
Tribeca fest dedicated to Boston on opening night
The Tribeca Film Festival opened in a spirit of brotherly love — both on the screen, and in thoughts for the people for Boston. Richard Belzer began ...

Genocide survivor: saved by member of enemy tribe
A Rwandan genocide survivor who became a U.S. citizen Wednesday says she was saved because her father trusted an exceptional member of an enemy tribe ...

Celebs address security concerns at annual NY gala
The Tribeca Film Festival was born out of the 9/11 terror attacks and celebs attending an annual Vanity Fair gala in New York City Tuesday to kick off ...
Cameron Douglas' sentence is upheld in NY court
Michael Douglas' son will have to finish serving his nearly 10-year prison sentence after an appeals court Monday sided with a judge who punished him ...

Take the bait? NYPD anti-theft tactics criticized
Sometimes the bait is a small amount of cash in a stray wallet. Or a credit card. Even a pack of cigarettes can do the trick. Police in New York City ...

Jury awards $12M to Fla. billionaire in wine spat
A Florida billionaire awarded $12 million Friday by a Manhattan jury in his dispute over phony vintage wine vowed to do more to expose wine frauds.

Billionaire wins wine fight; jury awards him $380K
A Florida billionaire said he planned to drink a glass of wine to celebrate a federal jury's conclusion Thursday that he was defrauded by a California ...

Cookie Monster, Elmo get in Times Square trouble
Cookie Monster stands accused of shoving a 2-year-old. Super Mario was charged with groping a woman. And Elmo was booked for berating tourists with ...
Ex-'Pretty Little Liars' actor pleads guilty in NY
A former actor on ABC's "Pretty Little Liars" has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor larceny for lifting $7,000 in electronics and jewelry from a friend's ...
Man dressed as Cookie Monster arrested in NY
A man dressed as the Cookie Monster has been accused of shoving a 2-year-old in New York's Times Square and has been charged with endangering the ...
Budget woes could delay NY trial for bin Laden kin
A judge said he found it "stunning" to hear Monday that federal budget woes could delay the start of a terrorism trial for Osama bin Laden's ...

Senate confirms White to head SEC
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Mary Jo White's nomination as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, making her the first former prosecutor ...

5,000 NYC pay phones will take you back to 1993
Want to journey to a grittier time in New York City's not-too-distant past, when the murder rate was sky-high, Times Square was a crossroads of crime ...

NY DA denies exoneration bid backed by actor Sheen
Prosecutors have turned down an inmate's bid to be cleared in the 1998 killing of a retired police officer, an exoneration effort championed by actor ...
Lockup recommended for man who sneaked into jails
A man who repeatedly used phony credentials to gain entry into New York City's jails may get his wish to do more time. Prosecutors told a judge on ...

NYC 'zombie' finds Long Island cat in Times Square
It took a zombie to find Disaster at the Crossroads of the World. Two years after he disappeared from his Long Island home, Disaster the cat was found ...

World Trade Center touts planned observation deck
Visitors to the observation deck at One World Trade Center will learn about the building's history while they're waiting in line downstairs and watch ...

Suit says Huffington Post founder trashed NYC loft
A lawsuit accuses Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington of trashing a New York City loft that she leased from a documentary filmmaker.

Tribeca to close with 'King of Comedy' restoration
The Tribeca Film Festival will close with a 30th anniversary restoration of Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy." This year's festival will bow out ...

Lawyer: No charges for Lohan in NYC assault case
New York City prosecutors will not charge Lindsay Lohan in an alleged fight at a Manhattan nightclub in November, an attorney for the actress said ...
Official: NY tax breaks would apply to 'Tonight'
If New York isn't trying hard to lure "The Tonight Show" back to Manhattan, it's doing a pretty good impression. A Cuomo administration official said ...
Brother of hedge fund founder indicted in NYC
The brother of a jailed one-time billionaire hedge fund boss has been charged with conspiring with his brother to cheat on Wall Street and earn nearly ...

NYC plan would keep tobacco products out of sight
Cigarettes would have to be kept out of sight in New York City stores under a first-in-the-nation plan unveiled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday, ...

Tony Awards to head back to Radio City Music Hall
The Tony Awards are going back to the place where the Rockettes high-kick it. The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, joint producers of ...
Lagat ready for 'challenge' of NYC Half
Running outdoors. Cold weather. St. Patrick's Day in New York City. That's the unusual racing scenario for Bernard Lagat, who will make his ...