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Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff hold three hours of Qatar-mediated talks at the UN General Assembly in New York City, the first contact between the countries since U.S. vice president JD Vance met an Iranian delegation in Switzerland in June.
2026-09-22

A man brandishes a firearm and threatens to kill himself on stage at the 2025 "Wiki World’s Fair" event in New York City. A Wikipedia contributor disarms the man, who was later taken into custody.
2025-10-17

United States secretary of state Marco Rubio blocks Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September by revoking their previously-valid travel visas.
2025-08-29

New York City opens the first monkeypox clinic in the United States.
2022-06-24

Authorities arrested Ashiqul Alam who allegedly planned to attack Times Square in New York City with grenades, guns and a suicide vest.
2019-06-7

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he has received federal government approval for The Boring Company to build an underground 760mph Hyperloop that will connect New York City and Washington, D.C..
2017-07-20

Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin dies suddenly in New York City. He would have turned 65 on Tuesday.
2017-02-20

New York businessman Donald Trump wins the Republican Party primary while Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic Party primary.
2016-02-9

Former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn gives his first television interview on the French television network TF1 since rape charges against him were dropped in New York City.
2011-09-18

US movie director Arthur Penn best known as the director of "Bonnie and Clyde" dies of congestive heart failure in New York City.
2010-09-28