Scores of New Yorkers and tourists watched in horror as the masts of the ship slammed into the bridge and crumbled onto the boat and water.

Footage of a tall ship crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge shows the vessel hurtling into the span in reverse at full speed, suggesting the captain lost control of the engine.

Man who stabbed bestselling author sentenced The 27-year-old man who attempted to assassinate author Salman Rushdie has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Rushdie suffered more than a dozen knife wounds and lost his vision in one eye during the 2022 attack.