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Manhattanhenge Season Underway With Full‑Sun Alignment Friday

Earth’s axial tilt makes the sunset shift along the horizon so Manhattan’s rotated street grid frames the sun for a roughly 44‑day viewing season.

Manhattanhenge Continues After Thursday’s Half‑Sun as Full Alignment and Blue Moon Arrive Friday

14-Year-Old Killed, 18-Year-Old Critically Injured After Subway Surfing on Williamsburg Bridge

Midtown Rooftop Fire Near NYC St. Patrick’s Parade Contained Within an Hour

NYPD Releases Images, Seeks Suspect in Union Square L-Train Stabbing

Upper West Side Apartment Fire Quickly Contained After Large FDNY Response

NYC Sets 20 Gridlock Alert Days Starting Sept. 22 for UN Week and the Holidays

San Gennaro Festival Marks 99th Year in Little Italy as Festivities Get Underway

Woman Slashed and Robbed on Wall Street Subway; No Arrests in Ongoing Investigation

First 2025 Manhattanhenge Aligns Setting Sun With City Street Grid

Authorities Investigate Unexplained Deaths of Two Workers in Little Italy Stairwell

Wave of Knife Attacks Rocks New York City, Suspects Arrested

Manhattan Man Charged with Murdering Mother in Riverside Park