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The new legislation would make the possession of 25 grams of marijuana or less, in private or public view, a violation subject to a ticket and fine rather than a misdemeanor, Cuomo announced Monday.
Obama will return to Manhattan next week for a fundraiser at the home of "Sex and the City" actress Sarah Jessica Parker.
Rep. Steve Israel demonstrated how hackers can go to a "spoofing" site, enter a cell phone number and gain access to that number's voice messeges.
The governors of New York and New Jersey have called on the National Park Service to take a role in funding and managing the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center site.
The proposal called for the city to sell 18,000 of a new kind of permit that lets livery cabs pick up passengers who hail them in upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who hopes to succeed Bloomberg, said she's dead set against the sugary drink ban because it's "punitive," and she'll undo it if she wins.
As Mayor Michael Bloomberg continues to tout his plan to ban over-sized sugary drinks in New York City, some city lawmakers are speaking out against the proposal.
So how do you feel about downsizing the sugary drinks? Is Mayor Michael Bloomberg going too far? On Thursday, we took the pulse of the people on this beverage ban.
Every single menu in New York City could soon be getting a major overhaul if Mayor Michael Bloomberg has his way. The man behind calorie counts is set to announce a new public health initiative to battle obesity, taking aim at super-sized sugary drinks.
Imagine a New York City where restaurant delivery workers on bicycles stay off sidewalks and ride safely in the right direction. The City Council has a bold new plan to try to make that happen.
Hundreds of Polish-American families, alongside tight-knit business and church leaders, were expressing disappointment and some heartfelt anger at the president over his choice of words regarding their homeland.
A flap over welfare payments to a live-in employee had a suburban prosecutor playing defense on Tuesday night. It's an alleged dirty deal involving Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore, who said that the charge is a political smear attempt.
There was a new move announced Tuesday to give New York City and school districts throughout the state more power to get rid of so-called "perv" teachers. It's aimed at protecting kids in the classroom.
The lawsuit wants to block a law allowing car services to pick up passengers who hail them on the street in the outer boroughs and above 96th Street in Manhattan.
