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Batman impersonator Jose Escalona-Martinez claims he was cuffed and arrested "without cause" on Feb. 9.
Spider-Man impersonator Abdel Amine Elkhezzani is seeking $2.5 million in damages, a filing shows.
Construction has wiped out two of eight activity zones and the city has no current plan to replace them.
The city began enforcing the new "designated activity zones" for commercial activity on Tuesday.
The DOT painted all eight "designated activity zones" in Times Square as of Friday morning.
Characters would also be required to confirm their identities to officials by removing their masks.
The City Council passed the legislation 42-1, with five abstentions.
Jose Escalona-Martinez was dressed as Batman when he stole cash from the woman's wallet, police said.
A bill governing Times Square characters will be introduced Wednesday, City Councilman Andy King said.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.