Ciara McCarthy is a reporter for Patch in New York City, covering lower Manhattan. You can reach her at ciara.m@patch.com.
Mario Batali is taking a leave of absence from his restaurant empire after four women accused him of inappropriate touching in a new report.
All subway trains are bypassing 42nd Street - Port Authority and Times Square subway stations after the explosion.
Here's your guide for choosing where to eat.
A dizzying time-lapse video of the Union Square Holiday Market shows it coming together in one week.
The high-end restaurant was accusing of improperly handling tips and wages for servers.
The Yayoi Kusama exhibit in Chelsea is drawing hours-long lines.
The 26th annual tree lighting of the evergreen in Tompkins Square Park is on Sunday.
The Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue was badly damaged by a fire in May.
The massive holiday tree in Madison Square Park will be illuminated on Thursday night.
Police closed the area to traffic.
Here are diners' favorite restaurants in NYC, as rated by Open Table reviews.
Rohina Bhandari, the Wall Street exec who died in a scuba diving expedition last week, was remembered as a generous and effusive spirit.
The popular Brooklyn pizza shop wants to replace GG's, which is closing in the East Village this month.
The discount retailer is opening in Soho next year, according to a new report.
A woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a city peace officer is suing NYC for $5 million.
Two people are now in custody and facing manslaughter charges after a Harlem woman's death.
The annual tree lighting in Washington Square Park will include carols and Santa Claus.
A woman leaving the trendy 1Oak club in Chelsea was robbed by three men, two of whom posed as fake cops, police said.
A 16-year-old was raped inside her Manhattan high school by a fellow student, according to police.
The high-energy show is putting on its 10,000th performance at Orpheum Theatre in the East Village.
