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Nanny Accused Of Killing Kids Appears In Court

AP | Posted 05.08.2013 | New York

NEW YORK -- A New York nanny charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of two small children under her care has appeared in court for the first time....

City Plans To Tear Down 2 Schools For High-Rises

| Posted 02.19.2013 | New York

By Emily Frost, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer UPPER WEST SIDE — The city wants to knock down two Upper West Side elementary schools to clear the way ...

PHOTOS: Manhattan's HIdden Village

NARRATIVE.LY | Posted 01.22.2013 | New York

Bram Lewis stands with his hands sunken deep into his pockets, just outside the wrought iron gates of this unusually sequestered patch of the Upper We...

The Best Baguettes Around

Liza de Guia | Posted 02.22.2013 | Taste
Liza de Guia

There's nothing like 'em. To me, they have the perfect texture, perfect flavor and crunch.

Accused Nanny Killer's Stress Spiked After Son Moved To NYC

| Posted 11.09.2012 | New York

By Murray Weiss, DNAinfo Columnist / Criminal Justice Editor UPPER WEST SIDE — Cops believe the financial pressures that could have driven an $18...

Nanny Charged In The Murder Of Two Kids

AP | Posted 11.04.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- The nanny who police say stabbed to death two children in her care before trying to kill herself was charged Saturday with murder. Yosely...

Joy Resmovits

Homeless New Yorkers Face Sandy Without Shelter: 'I Can Survive Just Like This'

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.29.2012 | Green

NEW YORK -- As Hurricane Sandy hurtled toward New York City on Monday, Eduardo Acevedo, 57, sat in an empty lot just steps from the Hudson River. Stra...

Trying to 'Have It All' With a Nanny

Erika Soto Lamb | Posted 12.26.2012 | Parents
Erika Soto Lamb

It's enough to be a working mother -- constantly inundated by the discussion of whether or not we can "have it all" -- and then to hear this awful tale that plants a seed of fear about how maybe you can't even trust the one person who, for those of us trying to do it, helps us keep it together.

Police: Nanny Attempted Suicide In Front Of Dead Children's Mom

Reuters | Posted 12.26.2012 | New York

* Mother saw bodies in bathtub as nanny stabbed herself * Nanny in critical condition in hospital By Chris Francescani ...

Anna Sanders

PHOTOS: Mother Of Slain Children Kept Loving Family Blog

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Sanders | Posted 10.26.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- Just hours before finding her 2-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter stabbed to death next to their unconscious nanny on Thursday night, M...

It Happened Across the Street

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted 12.26.2012 | Parents
Judith Greenberg, Ph.D.

She lives right across the street. I haven't been outside yet, but apparently there are still news vans and policemen out there. Last night, there were sirens and lights and helicopters.

Explaining the Unthinkable to My Daughters

Rebecca Levey | Posted 12.26.2012 | Parents
Rebecca Levey

Before my daughters headed off to school this morning, I had to sit them down and tell them about an unimaginable tragedy that had happened in our neighborhood. Two children were allegedly stabbed to death by their nanny, and one of those children was a student at their school

Pizza Delivery Boy Who Allegedly Raped Woman In Home Says He Was 'Horny'

Posted 10.01.2012 | New York

A 16-year-old pizza delivery boy was arrested on Saturday for raping a woman in her Upper West Side home with her 7-year-old daughter sleeping next to...

The Faithful Shopper: Gluten-Free Goodies

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 10.30.2012 | New York
Faith Hope Consolo

These days, gluten-free baked goods and pastas can't be distinguished from their wheat-based brethren. We've come a long way from the days of rice cakes and dried fake bread! Visit these bakeries, restaurants and shops and feast!

What I Realized When I Saw My Ex

Shannon Bradley-Colleary | Posted 10.22.2012 | Women
Shannon Bradley-Colleary

I realized in that moment that I still loved him. Not in a way that would threaten my marriage, just that I wanted the world for him. That he'd left a deep imprint on my life. That I'm a better person for having known him.

My Two Seconds With Marilyn

Joan Marans Dim | Posted 09.23.2012 | Home
Joan Marans Dim

My personal memory of Marilyn, far afield from Eunice Murray's terrible discovery, is splendid and dates back to the mid-1950s when I was barely a teenager and lived in the Belnord, the apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

The Faithful Shopper: Top Trends in 2012

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 07.31.2012 | New York
Faith Hope Consolo

Now that summer is unofficially here, keep track of all of these stores to experience the newest and greatest in New York City retail.

Superintendent From Hell To Pay $2 Million For Demanding Sex From Tenants

Posted 05.09.2012 | New York

A known sex offender who was hired as an Upper West Side building superintendent, along with the building's landlord and his son, have agreed to pay a...

WANTED: Cross-Dressing, Police Impersonating Thief

Posted 04.19.2012 | New York

Police are searching for a cross-dressing thief who allegedly impersonated as a police officer to rob a woman outside a Chase bank in the Upper West S...

You Are a Rock Star, Old Lady

Misha Lyuve | Posted 06.03.2012 | Home
Misha Lyuve

Thank you for allowing me to appreciate the efforts people around me make to live their lives and push their walkers; how those efforts vary in size and scope; how they are not always seen and, if seen, not always noticed and, if noticed, not always acknowledged.

Supreme Court Looking At NY Rent Control

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 03.05.2012 | New York

Do you still think it's totally unfair that that West Village dude pays $331.76 a month for that beautiful four-bedroom apartment? Well, it turns out ...

Husband Eyed In Murder Of Rich Wife

AP | By COLLEEN LONG | Posted 03.31.2012 | New York

NEW YORK -- Shele Covlin's body was found in the bathtub of her Manhattan apartment by her 9-year-old daughter on Dec. 31, 2009. Her young son was sti...

Mom Who Tossed Toddler Into N.Y. River Claims Insanity

AP | By JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 02.08.2012 | Crime

NEW YORK -- A mother who tossed her toddler into the Hudson River thought she'd heard a dog speaking to her and another voice telling her to jump in t...

Mike Sacks

NYC Landlord To Supreme Court: The Rent Is Too Damn Low

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.09.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A New York City landlord has taken his fight against the city's rent control laws up to the Supreme Court, where at least one justice ap...

The Faithful Shopper: Fall into Fitness

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 12.17.2011 | New York
Faith Hope Consolo

For fashionistas, October means that we only have a few more weeks to get into shape for those holiday parties! New York has any number of shops to equip you properly for your sport of choice.