For the first time in 15 years, New York City woke up to a white Christmas with snow on the ground in Central Park.

The National Weather Service says snow depth in Central Park was 1 inch at 7 a.m. Christmas morning. That's the minimum amount of snow needed to make it officially a White Christmas.

The New York Police Department said in a statement to PEOPLE that officers responded to a call of “pedestrians struck” just after 4 p.m. on a sidewalk located on Sixth Avenue near Herald Square, a popular tourist destination during the holidays steps away from Macy's.

Seven people were injured, including a child, when a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk near Herald Square in New York City on Christmas Day. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The outgoing and incoming U.S. presidents had different messages for the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, with Democrat Joe Biden urging Americans to reflect and unite, while Republican Donald Trump offered a holiday greeting and then took aim at his political opponents.

The San Antonio Spurs came up just short in a Christmas Day thriller against the New York Knicks, falling 117-114 despite a record-setting performance from rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama. Wembanyama put on a show in his holiday debut,

We tip off the NBA Christmas slate with the ascendant Spurs visiting the hot-shooting Knicks. San Antonio is markedly better than last year’s 22-win clunker — Victor Wembanyama is the clubhouse leader for Defensive Player of the Year,

The New York Knicks kicked off the NBA’s Christmas Day slate with an electrifying 117-114 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Madison Square Garden. What can we take away from the thrilling victory for the Knicks?