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New York murders, shootings hit new low
Murders and shootings in New York have dropped to a new low, the mayor's office announced Tuesday, as the city's controversial stop-and-frisk policy comes under fire in the mayoral race.
28 August 2013
Victoria Beckham wants to create fashion 'empire'
Victoria Beckham, the one-time pop star who is now one of the most courted designers at the upcoming New York Fashion Week, says she has even bigger plans for her eponymous brand.
28 August 2013
New York Met expands live opera broadcast program
New York's Metropolitan Opera said Wednesday it has expanded its program of live broadcasts for the 2013-2014 season.
22 August 2013
New York reports biggest ever haul of illegal guns
More than 200 firearms, from .22 caliber pistols to a submachine gun, have been seized in what New York called Monday the biggest seizure of illegal guns in the city's history.
20 August 2013
Latino candidate for NY mayor hopes to stir 'sleeping giant'
If Adolfo Carrion's math is correct, all he needs to become the next mayor of New York is for half the city's Hispanic voters to turn out on election day.
10 August 2013
Light cast on NY subway's dead shark mystery
Beachgoers came forward Thursday with a plausible explanation for why a dead shark turned up in a New York subway train two days before.
09 August 2013
Armed teen shot dead by police in New York City
Police in New York City shot dead a 14-year-old US boy as he was chasing and shooting at another male before dawn on Sunday.
05 August 2013
US gays pour out anger, vodka over Russia laws
Demonstrators poured vodka down the drains of New York on Wednesday in protest over new Russian laws that have been widely condemned as anti-gay.
01 August 2013
New York court sentences cop killer to death
A US federal court in New York on Wednesday sentenced convicted cop killer Ronell Wilson to death by lethal injection for a second time.
25 July 2013
Statue of Liberty reopens on July 4
The Statue of Liberty finally reopened to visitors, on the July 4 national holiday, months after Superstorm Sandy slammed into New York.
05 July 2013
Former Tiffany exec charged in jewelry theft
A former executive of iconic New York jewelry store Tiffany was arrested on Tuesday for stealing more than $1 million worth of valuables which she later resold.
04 July 2013
New York oil soars after Canadian pipelines shut
New York oil prices sharply rebounded Monday after a leak forced the closure of Canadian pipelines, raising concerns about supply disruptions in North America.
25 June 2013
World's largest all-solar-powered boat shines in NYC
The world's largest fully solar-powered boat, "Turanor PlanetSolar," docked in New York on Tuesday during a mission to study the effects of climate change on the Gulf Stream current.
19 June 2013
Deloitte fined $10 mn in US laundering case
Big accountancy Deloitte was fined $10 million by New York state on Tuesday for its actions in advising Standard Chartered Bank over money laundering.
19 June 2013
Bloomberg to donors: shun US senators over gun vote
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg personally wrote Wednesday to hundreds of Big Apple donors, asking them to stop funding four Democratic senators who opposed tougher gun laws in Congress.
13 June 2013
Bloomberg's $19 bn plan to guard NY against climate change
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled Tuesday a $19.5 billion plan to boost the city's defenses against climate change, seven months after superstorm Sandy devastated the US East Coast.
12 June 2013
Texas actress arrested in US ricin case
A Texas actress was arrested Friday for mailing ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a gun control activist.
10 June 2013
New York readies major Le Corbusier show
Nearly half a century after his death, New York's Museum of Modern Art will pay homage to celebrated French architect and designer Le Corbusier in a major exhibit that opens next week.
07 June 2013
Seven hurt after blast at school in New York
Seven people, including two students, were injured Tuesday in an apparent accidental gas explosion at a college north of New York City.
05 June 2013
New York oil rises despite record US supplies
Oil prices rallied in New York Thursday despite US stockpiles hitting a fresh all-time high, while Brent slipped.
01 June 2013