New York City

Immigrants Prop Up Cities Hit By Population Loss

USA Today | Posted 12.09.2009 | Home


The recession has brought a nation built on moving from place to place to a standstill not seen since World War II, but immigration continues in major...

Cheney: Trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed In NYC Could Make Him 'More Important Than Osama bin Laden'

AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says trying suspected Sept. 11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH'-leed shayk moh-HAH'-med) in New Y...

New iPhone App Charts NYC Tree Census Info

Huffington Post | Richard Carnell | Posted 12.08.2009 | Green


We all know that trees are good for the environment, but how good? With the new iPhone App, Trees Near You, created by Brett Camper for New York City...

Irish Arts Center Gets $3.5 Million From Ireland

nytimes.com | DAVE ITZKOFF | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York


The Irish government has made a contribution of $3.5 million to New York City that will be used to build a new Irish Arts Center in Manhattan....

Animal Report #2

Dave Hill | Posted 12.08.2009 | Comedy


Dave Hill

I've just returned from my corner deli where once again, against all odds, I happened upon another cat who was shopping.

Teen STD Rates Higher Now Than Before Education Push

Gothamist | Marcasm | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York


In 2005, the city started an education and testing program to help STD-infected high school students, but kids today just can't seem to get enough of ...

Ingersoll Houses, Whitman Houses Stay Empty As Families Wait For Homes

nytimes.com | MANNY FERNANDEZ | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York


While more than 130,000 families are on the waiting list for a city public housing apartment, hundreds of units at the Ingersoll Houses and the adjace...

Harold C. Turner Trial Declared Mistrial

nytimes.com | WILLIAM GLABERSON | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York


After jurors in Brooklyn said they were deadlocked, the judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of the incendiary Internet broadcaster, Harold C....

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Trial: Shortlist Of Defense Lawyers For 9/11 Case

nytimes.com | BENJAMIN WEISER | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York


Lawyers to defend Khalid Shaikh Mohammed are expected to initially be chosen from a cadre of about 20 veteran defense lawyers in New York who have bro...

McCarren Pool Groundbreaking Features Bloomberg, Adrian Benepe

brooklyneagle.com | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York


Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe broke ground yesterday on the $50 million restoration of McCarren Pool on the edge of...

US Airways Cutting 250 Jobs At La Guardia Airport

nytimes.com | PATRICK McGEEHAN | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York


Over the strenuous objections of its pilots, US Airways is proceeding with its plan to eliminate more than 250 jobs at La Guardia Airport, which has l...

Sasha J. Blair-Goldensohn Suing City For Central Park Tree Limb Injury

nytimes.com | MICHAEL WILSON | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York


Sasha J. Blair-Goldensohn, a 33-year-old computer scientist, who suffered brain and spinal injuries in July when a heavy limb fell from a tree in Cent...

DesignLine Buses Cut Down On Noise

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York


The newest addition to New York City's formidable bus fleet -- an experimental turbine hybrid known as the DesignLine -- is notable mainly for a featu...

Bloomberg Wants Brooklyn Bridge Park From State

nydailynews.com | By Mike Mclaughlin and and Erin Durkin | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York


Mayor Bloomberg is ramping up the city's bid to wrest control of Brooklyn Bridge Park from the state with a plan to commit $55 million right away - an...

Robert Simels, Lawyer, Gets 14 Years For Bribing, Threatening Witnesses

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A defense attorney with a high-profile client list was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday for plotting with a Guyanese busines...

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Annex Closing

AP | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York


CLEVELAND — The year-old New York City annex to Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will shut down Jan. 3. A news release issued ...

Generation Greed's Last Chance for Redemption

Room Eight | Room Eight | Posted 12.06.2009 | Home


New York's retired and near-retired public employees, who (like top corporate executives) have been among the few people becoming better off over the ...

Things to do this week in NYC Dec 5-Dec 12: Museums

City Guide. | City Guide | Posted 12.05.2009 | Home


Some of the world's most impressive museums and exhibits are in New York?including the Whitney, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and...

Brooke Astor's son: I'm too sick to be imprisoned

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 12.05.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son has turned to friends in high places – including Whoopi Goldberg and Al Roker – to help hi...

Juan Acosta, NYPD Officer, Accused Of Helping Drug Gang

nbcnewyork.com | Posted 12.04.2009 | New York


Juan Acosta, an NYPD officer, used his own police car to pull off a drug-related robbery, federal prosecutors said Friday....

Queens Jewelry Store Heist Caught On Tape (VIDEO)

Posted 12.04.2009 | New York


Police released footage of a brazen robbery of a Queens jewelry store on Thursday, in which four men can be seen entering the Far Rockaway store on Mo...

9/11 Responders' Anger: Obama Offers Sympathy, But No Support

nydailynews.com | By Michael Mcauliff | Posted 12.04.2009 | New York


Angry September 11th responders say President Obama has offered sympathy but no support for their appeal to champion their cause in Congress: a bill t...

The Best Book Of The Decade

Alexander Nazaryan | Posted 12.05.2009 | Books


Alexander Nazaryan

No novel better captures the background dread of everyday life these days -- terrorism jitters, credit-default swaps, mutant flu strains -- than Joseph O'Neill's "Netherland".

Diamond District: Beyond The Bling

nytimes.com | SARAH MASLIN NIR | Posted 12.04.2009 | New York


In the Diamond District, just steps from the Rockefeller Center subway station, a visitor can find clandestine restaurants and unsung behind-the-scene...

Jasmina Anema Meets Obama: Girl With Leukemia Finally Sees President (VIDEO)...PHOTO UPDATE

Posted 12.04.2009 | New York


UPDATE 12/4: The White House has released a photo of Jasmina's meeting with the president. Scroll down to see it. 12/3: Jasmina Anema's journey to th...