A 12-year-old child has been charged with reckless endangerment after throwing a bottle of alcohol from the 32nd floor of a New York City hotel skyscraper. A woman was hurt as the bottle hurtled to the ground, hitting her on the head before smashing into pieces by the Intercontinental Times Square. Despite its relatively small size, a 24-year-old woman was injured after being cut in the head by the glass. Pro-Palestine groups have expressed intentions to protest in Times Square against Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip having already disrupted the Thanksgiving Day Parade and lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Times Square will be closed off from around 12 pm on New Year's Eve and those who want to get into the area have to go through police checkpoints and security screenings.

Source: The Times December 31, 2023 01:04 UTC