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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg frequently proclaims New York as an ideal city to start a technology company, but until now not a single neighborhood offered free wireless access to the
Rolando Terrell may indeed be the generous, gentle man his family and friends described in numerous letters praising the convicted felon. But any acts of kindness on his part only
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will face questions Thursday about using a State Police helicopter to fly to his son’s high school baseball game. Reporters will be on hand for
Popular opinion for same-gender marriage continues to tick up in the polls. A Quinnipiac survey out this morning found that 58% of NYers support the passage of a bill legalizing
Most targeted are the residential white pages that list home numbers. An increasing number of states are approving requests by phone companies, which want to stop delivering these unprofitable, generally
A deranged man was arrested at LaGuardia Airport this afternoon after he was spotted walking on the tarmac near a US Airways jet minutes away from taking off for Charlotte,
You couldn’t miss it, the big Star of David hanging around Sarah Palin’s neck as she toured the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on Wednesday. NBC New York asked
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] At least two tornadoes struck Springfield, Massachusetts, and numerous other communities in the western part of the state Wednesday, leaving behind four deaths, many injuries and extensive
In a blog post from its engineering director, Google said it had uncovered a scam that was attempting to collect the email passwords of hundreds of Gmail users that included,
[VIDEO & PHOTOS BELOW] Kuvien Images presents YWN with a photo essay of the Yom Yerushalayim flag march, which started by the kever of Shimon HaTzaddik, and made its way
There were two incidents in Boro Park Wednesday afternoon which required a heavy NYPD response. The first was a robbery at gunpoint inside the Maple Lanes Bowling Alley on 60th
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday he will not run for president or seek a fourth term at the helm of the US’s most populous city. “Independents don’t
Stocks plunged Wednesday, suffering their biggest drop in almost a year, as a slew of downbeat reports prompted fears the economic recovery was running out of steam. The Dow Jones
Airlines have doubled baggage fees and other add-ons since the extra charges took off in 2008, according to a report released by an airline consultant. The review by Wisconsin-based IdeaWorks
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today commended the announcement from the Obama Administration that the U.S. will refrain from participating in the United Nation’s Durban III World Conference Against Racism. In
Gov. Chris Christie sure knows how to get around in style. Christie apparently used the state helicopter to fly him to his son’s high school baseball game Tuesday night. Now,
Questions surrounding the ongoing saga of an inapropiate picture that appeared on New York Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter feed in recent days are threatening to disrupt the Congressman’s bid for
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