New York

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...

Operation Rotten Apple: Feds Arrest 37 Drug Dealers In Projects Near Yankee Stadium

nydailynews.com | Edgar Sandoval | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


As groundskeepers cleaned the Yankee Stadium field in preparation for Game 6 of the World Series, just 10 blocks away investigators were cleaning two ...

John Liu, Bill De Blasio Got More Votes Than Bloomberg

The New York Observer | Azi Paybarah | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


The person who got the most votes in yesterday's election? No, not Michael Bloomberg. It's Comptroller-elect John Liu. According to unofficial results...

Bernie Kerik GUILTY: Former Top Cop Going To Prison

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik admitted in court Thursday that he lied to the White House while bei...

Victoria Gotti Unleashes Tirade After Judge Dismisses Two Jurors

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — John "Junior" Gotti's mother unleashed a profanity-laced tirade Wednesday after a judge dismissed two anonymous jurors at her son's r...

Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" Broken Down for You by the Scholars at Rap Exegesis

Nick Antosca | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment


Nick Antosca

You can't go anywhere in New York these days without hearing Jay-Z & Alicia Keys's "Empire State of Mind" blaring from a window.

Despite Spending $100 Million On Campaign, Bloomberg Pulls Off Narrow Victory

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


NEW YORK (AP) - Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads toward a third term bruised by a surprisingly close re-election battle that exposed lingerin...

Bloomberg Blames Economic Backlash For Close Win

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Democrats who saw how close their candidate came to unseating New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg agonized Wednesday about what might ha...

Paul Bruno, Gay Partner Kicked Out Of Cab For Embracing

nypost.com | Kirsten Fleming, Tom Namako, Reuven Fenton | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


An overzealous cabby allegedly booted a gay couple when he spotted the duo sharing a warm embrace in the back of his cold car. Paul Bruno and his par...

Degas Pastel Only Winner At Christie's Art Auction

nytimes.com | CAROL VOGEL | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


French and Italian could be heard throughout Christie's salesroom Tuesday night as the fall auction season began unsteadily: While there were some str...

Bloomberlusconi Wins in New York!

Tony Hendra | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


Tony Hendra

Flouting the law, sneering at democracy, bachelor-at-large Michele Bloomberlusconi triumphed yesterday in his flagrant third-time purchase of the top spot in the supposedly smartest city in the world.

Mayor Bloomberg's Mini-Victory

Dan Collins | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


Dan Collins

For a normal mortal, Michael Bloomberg's 5-point mayoral win would be a healthy victory. For him, it looks like a desperate scraping of the barrel.

Despite Victory, Bloomberg Fails To Win Brooklyn

brooklynpaper.com | Tom Callan | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


Mayor Bloomberg rolled to a third term on Tuesday, but he didn't win Brooklyn. Challenger Bill Thompson won a majority of the ballots cast by borough...

Pedro Martinez, Andy Pettitte Face Off In World Series Game 6

AP | MIKE FITZPATRICK | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball...

Walter "Duke" Torres, MS-13 Gang Leader, Ordered Hit On Federal Agent After Crackdown

nydailynews.com | John Marzulli | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


El Salvadoran leaders of the MS-13 gang allegedly put out a contract on the federal agent responsible for a crackdown on its New York factions, the Da...

John Liu Becomes First Asian-American Elected To Citywide Office

nydailynews.com | Frank Lombardi | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


White City Council members will be in the minority for the first time based on Tuesday's general election results. And, as expected, voters certified ...

Bill Thompson Concession Speech (VIDEO)

Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


Minutes before Mayor Bloomberg announced his victory, Bill Thompson delivered his concession speech to a disheartened crowd. After a brief surge of...

Cy Vance Elected First New Manahattan DA In 35 Years

AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


NEW YORK - Politically pedigreed trial lawyer Cy Vance has been elected as Manhattan's first new district attorney in 35 years. The Democrat had 92...

NY 23 Election Results: Bill Owens Beats Doug Hoffman

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November n...

Bill Thompson Loses To Michael Bloomberg In Tight Mayoral Race

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York mayor Tuesday in a closer-than-expected race against a Democratic challeng...

Watching The Effects Of The Economic Collapse From Yankee Stadium

The National | David Samuels | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


New York City has been battered and bruised by the economic crisis, but now the Yankees are headed to the World Series. In a season at the team's new ...

New York State and New Jersey Elections Live

HuffingtonPost | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


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Bank Of America Moving To New York?

Crain's New York Business | Aaron Elstein | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


Bank of America's leaders have long been drawn from the crew who transformed a once-modest North Carolina-based lender into a nationwide institution. ...