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New York attorney Aaron Schlossberg was filmed yelling at Midtown cafe workers for speaking Spanish. Clients say it hurt their legal cases.
A small group of loyal customers is sending a petition to the coffee chain's executives asking to spare a Columbus Avenue location.
Owners of the iconic Midtown office tower have hired a real estate firm to market the building to potential buyers.
Video shows two cops strike a man with metal batons during a verbal altercation that turns into a violent arrest.
Two pizza chefs named Frank are engaged in a bitter legal battle over the rights to an acclaimed pepperoni slice.
A man entered a store on West 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, exposed himself and attempted to force an employee to perform a sex act.
The man pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in connection with the 2016 killing of a Connecticut man.
Used needles on the platforms and tracks of the West 181st Street station must be cleaned up, city councilman Ydanis Rodriguez said.
The American Kennel Club's "Museum of the Dog" features one of the largest canine art collections in the world.
New York City's largest three-day music festival will return to Randall's Island on the weekend of May 31.
A new facility on West 118th Street will contain 136 below-market units for seniors, 41 of which are reserved for formerly homeless tenants.
Lin-Manuel Miranda is teaming up with fellow "Hamilton" creators to save the Drama Book Shop amid skyrocketing rents.
Two deliverymen were attacked and had their bikes stolen within three days.
Loud noises and what appeared to be plumes of smoke were emanating from the Con Edison facility on York and East 75th Street Monday night.
More than 1,000 kids attend programs every week at the Harlem Armory despite an ongoing $2.2 million lead treatment plan.
Two men impersonating cops have been flashing fake shields while robbing victims uptown and in the Bronx.
The couple stayed on scene following the mishap, and the ring was promptly returned.
A manager at Mansion Restaurant on York Avenue was critically injured in a car crash on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
The dining room tasting menu at Eleven Madison Park runs $315 per person. Add in wine and tax, and a dinner for two tops $1,100.
The church building on Madison Avenue and East 126th Street was built for the St. James' Methodist Episcopal Church in the 19th century.
