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UPDATED, 1:29 PM: The American Federation of Musicians said today that its march in Manhattan that was planned for Monday has been postponed to Tuesday due to forecasts of inclement weather. PREVIOUSLY, October 1: Musicians will march musically and rally in Manhattan next week to demand a fair contract for the house…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday threatened to take away the punch bowl from the reopening party being celebrated by Manhattanites and Hamptons residents. Appalled by photos of mass gatherings that are ignoring social distancing protocols, Cuomo said he would shut down various locations again if residents don't abide by…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has postponed indefinitely the annual Met Gala, one of the fashion world’s most high-profile events, which had been set for May 4. The Met museum itself, as well as its branches — Met Fifth Avenue, Met Breuer, and Met Cloisters — has been closed since Thursday amid the coronavirus scare…

UPDATED, 4:04 PM: Cuba Gooding Jr. pleased not guilty in a Manhattan courtroom today to new criminal charges of forcible touching. A new superseding indictment (readi it here) alleges three occurrences of forcible touching on June 9, OCtober 24, 2018, and September 9, 3018. Read more details of the case below and the…

UPDATE:  Jennifer Lopez has rescheduled her Saturday show at Madison Square Garden, one of many stopped by the New York power blackout. It will now be held on Monday, July 15, 2019 at 8:00PM. Ticketholders are advised to hold on to the original tickets and present them for seating. The original tickets will not need…

UPDATED with quotes from news conference, 1:02 PM: A helicopter has crashed onto the roof of a midtown Manhattan high rise building at 51st Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues, in rainy conditions and what looks to be a forced landing. The neighborhood, just north of Times Square, is home to various media…

UPDATED with new information: New York police and fire units are at Trump Tower to investigate “multiple suspicious packages” found inside Trump Tower in Manhattan. The bomb squad is on the scene, but President Donald Trump is not in the building. Busy 5th Avenue had been closed between East 56th and East 57th but has…

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. today announced a new effort to engage survivors of work-related sexual violence, encourage reporting of these incidents and deploy specially trained sex crimes prosecutors to swiftly investigate such reports. The effort comes at a time of heightened awareness of the problem…

Refresh for updates: A 29-year-old man is in custody after a terrifying incident in Lower Manhattan in which a rented truck drove down a major bike path for about 20 blocks and struck several people. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference that at least eight people are dead and more than a dozen…

After lengthy deliberations, WGN America has opted not to order a third season of its period drama series Manhattan. The show, from Lionsgate TV, Skydance TV and Tribune Studios, was well received by critics but it was a modest ratings performer and, with its sprawling Los Alamos setting, it was expensive. Still, the…

We’re getting the first look at the Season 2 key art for WGN America’s nuclear drama Manhattan. In the stills above (and video below) we see Ashley Zukerman (Charlie Isaacs) & Rachel Brosnahan (Abby Isaacs) and John Benjamin Hickey (Frank Winter) & Olivia Williams (Liza Winter). Below is CSI alum William Petersen as…

Ask any creative director what an opening title sequence should encapsulate and you'll get a similar answer from them all: In a minute or less, it needs to set the mood for the show you're about to see, and be robust and reliable enough to do so on a weekly basis. It is, after all, the only aspect of a series that…