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Honorees recognized during the celebration with Neeta Bhasin and Shilpa Maniar on stage ( Photo: Christian Spencer)

The 10th annual celebration featured live music, dance, and community booths as thousands gathered in Duffy Square to honor Diwali’s spirit of light and units.

Times Square Diwali Delights 1000s Despite Rain

11 Nov 2025 | 04:14

Rain drenched the 10th annual Diwali celebration in Times Square, yet the lights blazed brighter, the music thumped louder, and the crowd danced on.

Times Square needed no diya (Indian lamps)— the billboards’ vivid colors and neon glow lit the night.

The very same screens that countdown for New Year’s...

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Vanessa Aronson and family. ( Photo: Courtesy of Vanessa Aronson)

Post-Election Musings: Future Candidates, Theater & Chinese Food

11 Nov 2025 | 03:43

So far Vanessa Aronson’s the only candidate running to fill Alex Bores’s 73rd New York State Assembly...

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The pit after Vornado tore down the Hotel Pennsylvania. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes )

Vornado Realty Proposes Luxury Tower for Hotel Pennylvania Site

10 Nov 2025 | 11:30

Neighborhood leaders want to put a park there. A bidder to rebuild Penn Station wants to move Madison...

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New York Herald headlines of Dec. 3, 1893. ( Photo: Public Domain)

Canter’s Lowly Resting Place: Three Old Jewish Cemeteries Revisited

10 Nov 2025 | 01:45

Often in historical research one stumbles upon something other than that which they were looking for....

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Wanted for slashing in Times Square, Nov. 1, 2025. ( Photo: NYPD)

Slashing in Times Square; Man Indicted in Murray Hill Rental Scam

09 Nov 2025 | 11:56

While some might argue that the real news is when someone doesn’t get mugged, slashed, shot, or mulcted...

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Wanted for forcible touching on the M35 bus. ( Photo: Brian Berger)

Forcible Touching on East Harlem Bus; Two Killers Sentenced for 2023 Slaying

10 Nov 2025 | 12:03

Fast, free buses may, or may not, become reality. Meanwhile, only an estimated 48 percent of bus riders...

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Left: Drena De Niro and son Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez. Right: Akira Stein ( Photos: Drena De Niro, Chris Stein Instagram)

5 Alleged Fentanyl Dealers Indicted for 3 Teen Deaths

10 Nov 2025 | 11:38

The fight against the scourge of fentanyl and the death merchants who sell it took one small step forward...

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The 10th annual celebration featured live music, dance, and community booths as thousands gathered in Duffy Square to honor Diwali’s spirit of light and units.

Times Square Diwali Delights 1000s Despite Rain

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