New York City
New York City taxi drivers have been caught out overcharging passengers by $8.3 million in the past two years. The drivers were found to have been setting their meters at double rate and at least 1.8 million rides were wrongly charged.
A bill introduced in the New York Legislature would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking, if it is passed. Restaurants would be fined $1,000 for each violation.
International Toy Fair kicks off in New York City
The 107th "American International Toy Fair" is underway at the Jacob Javits Center.
In New York City, Lincoln Loses a Tower, but He Still Has the Tunnel
Think “Lincoln” and “New York,” and the juxtaposition would most likely conjure up the tunnel or the performing arts center. Until this year, it might have also evoked the majestic Lincoln Building at 60 East 42nd Street.
Transformer explosion shatters NY building windows
NEW YORK -- An explosion in a transformer underneath a Manhattan sidewalk sent flames up the front of a landmark building Thursday, shattering windows and blackening the front of several stories. No injuries were reported.
New York's vehicle-free Broadway mall to stay, mayor says
NEW YORK — New York's experiment that closed parts of Broadway to vehicular traffic last spring will become permanent, city officials said Thursday, even though it fell short of achieving its chief objective: improving traffic flow.
Chilling aerial photos of 9/11 attack released
NEW YORK - A trove of aerial photographs of the collapsing World Trade Center was widely released this week, offering a rare and chilling view from the heavens of the burning twin towers and the apocalyptic shroud of smoke and dust that settled ov...
New York Councilman Charged With Money Laundering
City Councilman Larry B. Seabrook, a fixture in Bronx Democratic politics for more than two decades, was charged on Tuesday with money laundering, extortion and fraud in a series of schemes that included helping a close associate win a contract to...
New York senator calls out Napolitano over elimination of anti-terrorist Coast Guard unit
Say it ain't so, Janet! Sen. Chuck Schumer called out Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Sunday, protesting an Obama Administration plan to eliminate an anti-terrorist Coast Guard unit that keeps watch over the city's ha...
Obama does not rule out New York 9/11 trial
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Sunday acknowledged fierce opposition to his plans to bring accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to justice in New York, but would not rule out such a trial.
New York's MTA Sells Delayed $657 Million Issue as Yields Fall
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, the largest U.S. public-transit agency, sold $608 million of Build America Bonds as yields on top-rated general obligations fell to their lowest level this year.
N.Y. Elementary School 'Fight Club' Uncovered by Student's Father
The "fight club" scrap at a Queens elementary school was uncovered only after the father of one of the combatants heard his son whining that he didn't have enough fans in his corner.
Moody’s Cuts New York MTA Rating After Tax Drops
Moody’s Investors Service cut its rating on a portion of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $28.6 billion of bonds after the busiest U.S. transit agency said it may get $350 million less from a new payroll tax than it projected t...
Protester crashes Harold Ford's meeting with Brooklyn Democratic leaders
Harold Ford may not be running for Senate yet, but Friday he passed an important milestone: he got his first protester.
New York Mayor Balks at 9/11 Trial, Dealing Blow to White House
The Obama administration on Wednesday lost its most prominent backer of the plan to try the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks in Lower Manhattan when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said the trial should not be held in New York City.
Events Celebrate Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr.
Events around the city and the nation Monday marked the birthday of the late civil rights leader.
NYC Search & Rescue Taskforce Heads To Haiti
Among those offering to help the people of Haiti is a group of emergency medical technicians and a search and rescue taskforce from Brooklyn who have volunteered to make the trip to the devastated Caribbean island.
New York strong man Joe Rollino killed by car aged 104
A New York strong man who once lifted 3,200lb (1,452kg) has died aged 104 after being hit by a car as he crossed a street near his Brooklyn home.
New York’s Cuomo Demands Bonus Data From Bailed-Out Banks
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office demanded information on executive pay from Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and six other U.S. financial institutions that received taxpayer bailout funds.
15 Chihuahuas flown to NYC to find homes
Fifteen Chihuahuas have arrived in New York City from California. A glut of the tiny dogs is overloading the Golden State's animal shelters.