Bryant Park

Starting Monday, people can once again enjoy lunch and the great outdoors in New York City on The Lawn at Bryant Park in Midtown. Crews removed the barriers at 11:30 a.m. — officially marking the opening of the season, and it didn’t take long for people to find a spot on the grass to soak up the sun and enjoy…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the end of masking for vaccinated New Yorkers, the return of the Tribeca Film Festival and the TCS New York City Marathon at his regular pandemic news briefing on Monday.

Shake Shack announced Thursday it is opening a location in the Bryant Park neighborhood next week. According to the fast food chain, the Bryant Park Shack, which will open Monday, is located at 120 W 42nd St and will operate from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The Bryant Park location is one of Shake Shack’s first “small format Shacks”…

With the need for new safety protocols, Bryant Park Winter Village has re-opened for the season, Lynda Baquero reports.

The spirit of the holidays will be welcomed back at Bryant Park’s Winter Village this year – albeit with capacity limits and other COVID-19 safeguards to protect shoppers. The Bank of America Winter Village will launch for the 2020-2021 season on Oct. 30, one day before Halloween. New York City’s only free admission ice skating rink, which is located in the...

NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

A driver is in police custody after he plowed through protesters in New York City on Tuesday night. The group of Black Lives Matter demonstrators had been protesting all night. They started in Washington Square Park and they were marching on 42nd Street near Bryant Park when the group’s scouts on bikes and skates encountered a man in a...

A beloved green space in the heart of New York City is showing appreciation for all the essential workers who are risking their lives to keep our society going during this trying and unprecedented time. In a tribute to the strength of perseverance of New Yorkers, Bryant Park, created a massive heart in its newly seeded 1.1-acre lawn as the…

Ellen Degeneres donated $25,000 to North Brooklyn Angels in Mario’s name.

The holiday season may be over, but there’s still good reason to spend an afternoon at Bryant Park thanks to some bumper cars — on ice! Bumper Cars on Ice is just one of the programs visitors can take part in during the midtown park’s Frost Fest, a 10-day long program running from January 24 until February 2. Some of…

The only thing more fun than bumper cars is bumper cars on ice. Kay Angrum checks them out.

Bryant Park’s FrostFest is underway — featuring some pretty “cool” attractions and a very special event Thursday night: a skating showcase with a performance by Olympian Johnny Weir. Jen Maxfield reports.

New Yorkers rushing to get from Times Square to the Bryant Park may soon not have to go above ground to get from point A to point B. The MTA announced it will be connecting Times Square station to Bryant Park station underground thanks to a forthcoming underground transfer from the B/D/F/M to 2/3/A/C. This project, scheduled to be...

The day you utter the words “Trick or Treat,” Bryant Park’s Winter Village is set to bring cheer for the holiday season.

One of the half-dozen smiling teenagers who allegedly attacked an off-duty firefighter who tried to stop them from harassing an elderly couple in Manhattan over the weekend has been arrested, police said Thursday.

A McDonald’s cashier was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition following a coffee-throwing attack at a busy fast-food restaurant in downtown Brooklyn early Thursday, fire officials and police at the scene said.

Cops are looking for a half-dozen smiling teenagers who allegedly attacked an off-duty firefighter who tried to stop them from harassing an elderly couple in Manhattan over the weekend.

A 55-year-old woman was hit by a tree limb as she walked through Washington Square Park Monday night, authorities say.

A 53-year-old MTA bus driver has been arrested over an alleged road rage incident while he was off duty in Brooklyn Monday, authorities say.

A 68-year-old man was killed when a beer truck backed over him in the parking lot of a Long Island convenience store Tuesday, authorities say.