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  • What is Manhattanhenge — When and where can you see this sunset show?

    What is Manhattanhenge — When and where can you see this sunset show?

    The term Manhattanhenge was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. He first used it in 1997 in Natural History magazine.

  • Coinbase to face revived lawsuit by customers

    Coinbase to face revived lawsuit by customers

    The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a lower court judge should not have relied on a December 2021 user agreement to find that Coinbase did not hold title to, and was not the seller of, 79 tokens that the customers traded.

  • Why NYC apartment buildings are on sale now for 50% off

    Why NYC apartment buildings are on sale now for 50% off

    The two-bedroom Manhattan apartment looks ghostly pale even in the clear afternoon light, the yellowing of its peeling walls reminiscent of an old black-and-white snapshot. Chips of paint are dropping from the ceiling. On the kitchen floor rests a lifeless pigeon.

  • Pics of green slime oozing out of New York sewers go viral. Here's what it is

    Pics of green slime oozing out of New York sewers go viral. Here's what it is

    While some people compared the phenomenon to something just out of a superhero comic, others recalled “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” after looking at the bright-hued liquid.

  • Woman attacks strangers in New York park in unprovoked rampage. Video

    Woman attacks strangers in New York park in unprovoked rampage. Video

    In a display of wanton aggression, the violent woman reportedly approached another woman, violently yanking her hair and dragging her several inches.

  • New York’s smallest businesses face some of its biggest rent increases

    New York’s smallest businesses face some of its biggest rent increases

    From 2019 to 2021, the latest year for which data was available, the median storefront rent per square foot jumped 23% in Brooklyn, 14% in the Bronx and 9% in Queens

  • At least one dead, 5 injured in Manhattan parking structure collapse

    At least one dead, 5 injured in Manhattan parking structure collapse

    Emergency personnel using robotic devices after firefighters were pulled back from the fallen structure due to unstable conditions checked the site for any further casualties, but officials said they believed all victims had been accounted for.

  • Couple sues JPMorgan for selling off their jewellery worth $10 million

    Couple sues JPMorgan for selling off their jewellery worth $10 million

    A couple is suing JPMorgan, saying the bank sold off millions of dollars’ worth of jewels they had kept inside their safety deposit boxes.

  • FTX probe widens further as prosecutors reach out to former executives

    FTX probe widens further as prosecutors reach out to former executives

    The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan has created a special task force to pursue its investigation into the collapse of FTX, the crypto exchange founded by Bankman-Fried.

  • John Paulson seeks to shut down wife’s suit alleging hidden billions

    John Paulson seeks to shut down wife’s suit alleging hidden billions

    Both Paulsons appeared in a cramped Manhattan courtroom Thursday morning for scheduled arguments on his motion to dismiss her case.

  • Photos: Inside view of the world's thinnest skyscraper

    Photos: Inside view of the world's thinnest skyscraper

    Despite its slender frame, Steinway Tower in Manhattan houses 46 ultra-luxurious residences.

  • Watch: This 23-year-old pays $1,100 rent per month for a 95 sq ft flat in New York

    Watch: This 23-year-old pays $1,100 rent per month for a 95 sq ft flat in New York

    Alex Verhaeg’s tiny apartment doesn’t have a bathroom. Instead, residents of the five-story building share three bathrooms and two showers located on each floor.

  • US charges ex-Coinbase manager in first crypto insider trading case

    US charges ex-Coinbase manager in first crypto insider trading case

    Ishan Wahi, the product manager at the cryptocurrency exchange, and his brother Nikhil Wahi were arrested in Seattle on Thursday.

  • US eatery serves world’s costliest fries sprinkled with gold dust. It's priced at...

    US eatery serves world’s costliest fries sprinkled with gold dust. It's priced at...

    The french fries are served up on a Baccarat crystal Arabesque Plate worth about Rs 18,000, with a matching bowl to carry the dipping sauce.

  • World's skinniest skyscraper is now open. Apartment prices start from...

    World's skinniest skyscraper is now open. Apartment prices start from...

    New York: Steinway Tower in Manhattan, "a slender beacon clad in terracotta and bronze", comprises 60 apartments. A penthouse on top affords views of Central Park.

  • Rap songs, billboard proposal: Inside the life of 'crypto couple' arrested for $4.5-billion Bitcoin theft

    Rap songs, billboard proposal: Inside the life of 'crypto couple' arrested for $4.5-billion Bitcoin theft

    Cryptocurrency: New Yorkers Heather Morgan and Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein allegedly conspired to launder the proceeds of 119,754 bitcoin that were stolen from Bitfinex, a virtual exchange, in 2016.

  • Iconic new tower opens as pandemic crushes Manhattan office market

    Iconic new tower opens as pandemic crushes Manhattan office market

    The airy $3.3 billion tower adjacent to Grand Central Terminal represents a major step in city efforts to ensure that a blocks-long swath of Midtown Manhattan, where buildings on average are 85 years old, remains a premier office district.

  • From Manhattan to Hiroshima: the race for the atom bomb

    From Manhattan to Hiroshima: the race for the atom bomb

    Here is an overview of how the process unfolded.

  • Bangladeshi-origin NY bombing suspect charged with supporting terrorism

    Bangladeshi-origin NY bombing suspect charged with supporting terrorism

    Ullah is reported to be in a serious condition in hospital after suffering burns in the explosion.

  • PM Narendra Modi condemns terror attack in US

    PM Narendra Modi condemns terror attack in US

    "Strongly condemn the terror attack in New York City. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased & prayers with those injured," Modi tweeted.

  • Eight dead in suspected terrorist truck attack on Manhattan bike path

    Eight dead in suspected terrorist truck attack on Manhattan bike path

    It was the greatest loss of life from a suspected terrorist attack in New York since suicide hijackers crashed jetliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, killing more than 2,600 people.

  • JPMorgan settles mortgage discrimination lawsuit

    JPMorgan settles mortgage discrimination lawsuit

    A federal suit filed in Manhattan accused JPMorgan Chase & Co. of charging black and Hispanic borrowers higher interest rates and fees for mortgages from 2006 to at least 2009. The lawsuit alleges that discrimination cost at least 53,000 minorities borrowers tens of millions in higher interest payments and fees.

  • President Obama caps long goodbye with farewell speech

    President Obama caps long goodbye with farewell speech

    Obama, who won the White House for the first time in 2008 on the message of "hope and change," told supporters who have been with him from the start to take heart and not despair as he laid out a forward-looking vision for America.

  • Thousands of anti-Trump protesters take to streets of US cities

    Thousands of anti-Trump protesters take to streets of US cities

    Throngs of demonstrators marched in cities across the United States on Wednesday to protest against Republican Donald Trump's surprise U.S. presidential election win, blasting his controversial campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and other groups.

  • 1 dead, 114 hurt as New Jersey train crash causes major damage

    1 dead, 114 hurt as New Jersey train crash causes major damage

    The train entered the Hoboken station "at a high rate of speed" and "crashed through the barriers, bringing it into the interior wall" of the terminal, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said.

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