Times Square 'Safest Place On Earth' As Crowds Gather | Patch PM

Share-worthy stories from the New York City Patch network to talk about tonight.

Times Square To Be Flooded With Thousands Of Cops For New Year

The NYPD expects Times Square will be "one of the safest places on the Earth for New Year's Eve."

Subway Kidnapping Attempt Caught On Video

A man grabbed a sleeping woman on a Bronx train and tried to run off with her in his arms, video shows.

Scaffold Crackdown Coming Following Architect's Death, City Says

More than 200 New York City buildings will be required to put up new scaffolds, city officials announced.

'Bird God' Vandal Says Great-Great-Grandfather Told Him To Do It

A man who tagged the Grand Army Plaza arch said a 1960s letter instructed him to do it to bring awareness to pigeon killings, records show.

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