The unprovoked attacks took place on Monday morning within two-and-half hours of each other at various locations around Manhattan

The 51-year-old suspect, who is in police custody but remains unnamed by authoritues, was reportedly arrested as recently as last month. The vicious and apparently unprovoked attacks took place on Monday morning within two and half hours of each other at various locations around Manhattan.

The MTA board on Monday fast-tracked Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to to finance mass transit with congestion pricing, rubber-stamping her plan to charge drivers a fee to enter Manhattan's Central Business District.

The congestion pricing updated tolling plan is up for a vote Monday before the MTA board - and it is expected to pass.The latest tolling structure calls for a $9 toll for most drivers to enter Midtown - down from the original $15.

New York City issued its first drought warning in 22 years and paused major repairs to its main water aqueduct out of concern for the lack of rainfall.

New York City is instituting a drought warning, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The Big Apple had previously been under a drought watch​.

They had already prompted New York City and state officials to implement water-conservation protocols when Mayor Eric Adams upgraded the drought warning and temporarily halted the $2 billion Delaware Aqueduct project,