New York City draws fire for keeping schools open in blizzard
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was blasted by a teachers union, many parents and even a well-known TV weatherman on Thursday for keeping the...
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Pussy Riot appears at star-studded Amnesty concert in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot took to a New York stage on Wednesday evening to demand the release of anti-government prisoners as...
Pussy Riot appears at star-studded Amnesty concert in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot took to a New York stage on Wednesday evening to demand the release of anti-government prisoners as...
Powder sent to sites near Super Bowl not hazardous: FBI
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several suspicious letters that sparked a security scare near the site of this weekend's Super Bowl contained a powdery substance that was not hazardous, the Federal...
De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor, succeeding Bloomberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill de Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City's 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take "dead aim"...
Brooklyn’s ‘Dyker Lights’ try to outshine Rockefeller Center
NEW YORK (Reuters) - To say the people of Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, get into the Christmas spirit might be the understatement of the holiday season. The front yard of one...
Brooklyn’s ‘Dyker Lights’ try to outshine Rockefeller Center
NEW YORK (Reuters) - To say the people of Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, get into the Christmas spirit might be the understatement of the holiday season. The front yard of one...
Somber remembrances mark anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the 6-year-olds was so sweet his teacher said he should have come to school wrapped in a bow. Another loved princess tea parties, Justin...
In a South African corner of New York, mourners pay tribute to ‘Madiba’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - At "Madiba," a South African-themed bar in Brooklyn named for Nelson Mandela, mourners responding to news of the anti-apartheid champion's death on Thursday gathered to launch...
Booker likely to win New Jersey Senate seat, but turnout is key
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cory Booker, New Jersey's celebrity mayor once hailed as a transformative leader in the tradition of Barack Obama, is widely expected to win Wednesday's special election...