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Two studies have slammed commonly held assumptions about stop-and-frisk this week.

The attorney general's office warns New Yorkers against scam robocalls targeting seniors and offering free medical alert equipment -- with back-end fees for monitoring.

Anthony Weiner's long-anticipated official announcement that he's running for mayor of New York City began with a slight glitch this week: A video announcing his candidacy was posted on YouTube in the middle of the night, then yanked off the site -- and eventually posted again.

Pioneer Courthouse Square will be filled with people making art at about noon Thursday when a flash mob springs to life.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it would be a "shame" if Anthony Weiner was elected mayor of New York City.

Jurors sided with the real estate mogul-turned-TV showman in a weeklong civil trial focused on Jacqueline Goldberg's claim that Trump cheated her in a condo bait-and-switch scheme.

In this May 14, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump arrives at federal court in Chicago to testify at a civil trial where he's accused of cheating an 87-year-old woman in a skyscraper condo deal.

A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with one of the eight anti-gay attacks that have struck New York in recent weeks.

Somali-Canadian rapper K'naan has long drawn musical inspiration from his troubled homeland.

High-tech businesses from other states and abroad that move onto or next to college campuses in New York would operate free of all business, property and personal income taxes for 10 years under a proposal released Wednesday by Gov.

Last weekend, 32-year-old New Yorker Mark Carson was gunned down in the West Village, in what is being treated as an anti-gay hate crime.

"That's good, but the attacks are terrible, and I would want to know why all of a sudden there's an increase in attacks.

The nation's big cities are riding out the first years of the post-downturn era with plenty of company - boosting their population via a youth movement.

"This is not the place if you are dieting, looking for romantic intimacy or elitist dining." It is, however, a place for inexpensive ribs.

Ask five people who have been in New York City for more than a decade what makes someone a "real" New Yorker and you'll get five different answers: if you're born here; seven years in the city; 10 years; when you're no longer fazed by celebrity sightings; when a bagel guy knows how you like your coffee and uses the perfect amount of cream cheese.

The Athens Exchange and the American-Hellenic Chamber are organizing the second investorsA' forum in New York next month with the participation of 28 companies listed on the local bourse, up from 15 firms in the first forum.

Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he wants to bring his ideas to the fore - and win.

Smash has turned out to be the big gamble that didn't catch on, despite dramatic changes behind the scenes, heavy promotion, a new time and an additional narrative that focused on twenty-somethings putting on a show that would end up competing with "Bombshell" for a Tony.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the Finger Lakes east to Syracuse through 11 pm.

The father of the man who gained Internet fame as "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker" said Wednesday that he hasn't had much contact with his son over the years.