Times Square

The New Year’s Eve weather forecast calls for showers on Tuesday night — but anyone ringing in the new year in Times Square won’t be allowed to bring along an umbrella. Thousands of people will pack into Times Square to watch the ball drop at midnight to witness the iconic moment. If you’re one of those revelers, there are...

Planning to be anywhere near Times Square this New Year’s Eve? The NYPD has released its street closures to ring in the new year. On-street parking will be extremely limited in midtown Manhattan throughout the day on Tuesday, and people are advised to take mass transit. Here’s what drivers need to know — and we’ve got all your top...

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...

With less than three weeks until New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square, city leaders laid out their plan today to continue to crackdown on crime in and around the crossroads of the world. News 4 New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.  

A woman attacked outside a Times Square hotel has died, and police have a suspect in custody. A New Jersey man allegedly strangled the 23-year-old victim in the broad daylight attack in a busy touristy spot. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

A suspect was charged with murder after a seemingly random broad daylight attack in which he strangled a woman in front of a Times Square hotel, according to police.

There’s a lot that goes into keeping the lights on in Times Square. We scored exclusive access to the gift shops and hotels that house the city’s larger-than-life billboards.

A 36-year-old man has been indicted on assault and other charges for allegedly gashing another man in the legs with a machete in Times Square in May, severing his arteries, prosecutors said Monday. Ove Williams is also accused of criminal possession of a weapon in the May 30 case. Investigators allege Williams attacked a man with a machete near West…

A law enforcement source says cops are canvassing the area for surveillance video in hopes of getting a clearer image of their suspects.

Three people have been arrested in connection with a broad daylight machete attack in Times Square on Thursday, authorities say. It wasn’t clear whether the trio was known to the 32-year-old victim, who according to the NYPD was stabbed in both legs at West 45th Street and Broadway around 10 a.m. The victim was taken to a hospital and...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is looking into what the process would be to revoke Sean “Diddy” Combs’ key to the city that was presented to the hip-hop mogul in September. The consideration for changing course so quickly comes after Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the...

The Maine 20-year-old accused of trying to murder NYPD officers in a 2022 New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square was sentenced to nearly three decades in prison after pleading guilty to several terror-related charges.

The Times Square Alliance announced more than 80 free, open-air events in Times Square this summer as part of its TSQ LIVE series. TSQ LIVE features artists, performers and more to share their work across two stages in one of the most iconic places not only in New York City, but also the world. The different events are free, open…

A former winner of the Miss Israel beauty pageant was hit in the face with a sign during a pro-Palestinian protest in Times Square in March, according to police, and now the suspect is on the run.

Tunde Onakoya started the attempt Wednesday in New York City’s Times Square and aims to use it to raise $1 million to fund education for vulnerable children across Africa.

Shakira announced on Instagram she’ll have a pop-up concert in Times Square Tuesday evening. The Colombian singer-songwriter, who just dropped a new album last week, teased a surprise “something will happen” in New York City Tuesday during a Monday appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Shakira confirmed fans’ hopes for a surprise show early Tuesday afternoon. “Las...

The district attorney has dropped charges against one of the men accused of attacking two NYPD officers in Times Square

New video shows the brutal attack a group of nearly two dozen people unleashed on a teenager visiting Times Square Thursday night, with the victim left stabbed and hospitalized.

The violent attacks, seemingly unrelated, have prompted 10 arrests but police are still in search of another 16 people. News 4’s Marc Santia reports. 

Nearly a dozen people are in custody and authorities are looking for many more. Tracie Strahan reports.