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Ex-Con Mayor of Connecticut City Is Faced With New Controversy
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Mayor Joseph P. Ganim was standing outside his office on a recent afternoon at the start of a prearranged interview, posing for a portrait photo.
Divorce, Giuliani Style: An Ugly Court Battle Unspools for America
NEW YORK — On a spring afternoon in 2000, Mayor Rudy Giuliani used a news conference in Bryant Park to drop a personal bombshell: He was separating from his wife. That was news not only to New York City but also to Donna Hanover, the woman he was married to at the time.
Who Is True Mayor of Mount Vernon? No One Knows
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — On one side of City Hall, Richard Thomas, the former and possibly still-current mayor of Mount Vernon was in his office Tuesday, the door guarded by two police officers.
Mt. Vernon Has 2 Mayors, and Its Police Commissioner Was Just Arrested
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — On one side of City Hall, Richard Thomas, the former and possibly still-current mayor of Mount Vernon was in his office Tuesday, the door guarded by two police officers.
How some New Yorkers found bliss in the blackout
The power failure, apparently caused by a malfunctioning substation, disrupted life for hundreds of thousands of people in Manhattan for several hours on a warm summertime weekend evening.
On Shelter Island, keeping the party, and Airbnb, at bay
It takes eight minutes by ferry to cross the Peconic River, the body of water that separates Shelter Island and the South Fork of Long Island, but the distance in temperament between the two areas could not be more pronounced.
Native Americans Find Surprising Ally in N.J. Fight: Trump Administration
MAHWAH, N.J. — A knee-high pile of rocks sits in a far corner of a gated community set among rolling hills known as the Polo Club.
Native Americans Find Surprising Ally in N.J. Fight: Trump Administration
MAHWAH, N.J. — A knee-high pile of rocks sits in a far corner of a gated community set among rolling hills known as the Polo Club.
Trump's history of using 9/11 for political attacks
With about two months left in the bruising 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump — the president-to-be who took on Gold Star parents and a federal judge, and seemed emboldened by the skirmishes — agreed to pause his campaign on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
'They're leaving us with nothing': Cuts of 150 teachers threaten troubled N.J. City
More than 200 education jobs would be cut, including 150 teachers and 23 vice principals. Class sizes would balloon. Art and music classes would be erased.
Cuts of 150 Teachers Threaten Troubled New Jersey City
More than 200 education jobs would be cut, including 150 teachers and 23 vice principals. Class sizes would balloon. Art and music classes would be erased.Attention, dogs: Your bark might take a bite out of your owners' wallets
SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — This borough was once home to Richard Nixon, but its most notorious residents today are of a different breed.
Trump Can Be Sued for Defamation by 'Apprentice' Contestant, Court Rules
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s argument that the Constitution makes him immune from state lawsuits, clearing the way for a defamation suit from a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who has said Trump groped her.
Why Allen Weisselberg, Trump's money man, could face scrutiny next
On Wednesday, Cohen specifically identified Weisselberg as helping mastermind a strategy to mask reimbursements to Cohen for his payment to Stormy Daniels, the pornographic film actress who said she had an affair with Trump.
Why Allen Weisselberg, Trump's Money Man, Could Face Scrutiny Next
In testimony before Congress this week, Michael Cohen cast himself as a central figure in schemes that could threaten the presidency of Donald Trump.
More Trump Names on Buildings Are Coming Down
NEW YORK — When Donald Trump purchased the muddy stretch of abandoned rail yards alongside the Hudson River in 1985, he envisioned building a complex called “Trump City” on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The deal didn’t quite come together, but nevertheless, in the scaled-back version that rose between West 72nd and West 59th streets, the word “Trump” was splashed in gold on six apartment towers.
Second man charged in death of a detective in Queens
He was arraigned on the charges Sunday morning in Queens.
2-man team planned robbery that led to detective's death, it was their second in a week, police say
One man was a lookout Tuesday who hovered outside the Richmond Hill cellphone store, scanning for trouble.
'I'm going to die here,'she told the guards, they didn't listen
It was the first of what became multiple pleas for help by a newly arrived inmate, Lamekia Dockery.
'I'm Going to Die Here,' She Told the Guards. They Didn't Listen.
GOSHEN, Ind. — “Offender Dockery stated to me around 0800 at the front counter that she was having stomach pains for 2 days and wanted to go to the hospital,” read the first entry in a corrections officer’s log.
