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NFL great Lawrence Taylor, reliving a night to forget, admitted on Wednesday that he paid for sex with a "very, very pretty" prostitute in 2010, but denied accusations that he ignored obvious signs that she was a teen runaway in distress.
The foundation says $20,000 each will be given to the 18-year-old son and 21-year-old daughter of Officer Joseph Olivieri, a Nassau County police officer who was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Long Island Expressway.
Talk about a bad stretch for Mark Sanchez. The Jets quarterback fumbled away a chance to beat the Patriots, and was voted by his peers as the second-most overrated player in the NFL. But that's not all.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that by the end of the year riders on numbered-lines will be able to get next-train arrival times by downloading a smartphone app or going to the agency's website.
All underground stations are expected to be wired by 2016, but trains were not expected to have service between stations.
Forgive me if I don't celebrate with Michael Bloomberg, Marty Markowitz and Charles Wang. Brooklyn is better than Quebec, but it still feels like another punch to the soul for the true fans of a once-proud franchise.
Bocca Di Bacco's Executive Chef Kristin Sollene returned to the CBS 2 studios to make a perfect dish for fall.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said 27-year-old Officer Ivan Marcano shot and killed one suspect "in a remarkable display of marksmanship" following an apparently wild series of events.
Football fans have 11-year-old New Jersey boy to thank for the NFL's decision to use pink penalty flags for the Jets game this Sunday, in a move to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Officer Arthur Lopez was shot and killed Tuesday morning while he was on patrol on the border between Nassau County and Queens near the southbound entrance ramp of the Cross Island Parkway, officials said.
Forecasters are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Sandy as the storm spins near Jamaica.
The shocking reality is settling for two families who had their loved ones stolen from them in a heinous crime that has stunned the Tri-State Area.
When Chris Bickel, of Livingston, New Jersey was 16 years old, he found himself homeless with "no other place to go." Now, he wants to help people in the same situation find healthier food options.
A former corrections officer was sentenced Wednesday to 5 years and 4 months in prison, after being convicted of sexually abusing female inmates at a jail in Long Island.
Goodbye, Nassau. Hello, Brooklyn. The Islanders will become the borough's second professional sports franchise when they move to Barclays Center in 2015.
