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You Can't Smoke Pot in Times Square, Even Though It's Legal. Here's Why
NYC’s Smoke Free Air Act prohibits smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes in most public spaces, which includes parks and pedestrian plazas. That means no smoking, of anything, is allowed in Times Square.
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Times Square Posts No Smoking Signs After Complaints of Pot Smell
As many celebrate the legalization of marijuana, not everyone wants to smell it. There have been so many complaints, Times Square is now reminding weed lovers that all smoking is banned from the public plaza, and there are new signs posted to alert everyone. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.
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Fire and Suspicious Device Scare in Same Midtown Subway Station
The 42nd Street-Port Authority subway station was evacuated after a fire on the tracks, and then again after a suspicious object was reported. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Separate Scares at Times Square Subway Station, Just Feet and Minutes Apart
Riders were evacuated at the same busy midtown subway station twice on Tuesday after a fire broke out on the tracks, then a suspicious device was discovered just minutes later, according to officials.
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Teen Faces Federal Charges for Times Square NYE Machete Attack on NYPD Cops
A Maine teenager alleged to have attempted to kill three NYPD officers blocks from Times Square on New Year’s Eve in the name of jihad been charged federally, court documents show.
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Teen Indicted on Slew of Terror-Related Charges for NYE Machete Attack on NYPD Cops
The Maine teenager accused of trying to murder NYPD officers in a New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square amid throngs of revelers was indicted on a slew of terror-related charges, the district attorney’s office said.
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NYC Woman Found Safe After Vanishing While Getting Off Subway on NYE
A 21-year-old Queens woman who went missing without a trace on the night of New Year’s Eve has been found safe, according to police.
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New Year's Eve Attack Suspect Told Cops ‘I Wanted to Kill an Officer'
The 19-year-old Maine man charged with trying to murder NYPD officers in a New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square shortly before the iconic ball drop was remanded to Department of Correction custody following his video arraignment from a hospital on Wednesday. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.
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Where Is Adamaris Garcia? NYC Woman Vanishes After Getting Off Subway on NYE
Adamaris Garcia of Queens went missing on New Year’s Eve and the 21-year-old’s family is desperate to find out why there has been no trace of her. Investigators say Garcia had finished her shift at a Manhattan restaurant around 9 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2022. Garcia, who is known to her family as Yuri, then went out with a friend,…
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Where Is Adamaris Garcia? NYC Woman Vanishes on New Year's Eve
The NYPD is asking for help finding a 21-year-old woman who vanished in the waning minutes of 2022 after getting on a subway in her home borough of Queens.
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‘I Wanted to Kill an Officer': New Details in NYE Machete Attack on NYPD as Teen Remanded
The 19-year-old Maine man charged with trying to murder NYPD officers in a New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square shortly before the iconic ball drop was remanded to Department of Correction custody following his video arraignment from a hospital on Wednesday. Trevor Bickford, whom senior law enforcement officials have described as a “homegrown violent extremist,” is accused...
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Times Square Ball Mystery Brews: Where Did ‘2023' Go?
Welp, so much for 2023. Barely four days into the new year, the 11,875-pound Waterford Crystal-bedecked ball that drops from the top of One Times Square in one of the globe’s most famous New Year’s Eve celebrations is dark. The 2023 numerals have vanished, prompting concern from Times Square-goers and, potentially, the world over the fate of the celebrated annual…
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NYC Woman, 21, Vanishes After Subway Ride on New Year's Eve
The NYPD is asking for help finding a 21-year-old woman who vanished in the waning minutes of 2022 after getting on a subway in her home borough of Queens, authorities said Tuesday. Adamaris Garcia, of 48th Street, was last seen around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, New Year’s Eve, on a northbound N train that was stopped at the Queensboro Plaza…
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NYPD Machete Attack Suspect Faces Slew of Charges
19-year-old attacked several NYPD officers with a machete. Marc Santia reports.
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Teen ‘Homegrown Violent Extremist' Charged in Times Square Machete Attack on NYPD Cops
The teenage suspect in New Year’s Eve machete attack on three NYPD officers near Times Square has been charged with attempted murder, police said.
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Rookie Officer Injured in Times Square Machete Attack Identified
As neighbors describe the officer hurt in the attack as a caring young man, there are also questions about whether the suspect in the New Year’s Eve machete melee may have tried to reach for an officer’s gun. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Diary Reveals Times Square Machete Attack Suspect's Alleged Jihadist Views: Sources
There are new questions about whether the suspect in the New Year’s Eve machete melee may have tried to reach for an NYPD officer’s gun. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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What We Know About 19-Year-Old New Year's Eve Cop Attacker
All three officers hospitalized after the machete attack were released early Sunday morning, police officials said. News 4’s Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Relative Alerted to Machete Man's Alleged Jihadist Views Before NYE Cop Attack: Sources
A team of NYPD officers working the New Year’s Eve detail near Times Square were attacked two hours before the ball drop Saturday, officials said.
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Terror Investigation Underway After New Year's Eve Machete Attack in NYC
Police working New Year’s Eve detail in Times Square were wounded by a machete-wielding man who struck multiple officers in the head in what law enforcement are investigating as a possible targeted attack. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.