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Washington Square Park is a known spot for chess in New York — Bobby Fischer among others have famously played there, and it’s been used for multiple movie scenes featuring the game.

The New York Road Runners customarily shoot off fireworks during their midnight run in the popular Manhattan park, but opted for a drone show after a record brush fire period throughout the city last month.

Police overnight were investigating how a man caught fire at Manhattan’s bustling Penn Station. According to the NYPD, a 67-year-old man was on fire around 8 p.m. Friday near New Jersey Transit tracks 11 and 12. The man had burns to his legs and upper parts of his body. He was hospitalized with severe injuries and last listed in critical&#823...

A New York judge erased the conviction of 67-year-old Jeffrey Koonce, the father of Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce, and dismissed his indictment more than four decades after a 1981 robbery in a New York City suburb.

The Detroit Tigers signed former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, one-year contract on Friday. The two-time All-Star gets a slight raise from his $14.2 million salary with the Yankees. His agreement includes a one-time assignment bonus of $500,000. Torres hit .265 with 138 home runs and 441 RBIs in seven seasons with...

Residents in Edison Township continue to be without water as crews work to repair a broken water main break that occurred on Christmas Eve. The 20-inch water main break occurred Tuesday night at Woodbridge Avenue and M Lane, sending water spilling into his neighborhood. Crews have been working around the clock in the cold to make repairs, but the w...

The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball have been installed, marking the first time in 10 years that all 2,688 were replaced at once. Rapper Pitbull and inventor Joy Mangano were on hand on Friday to help the co-organizers of the 2025 New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square atop...

The jackpot for Friday’s drawing currently sits at an estimated $1.15 billion, with a cash option of $516.1 million.

“Gypsy,” the latest revival of Stephen Sondheim’s hit Broadway musical, has canceled a fifth performance as illnesses continue to hit the show’s company. “Due to continued illness within the company, tonight’s performance is cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please check with your point of purchase to exch...

Emergency crews continue to work on repair the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 in New Jersey after a large sinkhole opened on the right shoulder Thursday morning. The New Jersey Department of Transportation said I-80 eastbound in Wharton will remain closed under further notice and drivers are advised to use alternate routes instead. “NJDOT c...

Police are now identifying the woman who was fatally stabbed on Christmas Eve on Long Island. Josefina Ramirez Montero, 57, was stabbed multiple times in Massapequa on Tuesday, according to Nassau County police. Officers found Ramirez Montero unresponsive on Old Sunrise Highway near Clocks Blvd. around 7 p.m. Christmas Eve, police said. She was tak...

A Long Island firefighter was taken to the hospital Thursday evening after fighting a fire in Old Bethpage, Nassau County police said. Fire crews responded to the house fire on Round Swamp Road around 6:15 p.m. Thursday. Plainview firefighters were able to get the fire under control with the help of other nearby departments. One first responder was...

A fire at a kiosk at the Bryant Park Winter Village in Manhattan led to a large emergency response Friday morning. Video from the Citizen app showed heavy flames coming from the Bryant Park holiday market around 9:30 a.m., as the fire broke out before the busy tourist destination opened for business. Videos shows the holiday stores consumed by fire...