A rusted 5-foot (1.5-meter)-tall piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the hijacked planes destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks has been discovered near the World Trade Center wedged between a luxury apartment building and a mosque site that once prompted virulent national debate about Islam and free speech.
A New York City man dressed as a zombie for his job at a haunted house is being credited with rescuing a cat that disappeared from his owner’s home two years ago.
The New York City medical examiner’s office says more possible pieces of human remains have been found during the sifting of newly uncovered debris from the site of the September 2001 terrorist attacks.
A New York City man whose murder conviction was overturned after 23 years in prison has suffered a heart attack on his second day of freedom.
The estranged wife of a New York City police officer struggled to keep her composure Monday as she testified about discovering shocking emails and other evidence on his computer showing he had discussed killing her and abducting, torturing and eating other women.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he opposes legalizing marijuana — or any other illicit drug.
Potential jurors seemed surprised at a New York City police officer’s cannibalism trial Friday when a judge began by describing some sexually violent and deviant conduct they must witness before deciding whether the officer’s plans to kill and eat women were fact or fiction.
A massive whale, some 60 feet (18 meters) long, beached itself on Wednesday morning in New York City, where, despite rescue efforts, it seemed to have little chance of survival.
Two nurses have filed suit against a son of the late Robert F. Kennedy over a fracas that ensued when they tried to stop him taking his newborn son out of a hospital for fresh air, his lawyer said.
NEW YORK—New York City responded to persistent gasoline shortages in the wake of superstorm Sandy by ordering rationing Thursday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that from Friday, only cars with license plates ending in odd numbers would be allowed to fill up on odd-numbered dates. Cars with plates ending in an even number or a [...]
Electricity was restored to nearly all of Manhattan on Saturday after flooding from superstorm Sandy caused days of darkness in many of New York’s most densely populated neighborhoods, the utility company said.
Bowing to mounting pressure, Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday canceled New York’s annual marathon set for Sunday, as the death toll from Superstorm “Sandy” rose and storm-created shortages saw motorists fight over meager fuel supplies.
Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday as millions remained without power and President Barack Obama prepared to visit areas hardest hit by the unprecedented cyclone.
