Gays See Repeal As A Civil Rights Milestone
Allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military is a step toward equality, advocates say, but a fight for other social changes such as gay marriage still lies ahead.
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Allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military is a step toward equality, advocates say, but a fight for other social changes such as gay marriage still lies ahead.
He'll soon be out of office, but at least one Long Island school will always remember Gov. David Paterson.
Police say science will lead investigators to solve the case of a possible serial killer on Long Island.
Last-minute shoppers are trying to check off their gift list in the last weekend before Christmas.
A child welfare agency is making the holidays brighter for a group of children with severe disabilities and chronic illnesses.
More than 13,000 men and women were kicked out of the military since the Don't Ask, Don't Tell law was enacted in 1993, and now they have reason to celebrate.
Police arrested a Brooklyn man on Sunday morning accused of killing his elderly mother.
It may soon be illegal in New York City to restrain your dog outdoors for excessive periods of time.
First lady Michelle Obama has presented a national medal for bilingual education to a New York library that became a center of healing for its community following the stabbing death of an Ecuadorean immigrant.
City Council Member Daniel Dromm, and openly gay veteran Denny Meyer held a news conference in Jackson Heights Saturday praising Congress for the repeal vote.
Saturday was a bittersweet anniversary in New York, as it marked one full year since the passage of Leandra's Law. The bill was named for a child killed while riding in the care of a drunk driver.
A New York City man is accused of smothering to death his 86-year-old mother with a pillow at the apartment that they shared.
Six cab companies in Nassau County and eastern Queens will participate in a program that will give free rides to people who had a few too many drinks at their holiday party.
Sen. Schumer took offense to Sen. McCain's comments that the Senate was "fooling around" with the 9/11 health bill. Meanwhile, Sen. Gillibrand said she was hopeful the measure would pass soon.
The news that some of Bernard Madoff's victims could be getting half their money back was of little comfort to Richard and Cynthia Friedman, and others who saw their life savings erased in the mammoth fraud.
