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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

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

Flash Floods and 60 mph Winds Paralyze Parts of New York City

New York City Beaches Reopen Saturday With Lifeguards on Duty

Five Boro Bike Tour Returns Sunday With 40-Mile Car-Free Route Across NYC

Park Police Defend Battery Park Fence as Goldman, Advocates Push Changes

Queens Teen Killed in Crosswalk by Private Garbage Truck

NYC Revives Brooklyn Bridge Manhattan Approach With Two-Way Protected Bike Lane

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

NYC Half Marathon on Sunday to Close Times Square, Spur Wide Street Restrictions

NYC Ferry Restarts Limited Service as Ice Keeps Key Landings Closed

Noguchi Museum Opens 'Noguchi’s New York' for 40th Anniversary

Report Urges $48 Billion Subway Expansion Over Free Buses

NYC Ferry Remains Suspended as Ice Chokes East and Hudson Rivers

Winter Restaurant Weeks Roll Out in NYC and D.C., With Chicago Set to Launch

Judge Orders No Bail for Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Bronx Subway Shove

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

Upper West Side Apartment Fire Quickly Contained After Large FDNY Response

MTA and Transit Museum Publish December Schedule for Holiday Nostalgia Train