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An ex-con packing heat was shot and killed Wednesday on Staten Island , law enforcement sources said.

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Jeremiah Miller calls the time Barack Obama spent in New York "the lost years," because that period from 1981 to 1985 is not as well-known as his roots in Hawaii or his recent years in Chicago.

A New York pastor accused of using church funds to pay for plastic surgery has been ordered to serve five years probation.

The American Cancer Society says providers offering free screenings in Manhattan, Brooklyn, West Queens, and Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties project they'll perform nearly 15,000 fewer mammograms this fiscal year than last year.

New York City, the center of the nation's information industry, has lost nearly 60,000 communications jobs since 2000, including in publishing and broadcasting, the comptroller's office said Wednesday.

Artist Jeanne-Claude, right, who created the 2005 installation in Central Park called "The Gates" with her husband Christo, center, has died.

Indie-rock producer Jacquire King had long been an admirer of Norah Jones' smoky, seductive voice, but the man behind acclaimed albums from Kings of Leon to Tom Waits never thought the two would ever inhabit the same musical orbit, let alone work together on a CD.

Water has been restored to all customers that were affected by a water main break on Staten Island this morning.

On the eve of a high-level international meeting on road safety in Moscow, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York announced a donation of $125 million to organizations that promote road safety in a group of low- and middle-income countries that represent half of all yearly traffic deaths.

Mafia suspect Frederick Grimaldi is walked by an NYPD and NY State Attorney General agent outside the 120 Precinct, Staten Island, Wednesday.

The P.C. Richard and Son Theater in Manhattan was more packed than it has ever been, and for good reason.

A large water main break flooded streets and closed Victory Boulevard through the Travis section of Staten Island.

Deep-frying. Wood-smoking. Sous vide. The mind-numbing number of suggestions for mining flavor from the typically unforgiving Thanksgiving bird have proliferated in recent years.

Investigators in New York City raided circulation offices at some of the nation's largest newspapers today as part of a union corruption probe, a law enforcement official said.

Big political names abound in New York: Mario Cuomo. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Rudy Giuliani.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg attends the "Journey" exhibition opening at Washington Square Park on November 10, 2009 in New York City.

As the holiday season approaches quickly, NationalCreditReport.com is providing their top holiday tips for shopping online and ways to prevent identity theft and credit fraud.

BROWN SUGAR AND CIDER TURKEY RUB This wet rub gives turkey a rich and sweet flavor that is a nice complement to the saltiness of a brine.

It appears New York Governor David Paterson had a change of heart over the weekend, flip flopping on where he stands on trying the 9/11 detainees in New York City, just steps away from Ground Zero.