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Midtown foot fetish mogul Jason Khan (inset) has been indicted for sex trafficking. ( Photos: SDNY)

Midtown Foot Fetish Mogul Indicted by Feds for Sex Trafficking

12 Jun 2026 | 11:13

The man who operated a foot fetish modeling site, FootpadNYC.com, has been indicted for sex trafficking.

Jason Khan, 47, of both Albany, NY, and Manhattan, was arrested upstate and brought to the city, where the Southern District of New York (SDNY) charged him with three counts of sex trafficking by...

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A carriage horse named Deniz collapsed and died in Central Park on June 9, leading to renewed calls to ban the carriage trade in New York City entirely. ( Photo: X.com, NYCLASS )

Carriage Horse Suddenly Dies in Central Park, Spurring Ban Calls

12 Jun 2026 | 10:31

Calls to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City have been issued anew, after a 16-year-old horse...

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Pedicab operators at work at West 58th Street and 7th Avenue near Central Park South. There are 850 licensed pedicabs in the city, but the number of unlicensed cabs means the number on the street is nearly double that figure, a recent city council report found. ( Photo: Madeleine Farr)

City Moving to Combat Tourist Scams Ahead of 2026 World Cup

12 Jun 2026 | 01:35

Anticipating a World Cup-driven wave of malefaction, fraud and ripoffs, New York’s Department of Consumer...

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White tea packs more antioxidants than black tea or green tea. ( Photo: Silar/Wikimedia Commons)

Black, Green or White?

12 Jun 2026 | 01:28

Skip the black. Forget the green. The tea that packs the most antioxidant wallop is actually the palest...

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Jason Taylor resists arrest in Central Park’s Harlem Meer after an alleged petit larceny at a Lenox Avenue dry cleaner. ( Photo: NY_Scoop on X. )

Man Faces Charges after Harlem Meer Standoff with NYPD

10 Jun 2026 | 07:17

A 23-year-old suspect who took a dip in Central Park’s Harlem Meer while unsuccessfully trying to evade...

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Fans climb aboard a stationary FDNY truck, celebrating the big win. ( Photo: Will Thalhimer)

Chaos and Celebration in Streets Marks Knicks Game 4 Comeback

11 Jun 2026 | 11:30

Basketball fans poured into the streets in the late hours of Wednesday June 10th after the Knicks rallied...

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The head from a statue of St. Anthony of Padua was found on steps outside St. John the Baptist R.C. Church in Chelsea. A vandal, captured on surveillance video, struck around 4 a.m. on June 9. ( Photo: Marie Pohl)

Vandal Beheads Statue of St. Anthony outside Historic Chelsea Church

10 Jun 2026 | 06:21

A statue of Saint Anthony of Padua was toppled in an outdoor area at the church of St. John the Baptist...

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Midtown Foot Fetish Mogul Indicted by Feds for Sex Trafficking

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Vandal Beheads Statue of St. Anthony outside Historic Chelsea Church

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