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Most drivers entering Manhattan at or below 60th Street now pay a $9 peak toll with E-ZPass ($2.25 overnight), the first congestion pricing program in the United States. The MTA expects the toll to provide $15 billion for transit upgrades.

US District Judge Dale Ho dismissed the five-count federal corruption indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams with prejudice, so it cannot be brought again, refusing the Justice Department's request to drop it without prejudice.

A New York Helicopters Bell 206L-4 tour flight from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport broke apart and fell into the Hudson River off Jersey City, killing the pilot and a family of five from Spain.

A Manhattan jury found Harvey Weinstein guilty of first-degree criminal sexual act for assaulting Miriam Haley in 2006, acquitted him of a charge involving Kaja Sokola, and deadlocked on the rape count involving Jessica Mann.

A Manhattan federal jury acquitted Sean "Diddy" Combs of racketeering conspiracy and two sex trafficking counts but convicted him of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each carrying up to 10 years.

A gunman with an M4 rifle killed four people, including off-duty NYPD officer Didarul Islam, and wounded a fifth inside the Midtown office tower at 345 Park Avenue before killing himself on the 33rd floor.

New York's Appellate Division, First Department, threw out the roughly $464.6 million disgorgement award against Donald Trump and his company as an excessive fine, while leaving the fraud liability and business restrictions in place.

Justice Gregory Carro threw out the two terrorism-based murder counts against Luigi Mangione as legally insufficient but let the second-degree murder and weapons charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson stand.

Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Sean "Diddy" Combs to 50 months in prison for two Mann Act prostitution-transportation counts, less than half the 135 months prosecutors sought.

1.85 inches of rain fell in Central Park, breaking a daily record from 1917, as flash floods swamped streets and subway stations; two men died in flooded basements in Crown Heights and Washington Heights.

Senator Bernie Sanders administered the public oath on the steps of City Hall, hours after Attorney General Letitia James swore Mamdani in at 12:01 a.m. in the disused City Hall subway station. He is the city's first Muslim mayor and the first of South Asian descent.

US District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the two federal gun counts against Luigi Mangione, including the only death-eligible charge, leaving two stalking counts that carry up to life in prison.

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to interstate stalking and cyberstalking resulting in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling the judge "I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died."

Climate Group's Climate Week NYC runs from 20 to 27 September 2026 alongside the UN General Assembly, with more than 1,000 events across the city and an Opening Ceremony on 21 September.

World leaders address the UN General Assembly Hall in New York from 22 to 28 September 2026, as Assembly President Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh opens the 81st session's debate and António Guterres gives his final address as Secretary-General.

Justice Curtis Farber sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision for the 2006 sexual assault of Miriam Haley, short of the 20 years the Manhattan DA sought.

New York Comic Con returns to the Javits Center from 8 to 11 October 2026 for its 20th anniversary, themed on Coney Island, with Saturday, 4-day and VIP tickets already sold out.

Macy's 100th Thanksgiving Day Parade steps off at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday 26 November 2026 with a record 100 inflatables, including a new Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey balloon and Underdog's first flight since 1984.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit in a televised ceremony on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving, expected on 2 December 2026, opening the holiday season in Midtown.

Judge Margaret Garnett is scheduled to sentence Luigi Mangione for stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; each count carries up to life, and prosecutors have said they will seek a life term.

At 11:59 p.m. on 31 December 2026 the Constellation Ball, 12.5 feet wide and covered in 5,280 Waterford crystals, makes its 60-second descent atop One Times Square to welcome 2027.

The Congestion Relief Zone's peak toll for cars with E-ZPass rises from $9 to $12 ($3 overnight) as the MTA's phase-in moves to 80% of the originally approved rates, where it stays through 2030.