Sources: BBC
Sayfullo Saipov is given ten life sentences and an additional 260 years in prison for killing eight people and injuring 12 others in a 2017 vehicle-ramming attack in New York City, United States. 2023-05-18
The Dixie Fire grows to 208,206 acres, which is larger than the size of New York City. 2021-07-27
Pro-democracy and LGBT rights activist Jimmy Sham files a petition to the High Court to recognize his same-sex marriage, which was registered in New York City in 2014. Sham argues that not recognizing same-sex marriages violates the Basic Law. 2020-05-29
New York City goes 58 consecutive days without a fatal pedestrian traffic collision, the most since tracking began in 1983. 2020-05-13
New York City records 81 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the city's death toll to 280. Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned that more than half of all New Yorkers could become infected. 2020-03-25
After announcing that it was canceling its New York City headquarters plans the day before, Amazon announces that it will keep its second headquarters in Virginia. 2019-02-15
Protests against American president-elect Donald Trump continue in his hometown New York City. 2016-11-12
A Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft attempting to complete a snowing landing, veers to the left side off of a recently-plowed runway, thereby missing the end of runway emergency arresting device, and skids onto the edge of water embankment at LaGuardia Airport, New York, United States. 2015-03-5
Imelda Marcos's former aide is sentenced in New York City for attempting to sell a painting of Claude Monet allegedly bought with embezzled funds. 2014-01-8
In New York, representatives of Morocco and Western Sahara conclude UN-backed talks on resolving the conflict between the two countries without reaching an agreement that was satisfactory to both parties. 2011-06-8