NYC News

Cops kill armed Brooklyn man; girlfriend says victim was investigating break-in at his home

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:11:00 -0500

Police shot and killed an armed man whose girlfriend said had gone outside in his pajamas to check on a possible break-in at his Brooklyn home Thursday night.

After NYC encampment ends, Occupiers debate if all among them deserve free food and shelter

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:46:00 -0500

It was only a few nights after the Occupy protesters began sleeping in his church sanctuary when Pastor Bob Brashears realized that his laptop was missing. The refugees from Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park had found their way to his cavernous Presbyterian church on a cold winter evening, hoping to stay for a few nights, maybe longer. It was the latest stopover for the nomadic group, which has been living in a rotating series of churches since Mayor Michael Bloomberg shut down their camp in November.

Bloomberg forced to reverse decision to close New York liquor stores after bitter criticism by small businesses

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:36:00 -0500

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's warning of last call on drinks was just a test his office said Wednesday, just hours after news of his health-motivated plan broke.

Wall Street Cutbacks Pose Challenge as Bloomberg Prepares 2012 NYC Agenda

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:34:00 -0500

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg enters 2012 facing the prospect of 10,000 lost Wall Street jobs and a budget deficit that may make it more difficult to build on gains in health, education and public safety.

Kohl's Department Stores Expands Its New York City Design Office

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:06:00 -0500

New Santa Monica Design Studio Establishes Presence on the West Coast

Occupy Wall Street returns to Zuccotti Park

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:18:00 -0500

Barricades surrounding a park that served as a camp for Occupy Wall Street protesters were removed Tuesday, allowing protesters to stream back in.

Say cheese! NY subway rats get photo contest

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:08:00 -0500

Rats scurrying through New York's subway system better clean their sharp teeth: they're in a beauty contest! Fed-up subway workers trying to draw attention to what they say is an infestation have offered a free monthly transport pass to whoever snaps the best picture of one of the furry menaces.

Wall Street Weighs Pay Freeze on Junior Bankers

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:04:00 -0500

Wall Street’s biggest firms, facing a slump in investment-banking revenue, are considering freezing compensation levels for some junior bankers, according to people familiar with the deliberations.

Pantless New Yorkers Take Over The NYC Subway

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:14:00 -0500

It was No Pants Subway Ride day yesterday and hundreds of New Yorker straphangers roamed the streets and underground in their skivvies.

Grand Central latest Occupy Wall Street destination; cops bust three in flash mob protesting defense act

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:46:00 -0500

Three Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested and two others given summonses after converging on Grand Central terminal Tuesday, an MTA spokeswoman said.

Mayor Bloomberg is still 'Gaga' over girlfriend Diana Taylor despite New Year's kiss with leading Lady

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:11:00 -0500

Mayor Bloomberg is giddy that he got the chance to lock lips with Lady Gaga on New Year’s Eve — but he still prefers smooches from his longtime girlfriend.

Staten Island teen Amanda Cummings kills self by jumping in front of bus after being bullied

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:16:00 -0500

A beautiful Staten Island teenager threw herself in front of a city bus after a group of mean girls at her high school tormented her for months and an older boy broke her heart, her family said.

Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters rally for immigrant rights

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:13:00 -0500

Hundreds of protesters rallied Sunday for immigrant rights, attempting to breathe new life into the Occupy Wall Street movement as they marked International Migrants Day.

Jonathan Jewth, 9-Year-Old New York City Boy, Dies After Choking On Meatballs In School Cafeteria

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:08:00 -0500

Family members and a witness say a New York City fourth grader choked on meatballs during lunch earlier this month while school cafeteria workers stood by. The boy later died.

NYPD officer shot in botched robbery being laid to rest on Long Island

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:59:00 -0500

A New York police officer killed during a botched robbery in Brooklyn was being laid to rest Monday in his Long Island community — a veteran with 12 medals and more than 200 career arrests.

New York City Faces 'Extreme Downside Risk' From European Debt Crisis: Report

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:10:00 -0500

New York City's economy faces an "extreme downside risk" from Europe's debt crisis because its banks hold over $1 trillion of assets in the city, where they are active lenders, according to a new report released on Thursday.

Nurses threaten to strike at 3 NYC hospitals; Mount Sinai, Montefiore Medical Center and St. Luke's-Roosevelt

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:52:00 -0500

Nurses are threatening to strike at three New York City hospitals over issues including health benefits

Patrick V. Murphy, Police Leader Who Reformed New York Force, Dies at 91

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:32:00 -0500

Patrick V. Murphy, the son of a New York City policeman who rose to lead the Police Department in the early 1970s, steering it through one of its rockiest periods as he instituted reforms to root out corruption in the ranks, died Friday at a North Carolina hospital. He was 91 and lived in Wilmington, N.C.

Homeless activist Alfredo Carrasquillo occupies foreclosed East New York house

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:42:00 -0500

A homeless activist who stepped up to serve as a squatter in an East New York foreclosed home for Occupy Wall Street is braving trouble with the law for the sake of his two kids and their mom, who are also homeless.

New York University grad struck and killed by garbage truck in Brooklyn

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:15:00 -0500

A 25-year-old NYU grad was struck and killed by a city garbage truck as she crossed the street Wednesday night, witnesses and police said.