Sexual Assault Near City Hall Park

Written by NYPress on April 16, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

A 28-year-old woman was sexually assaulted near City Hall Sunday morning. According to police, the woman was on Park Row near Beekman Street, across from City Hall Park, around 4:45 a.m. The attacker followed her from the subway, grabbed her by the throat, held her down, pulled down her pants and attempted to rape her.
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Tourist Attacked by Man With a Hammer in City Hall Park

Written by NYPress on July 31, 2012. Posted in Blog, Our Town Downtown

Here’s one visit to New York that did not end well. Yesterday, a tourist from Barcelona was attacked by a man in a suit and tie in City Hall Park, reported Gothamist. The weapon of choice? A hammer. According to witnesses, the attacker—who supposedly “looked normal”—repeatedly struck the man with the claw end of the
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VIDEO: Manhattan BP Scott Stringer Proclaims a Day in Honor of Justin Bieber

Written by Laura Nahmias on June 20, 2012. Posted in Politics

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is a Belieber. He met the pop sensation at J&R Music World across from City Hall Park to proclaim today “Justin Bieber J&R Appreciation day in the borough of Manhattan.” Bieber is in town after a concert he had last night at the Apollo Theater. Outside the store, hundreds of
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Giant Ketchup Bottle Pops Up in City Hall Park

Written by NY Press on May 30, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, Lifestyle, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

The Public Art Fund Strikes Again If you were passing by City Hall Park last Wednesday, you may have witnessed Mayor Michael Bloomberg casually eating popcorn in front of a 30-foot-tall ketchup bottle. Rest assured, your tap water has not been contaminated. Bloomberg was simply there to give the inaugural speech for Common Ground, the
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HIV/AIDS Protesters Arrested Near Zuccotti Park on World AIDS Day

Written by Marissa Maier on December 1, 2011. Posted in Blog, Breaking News, Crime Watch OTDT

Roughly 10 people associated with a rally to support housing funding for those living with HIV/AIDS were arrested this morning at the intersection of Broadway and Park Place. Occupy Wall Street members teamed up with the rally’s organizers Housing Works, VOCAL-NY and Health GAP to celebrate World AIDS Day, while also protesting Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s
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