New York was named as the target of a new terrorism threat Monday, as reports emerged that al Qaeda seems to have targeted New York in a foreboding online graphic.
The day broke unseasonably warm as we prepared for a daytrip up to Beacon, NY, to visit the Dia Art Foundation. Spring, possibly early summer, came early to Brooklyn, and I was glad for the sun-roof on the Lexus hybrid I was driving for the weekend (for a review of the car, the Lexus CT 200h, see the related articles).
A controversial attempt to expand Internet addresses far beyond the likes of .com, .org or .net has provoked a rare threat from the U.S. government to withdraw a key license from the body that runs the Internet's core functions.
Forecasts show that heavy snowfall is headed for New York City, Boston and the rest of the Mid-Atlantic region in the first week of April.
Passersby at Grand Central Station in New York City will have a new phenomenon to ogle at during their morning commutes on Thursday: a display of the world’s largest snake to ever live, the titan boa, measuring at 48-feet-long.
The Million Hoodie March will take over New York City's Union Square Wednesday night in a massive protest over the handling of the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin three weeks ago on the streets of a gated Florida community.
St. Patrick's day fell on a Saturday this year and fans of green beer, Ireland and revelry in general took to the streets and their favorite Irish pubs to celebrate the holiday, which commemorates Saint Patrick, who rid Ireland of snakes, according to popular Christian lore. If you can't participate in the festivities yourself, enjoy our slideshow of people around the world celebrating Saint Patrick's day.
St Patrick's Day has arrived and many green-clad New Yorkers have already flocked to bars to kick-start the Irish holiday, but the infamous NYC parade is yet to begin.
Scientists discovered a new species of leopard frog in New York City’s concrete jungle and several surrounding counties. While most undiscovered species are found in remote areas, the surprising fact about this discovery is that it’s been in plain sight all along.
St Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday this year, which means the annual New York City parade will be bigger than ever.
Check out some of New York City's best Irish pubs for St. Patrick's Day 2012.
If you've ever ridden the NYC subway, you've no doubt witnessed some out of the ordinary encounters. Countless bystanders have recorded the often unbelievable events that have taken place with-in and around the city's train cars.
Wall Street's bonuses fell nearly 25 percent in 2011, a New York City fiscal watchdog estimated on Monday, a less severe drop than the industry had anticipated, though still likely to deal a blow to the economies of New York City and New York state.
Wall Street's bonuses fell nearly 25 percent in 2011, a New York City fiscal watchdog estimated on Monday, a less severe drop than the industry had anticipated, though still likely to deal a blow to the economies of New York City and New York state.
Wall Street's bonuses fell nearly 25 percent in 2011, a New York City fiscal watchdog estimated on Monday, a less severe drop than the industry has anticipated, though still likely to deliver a blow to the economies of New York City and New York state.
36 people were arrested in New York for allegedly cheating auto insurance companies out of a quarter billion dollars in an elaborate scheme run by a Russian gang. The $279-million insurance fraud involved corrupted doctors and lawyers, feigned medical claims and over 100 fake clinics, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Occupy Wall Street roared back to life on Wednesday as ten protesters were arrested in a day of resurgent OWS rallies.
Apple will reportedly unveil its next-generation iPad -- presumably called iPad 3 -- next week in New York City. The lastest report comes from CNBC's Jon Fortt, who said on Tuesday that Apple will release a new iPad with a quad-core processor and 4G LTE capabilities.
A pair of NYC architects have submitted plans for a Kickstarter campaign that will allow them to build an underground park in an abandoned trolley terminal in the Lower East Side. Dan Barasch and James Ramsey of Raad Studio are hoping to convert the unoccupied Williamsburg Bridge Trolly Terminal into the city's first subterranean park. The plan is called Delancey Underground and has also been cleverly dubbed the Lowline.
The crowd at White Noise (a grimy bar and lounge in the East Village that's heavy on the strobe lights, smoke machines and stripper poles) on Friday night, Feb. 24, was a mix of punk, hair metal, rock and AC/DC fans, who had gathered together for one final hurrah before the freaky rock 'n' roll bar closed shop following a year-long run on the second floor of an East Village building above a Liquor Store on Avenue C. A mass of sweaty rockers bounced, moshed and grinded as if it was their...
Following accusations of pushing a stranger into an oncoming subway train, Jose Rojas was convicted Friday of assault but acquitted of attempted murder.
Ekaterina Rybolovleva, 22, now owns the most expensive apartment ever sold in New York City, after her billion father, Russian fertiliser magnate Dmitry Rybolovlev on Wednesday, closed the $88 million-deal for the Central Park West pad. He is said to be the 93rd richest man.
