NYC Drops Federal Appeal In Stop-and-Frisk Cases
The goal is to end years of litigation over the city's controversial anti-crime tactic.
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The goal is to end years of litigation over the city's controversial anti-crime tactic.
New York City jails holding teenage inmates are extremely violent and unsafe and major reforms are needed, the federal government said in a scathing report released Monday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, his wife and their two children woke up in their official Manhattan residence for the first time on Monday.
In a statement Wednesday, the FAA said it is "working closely with the Government of Israel" to review new information they have provided and to determine whether safety concerns have been resolved.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg flew off to Tel Aviv on the Israeli airline El Al Tuesday, as he claimed flying to Israel remains safe even though U.S. and European carriers have halted flights there.
John Haggerty was convicted of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
More than 20 months after Superstorm Sandy, 15,000 New York City homes have yet to be repaired from storm damage.
John Haggerty reportedly was scheduled to turn himself in Monday, but was given the extra time because he's caring for an ailing relative, Cornell reported.
While running for mayor, de Blasio said his predecessor demonized teachers and promised a new era of cooperation with educators.
Mayoral spokeswoman Marti Adams said Joseph Bruno will be stepping down on June 27.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that he felt the process was "broken.''
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg insists he won't be a presidential candidate in 2016 -- but he was OK with serving as a political commentator during an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation."
The steel and glass museum houses more than 10,000 artifacts, 23,000 photographs, 1,900 oral histories and 500 hours of film and video. It opens to the public May 21.
While Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday he would work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo if a bid is planned, he has previously expressed little interest in hosting the Olympics.
The new campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, will be about targeting political dollars. Candidates who support stronger gun laws will receive money.
The city acknowledged it has spent only a fraction of the money available for Sandy-related home repairs and rebuilding, but it's something Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed to fix.
The NYC Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment said Tuesday it filed the papers in state Supreme Court.
Stringer said that under the contract, the city Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication would have outsourced the selection and oversight of all information technology contracts to Computer Aid.
Lawsuits are being filed this week over Mayor Bill de Blasio's decision to move charter school students out of public school space.
Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina said the city is looking into finding space to accommodate the students from the Success Academy charter school in Harlem.
The Massachusetts native and Harvard Business School graduate will be the principal speaker for graduates and their guests at afternoon exercises at the school's 363rd commencement May 29.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's foundation is donating $10 million to a program aimed at preventing the drowning of Bangladeshi children who may be improperly supervised while their parents are at work.
The U.N. chief said he was counting on Bloomberg's "dedicated and visionary leadership'' to help countries around the world address the climate change phenomenon.
In his State of the City at LaGuardia Community College in Queens on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he plans to ask state lawmakers next week for the power to raise the minimum wage.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he won't partake in the parade along Fifth Avenue because of organizers' refusal to allow participants to carry gay-pride signs.
