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Police suspect LA man was lured into NYC ambush
Someone wanted Brandon Lincoln Woodard dead — bad enough to apparently lure him to a midtown Manhattan block for what looked like a professional hit.
NY mostly ignored reports warning of superstorm
More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a ...
NY subway victim's daughter: 'What's done is done'
The daughter of a man pushed in front of a subway train and photographed a split-second before his death said Wednesday after a suspect was arrested ...
After Sandy, NYC pins housing hope on repairs
Facing Superstorm Sandy's daunting toll of wreckage and displacement in the nation's largest city, officials have put much of their hopes and hundreds ...
Sandy victims cheered by NYC's Thanksgiving parade
Victims of Superstorm Sandy in New York and elsewhere in the Northeast were comforted Thursday by kinder weather, free holiday meals and — for some ...
Review: Tony Bennett's meditations on show biz
"Life Is a Gift: The Zen of Bennett" (Harper Collins), by Tony Bennett When you've been as successful as Tony Bennett over 60 years in show business, ...
Rubble cleanup a massive task in NY, NJ
Just a few months ago, the parking lot at Jacob Riis Park on New York City's Rockaway seashore was filled with happy beachgoers. Now, it is home to ...
Obama vows not to forget storm victims rebuilding
President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy "until the rebuilding is complete" ...
Fate of pets adds to stress of storm survivors
Kate and Warren Sherwood had to think quickly about what to take when Superstorm Sandy's surge flooded their barrier island and caused five houses on ...
Long Islanders fume over utility's storm response
Priscilla Niemiera has a message for officials at the Long Island Power Authority. "I'd tell them, get off your rear end and do your job," the ...
Many on NY's Long Island still dark after Sandy
Two weeks after Superstorm Sandy, while most utilities have restored electricity to nearly all their customers, there was one glaring exception ...
Sick, frail struggle most in storm's aftermath
Some of society's most vulnerable people — the elderly, the disabled and the chronically ill — have been pushed to the brink in the powerless, ...
Occupy Sandy: Onetime protesters find new cause
The social media savvy that helped Occupy Wall Street protesters create a grass-roots global movement last year is proving to be a strength in the ...
Frustration mounts over lingering power outages
Vincent Pina finally saw a couple of utility trucks coming down his street Thursday and started to wave in anticipation. But they just cruised past ...
Post Sandy, manic Monday begins for commuters
Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week ...
Cold weather and new storm add to victims' misery
Shivering victims of Superstorm Sandy went to church Sunday to pray for deliverance as cold weather settling in across the New York metropolitan ...
Despite storm damage, election officials hopeful
Power generators are being marshaled, polling locations moved and voting machines hurriedly put into place as officials prepare to hold an national ...
Tragedies can't break heroic NY community's spirit
Tragedy has too often visited one Queens community, but residents drew a line in the sand with Superstorm Sandy, rallying with a surfboard and kayaks ...
Lights in lower Manhattan, misery in outer regions
The lights were back on Saturday in lower Manhattan, prompting screams of sweet relief from residents who had been plunged into darkness for nearly ...
With can-do stance on marathon, mayor misreads NYC
Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to sell the New York City Marathon as a symbolic victory for the city after a devastating storm, invoking two of the ...
'What can I do?': New Yorkers seek ways to help
Normally on a Saturday morning, Erica Siegel, a 33-year-old real estate agent, would be working or taking a run. But this weekend found her packing ...
Young immigrant, newly fearless, ponders future
Angy Rivera glided through the airport as though she owned it, giddy with excitement at her brave new world. Then she saw the security guards, and ...
Fuel shortage means gridlock in lines for gasoline
When it came to fuel supplies and patience, the New York metro area was running close to empty Friday. From storm-scarred New Jersey to parts of ...
Mayor says NYC Marathon won't divert resources
The blue and orange finish line is in place in Central Park, no superstorm debris in sight. Little else is normal with the New York City Marathon.
Experts: NYC sea barrier could have stopped surge
The vast destruction wreaked by the storm surge in New York could have been prevented with a sea barrier of the type that protects major cities in ...