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Jorge Geysel, New York Insurance Salesman, Dies "Car Surfing" On Rincon Beach In Puerto Rico

AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | New York


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell ...

Things to do this week in NYC Nov 7-Nov 14: Outdoor Activities

City Guide. | City Guide | Posted 11.07.2009 | Home


New York City is not only home to great cultural institutions, shops and events; it's also a place where there are plenty of things to do outside. ...

Yankees Parade Crowd Brawls At Staten Island Ferry Terminal, 3 Injured

NY1 | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


The Yankees' ticket tape parade went off without a hitch, but for some Staten Island fans getting home wasn't nearly as easy....

Rosland Auslander: Man Kept Dead Mother In Freezer To Cash Her Social Security Checks

AP | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


MONTICELLO, N.Y. — An upstate New York man has been sentenced to six months in jail for hiding his dead 98-year-old mother in a freezer and cash...

Leandra's Law: Paterson Calls For Stricter DWI Felonies If Child In Car

nydailynews.com | Glenn Blain and Kenneth Lovett | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Gov. Paterson on Thursday formally called on legislators to pass "Leandra's Law" at a special session Tuesday. Paterson included the measure to toughe...

Bernie Kerik Cries While Pleading Guilty In Court

Gothamist | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Former NYPD Commissioner and Giuliani crony Bernard Kerik could not hold back the tears during his court appearance yesterday to plead guilty to eight...

Newark's 'Fugitive Safe Surrender' Offers Relief, Fresh Start

nj.com | Amanda Brown | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


NEWARK -- William Costly has had a "black cloud" hanging over his head for years, though the 36-year-old Newark resident blames no one but himself....

U.N. Birthday Rocks for Its Peacemakers

Jim Luce | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York

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Jim Luce

Flashbulbs popping non-stop, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations in New York, entered the U.N. General Assembly Hall in New ...

Medhat Mohamed, Cab Driver Who Booted Same-Sex Couple, Scolded By Bloomberg

nypost.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Whether you're gay, straight or anything else, you have the right to ride in a cab, an angry Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday in response to the hack wh...

Mark Andrew Moore Charged With Internet Investment Scam

AP | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A former college staffer convicted of ripping off the school raised money to repay it by roping far-flung investors into funding a fi...

Howard Bennett, Former Teamster, Testifies In Joe Bruno Corruption Trial

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — A former Teamsters official testified that then New York state Sen. Joseph Bruno told him in 1994 that Wright Investors Service w...

Nello Balan Leaks Fake Nello's Receipts For Roman Abramovich, Jay-Z: Cityfile

cityfile.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Nello Balan is the owner of Nello, the exceedingly mediocre Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side. He's also one of the city's most shameless--and...

Will Bloomberg Suffer The Third Term Curse?

nytimes.com | Sam Roberts | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Fiorello H. La Guardia, ill with cancer and already fitted for a uniform, craved a military commission that would get him out of New York. Robert F. W...

Thompson Not Bitter About Being Abandoned By Party, May Run Again

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — The Democrat who came within 50,000 votes of unseating billionaire New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is open to running again and said...

City Opera's 'American Voices' Gala Already Raises Record-Breaking $2 Million

Crain's New York Business | Miriam Kreinin Souccar | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Defying the naysayers who thought it wouldn't survive, New York City Opera is opening its season Thursday night with a record-breaking gala....

Basquiat Expected To Fetch $12 Million At Christie's Auction

justluxe.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


An epic masterpiece by Jean-Michel Basquiat, the highlight of the season's major art auctions, is estimated to fetch up to $12 million stars in Christ...

Scalper Tried To Bribe Cop With Fake Yankee Tickets: Police

AP | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — New York City police say a scalper arrested for selling fake World Series tickets outside Yankee Stadium tried to win his freedom by ...

Bye Bye Bernie

Dan Collins | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


Dan Collins

The finale of the Bernie Kerik story is an important reminder that in the annals of major American politicians who pick dreadful top aides, Rudy Giuliani is right up there with Warren Harding.

Harlan Chamberlain, Joba Chamberlain's Sweet Hug After World Series Win

Yahoo! Sports | 'Duk | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


The throng of media members around the makeshift stage seemed impenetrable, but Harlan Chamberlain motored his way through all of the cameras and note...

Four Conclusions About The Mayoral Election Results

The New York Observer | Steve Kornacki | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


1. Bill Thompson would not have done any better if Barack Obama had actively campaigned for him....

Joe Girardi Helps Car Crash Victim After World Series Win

AP | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


EASTCHESTER, N.Y. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi capped off a victorious evening by helping a car crash victim in suburban New York. Police say ...

Webster Apartments One Of The Last All-Female Residences In New York

nytimes.com | HILARY STOUT | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


Martha Morales, the evening supervisor at the Webster Apartments, a large, brick home to 370 women of varying ages and occupations, strode down a long...

New York Bar Results Released In Uncertain Economy

Huffington Post | Eve Attermann | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


Individual results of the New York Bar Exam are being released by email today, to the relief of many newly christened lawyers seeking employment. The...

Michael Ronis, Carmine's Chef, Dead At 60

nytimes.com | DOUGLAS MARTIN | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


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USS New York Commissioning To Include Hillary Clinton

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


WASHINGTON — A White House official says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will represent the administration at Saturday's commissioning...