been officially turned on.

Scavenger hunt benefits street food vendors

The Urban Justice Center's Street Vendor Project has launched a citywide scavenger hunt to help local vendors rebound from the pandemic fallout.

GHISLAINE MAXWELL TRIAL: Epstein pilot testifies he never saw minors, sex on planes

A longtime pilot for Jeffrey Epstein told a jury Tuesday at Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial that he never saw evidence of sexual activity on planes as he flew his boss and others.

4 firefighters injured in ceiling collapse at Upper East Side blaze

At least four firefighters suffered minor injuries when part of a ceiling collapsed on them during a blaze on the Upper East Side.

GHISLAINE MAXWELL TRIAL: Opening statements Monday in sex trafficking case

Two years after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide behind bars, a jury was selected Monday in New York City to determine a central question in the long-running sex trafficking case: Was his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s puppet or accomplice?

Food deliveryman attacked, robbed in Manhattan elevator

A food delivery worker was slashed in the face during a robbery in an elevator on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.