
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 ...
NY mom holding baby falls 8 stories, dies; baby OK
A woman clutching her baby son in her arms plunged eight stories out of an apartment window to her death in an apparent suicide on Wednesday, but the ...
2 acts seeking compensation for 'Harlem Shake'
Two performers who say their songs have been used in Baauer's No. 1 hit "Harlem Shake" are seeking compensation because their vocals have been used ...

City Council speaker launches NYC mayoral bid
Long seen as a leading contender, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn formally launched Sunday what she hopes will be a history-making mayoral bid.

Pricey NY apartments to rise on public housing
New Yorkers pay dearly for the privilege of living in one of the world's great cities. But would they shell out top dollar for an apartment on the ...

Manhattan Project agent Safferstein dies at 92
Nathan Safferstein was barely 21 when circumstances suddenly propelled him from his job as a supermarket manager into the stealth world of a ...
Photographer LaChapelle sued, accused of beating
Celebrity photographer David LaChapelle has been sued for $1 million by a Montana gallery director who claims he beat and choked him. According to the ...

Linklater, Green films join Tribeca lineup
Filmmakers from Richard Linklater to David Gordon Green to Whoopi Goldberg are bringing films to this year's Tribeca Film Festival. The New York ...