Bill de Blasio sworn in as 109th mayor of NYC
Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) has been sworn in as the 109th mayor of New York City.
Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH’-zee-oh) has been sworn in as the 109th mayor of New York City.
New York City lawmakers paved the way Thursday for an eventual ban on plastic foam containers, added electronic cigarettes to the city’s already stringent smoking bans and approved the creation of a website that will help the public track federal dollars budgeted for Superstorm Sandy-related damages.
A Metro-North passenger train derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx on Sunday morning, killing four people and injuring 63 as one car came to rest just inches from the water, authorities said.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to sign landmark legislation banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under age 21, making the Big Apple the first large city or state in the U.S. to prohibit sales to young adults.
Another milestone is passing in America’s racial journey: The next mayor of New York City is a white man with a black wife. Even in a nation with a biracial president, where interracial marriage is more accepted than ever, Bill de Blasio’s marriage to Chirlane McCray is remarkable: He is apparently the first white politician [...]
A hip-hop promoter was sentenced to life in prison on Friday on charges he moonlighted as a drug kingpin who made a fortune by smuggling vast amounts of cocaine into New York City, sometimes by concealing it in music equipment cases.
The Cebu Provincial Board recently passed a resolution about plans for ten members to travel to New York City for a week-long study tour and workshop on drug rehabilitation where they would observe operations in Daytop Village. The invitation was relayed by PB Member Gigi Sanchez-Zaballero. I understand where Zaballero is coming from because her [...]
Diplomats long have stressed the urgency of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, yet as a new round of Mideast peace talks begins, Secretary of State John Kerry thinks there are more reasons than ever to move quickly.
The Horace Mann School, one of New York City’s most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators, according to a letter posted on its website.
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.
