Obama: Possibility Of Strike Against Syria Remains An Option
From Capitol Hill to the United Nations, a flurry of talks has erupted around a possible diplomatic solution in Syria.
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From Capitol Hill to the United Nations, a flurry of talks has erupted around a possible diplomatic solution in Syria.
Charles Hynes has been Kings County District Attorney for 24 years. No sitting DA had been voted out of office in New York City since 1955.
Gay rights activist Corey Johnson has won the nomination for the 3rd District City Council seat being vacated by Speaker Christine Quinn, following a contest described in published reports as "vicious."
City Councilwoman Gale Brewer (D-6th) emerged victorious Tuesday in the race for Manhattan borough president.
The race for New York City public advocate has headed to a runoff, with no candidate winning 40 percent of the vote.
Former two-term Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi won the Democratic primary to get his old job back.
Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner was the first to concede in the Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night, but the scene was less than pretty.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer defeated ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer in the Democratic primary for city comptroller.
The Democratic front-runner, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, is hoping to eclipse the 40 percent mark that would avoid a runoff.
With 98 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday night, Thompson was leading with 55 percent of the vote.
Speaking from the East Room of the White House, Obama said he had asked congressional leaders to postpone a vote on legislation he has been seeking to authorize the use of military force against Syria.
Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign has been anything but boring -- and what are perhaps the final hours of it have been no different.
Some New York City voters arrived at their polling places Tuesday to find that machines were never hauled in or supervisors were not present.
"It was pretty slow up to 6:20 [a.m.] and then kaboom," Gene Russianoff with the New York Public Interest Research Group said of the calls into the hotline.
The mayoral candidates both Democratic and Republican have been casting their votes Tuesday, but you will not see Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a voting booth.
