Yankees Sign Outfielder Ben Francisco To Minor League Contract
The right-handed hitter has played all three outfield positions in his six-year career, though he's predominantly played right field and center field.
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The right-handed hitter has played all three outfield positions in his six-year career, though he's predominantly played right field and center field.
A 23-year-old Brooklyn man is dead, after his car slammed into the back of an MTA bus in Cypress Hills.
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs says its mental health professionals won't comply with a new gun law in New York that requires them to report the names of patients they believe likely to hurt themselves or others.
Two suspects fired shots at a man during an attempted robbery at a store in the South Bronx Monday morning, but the suspects didn't make off with anything at all.
Authorities say they found what appeared to be a pipe bomb and suspicious chemicals, as well as shotguns, a surveillance system and a fortified tunnel under the backyard of Donald Saturno's basement apartment.
The details of late New York City Mayor Ed Koch's will have been released.
The jury has had the case since Thursday. If convicted on the most serious charge, Gilberto Valle could face a possible life sentence.
The line started forming on Friday and at least 5,000 other hopefuls are expected to apply by week's end.
New York State Health Commissioner Nariv Shah said Monday that he will not wait for the completion of any studies, and plans a recommendation "in weeks" on whether the state should approve hydraulic fracturing.
The NFL and other organizations are heading up research program they hope will help improve safety and prevent concussions.
Joe Mihalich's Niagara Purple Eagles have just eliminated Siena in the quarterfinals of the MAAC basketball tournament. Siena senior O.D. Anosike has played his last collegiate game.
Police in Jersey City on Monday were probing an incident last week in which a sergeant shot and killed a man who tried to attack him with a kitchen knife.
NYC311, the nation's largest and most comprehensive government information and services center, has received nearly 160 million calls since its launch 10 years ago.
The Big dance is right around the corner and teams are making strides towards being part of it. It all started this weekend with a buzzer beater, Kentucky barely holding on and Belmont joining the tourney. A wild weekend indeed!
More than 1,000 high school students from around the world converged on the Jacob Javits Convention Center this past weekend for the FIRST Robotics Competition – an event billed by organizers as a ``varsity sport of the mind.''
