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Schools return to life in storm-ravaged NYC, NJ
The nation's largest school system lurched to life Monday, when all but the most affected students still suffering from Superstorm Sandy made their ...
Nor'easter threatens weather-weary East Coast
A week after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast, wiping out entire communities, residents were bracing for yet another potentially damaging ...
MTV to air fundraiser for devastated Jersey shore
MTV, home of the "Jersey Shore" reality show, plans to air a fundraising special to help rebuild New Jersey's devastated shoreline. The one-hour ...
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 ...
20 cities make cut in NYC mayor's $9M contest
In a big-city mayor's bid to spur colleagues to think boldly around the country, 20 cities from Chicago to Springfield, Ore., are finalists in a $9 ...
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 ...
Football game brings some relief from storm damage
Courtney Davis has no idea what her house looks like because her town of Sea Bright was washed away by Superstorm Sandy. Yet she was at the ...
Storm leaves Connecticut Gold Coast shaken
The floodwaters churned by Superstorm Sandy damaged waterfront homes along Connecticut's southwest coast, and turned the charming center of tony ...
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 ...
NY marathon canceled? Tell that to the runners
Their race was called off, but marathoners were still on the move in New York on Sunday. Hundreds of runners wearing marathon shirts and backpacks ...
Red Cross carries on despite storm-response flak
It happened after the 9/11 terror attacks, after Hurricane Katrina and now, once again, after Superstorm Sandy: The American Red Cross takes flak for ...
Dizzying array of media streams spotlight election
The days of watching Election Night coverage on a single television set may soon be a quaint anachronism. Americans have an array of alternatives for ...
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 ...
What election? Sandy's the big story on 'SNL'
You wouldn't have known it was the Saturday before the election on "Saturday Night Live." Sure, Mitt Romney, played by Jason Sudeikis, made a quick ...
Nets beat Raptors 107-100 in Brooklyn debut
The chant was 55 years in the making, delayed a couple days by disaster, and delivered by a sold-out crowd that wasn't missing this party no matter ...
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 ...
AP PHOTOS: Long gas lines after destructive Sandy
Filling stations with "No Gas" signs taped to the pumps are confronting drivers across New York City and coastal New Jersey amid fuel shortages ...
Column: Marathon debacle didn't have to be
A different kind of marathon will take place on hard-hit Staten Island on Sunday, with runners carrying backpacks filled with things like baby wipes ...
Storm was cruel to elderly who refused to evacuate
Even with her Coney Island apartment squarely in the path of Superstorm Sandy, Loraine Gore was staying put. At age 90, she said, she had her reasons.
Electricity explains why some have gas, some don't
It's a question that's rankled and bewildered many in the Northeast: Why do some areas struck by Superstorm Sandy have plenty of gasoline and others ...
NYC Marathon runners fill unexpected free time
Sue Johnson refuses to give New York City any more money. She preferred to shell out for the change fee to move her flight home to Pittsburgh up by ...
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 ...
GOP likely to hold House after $1B campaign
You can do a lot with a billion dollars — but still not change much. This Election Day, it's likely to produce another Republican-led House that's ...
Dominican police arrest 3 in killing of ex-Yankee
Police in the Dominican Republic said Saturday that they have arrested three men suspected in the killing of former major league pitcher Pascual Perez ...
'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 ...