The Latest Breaking News from Manhattan

Feds charge three men in assassination plot of Brooklyn-based Iranian dissident journalist

Manhattan federal prosecutors on Friday announced a sweeping multi-count indictment against three Eastern European gangsters they say plotted to kill a Brooklyn-based journalist critical of the authoritarian Iranian regime.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023

A man who killed 8 bicyclists in Manhattan is convicted and may face the death penalty

Sayfullo Saipov was found guilty of running down riders with a rental truck on a Manhattan bike path in 2017. Prosecutors said the Halloween attack was inspired by his reverence for the Islamic State.

WEKU · Jan 27, 2023

Manhattan in the mix at St. Regis

Continuing to ring in the new year, the St. Regis Bangkok recently showcased a sophisticated bar programme developed by new bar manager Volkan Ibil. The hotel's daily Violet Hour martini ritual and a curated menu of drinks with New York influences have been crafted to represent the art of drinking.

Bangkok Post · Jan 26, 2023

Ex-Columbia University gynecologist Robert Hadden found guilty of luring women to his office to abuse them

NEW YORK — A Manhattan jury on Tuesday found former Columbia University gynecologist Robert Hadden guilty of enticing patients to New York City to sexually abuse under the guise of giving them medical care.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023

Rep. George Santos claims he was mugged in daylight near Trump Tower in NYC, and that the crooks stole his shoes

NEW YORK — Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos claims in a newly surfaced interview that he was mugged in broad daylight a block from Trump Tower in Manhattan — and the crooks even took the shoes off his feet.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023

Concern over NYC police filming of people leaving Drake show

Some audience members leaving a concert by Drake at a Manhattan theater came outside to see a New York Police Department officer filming those filing out

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

Three takeaways from Kansas State’s 68-58 basketball victory over Texas Tech

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Is there such a thing as a basketball hangover?

Tribune News Service · Jan 21, 2023

Sarah Lawrence sex cult leader Lawrence Ray sentenced to 60 years in prison

NEW YORK — Convicted sex cult leader Lawrence Ray was sentenced to 60 years in prison in Manhattan federal court Friday for terrorizing Sarah Lawrence college students and forcing them into prostitution.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023

Editorial: As he further investigates Donald Trump, Alvin Bragg rightly brings Michael Cohen back

We’ve made no bones about it: When, much to the chagrin of prosecutors who’d been building a case for months, Alvin Bragg moved a major fraud investigation of Donald Trump to the cold back burner, the Manhattan district attorney made a big mistake. He seemed to have a credible case…

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023

Tax the rich, urge protesters at New York City’s ‘Towers of Power’

Lawmakers demonstrating outside famous Manhattan apartment building promise to fight to ensure wealthy are fairly taxed

The Guardian - US · Jan 19, 2023