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A 'Doctor Who' puppet visited New York and it the cutest thing we've seen all week

May 17, 2012

Every now and then something will come to our attention that just warms our hearts.

Bike beats subway in race-to-work commute

May 16, 2012

If you've thought about biking to work, Friday's the day.

Bloomberg says Christine Quinn would make a 'very good'mayor

May 16, 2012

The mayor speaks out about possible successors.

Luxury car ring thieves 'stalked' New York car owners

May 16, 2012

They targeted Brooklyn neighborhoods, particularly Williamsburg.

Homeless man stabs man watching porn at Brooklyn library

May 16, 2012

The man was stabbed in the chest.

Help line for city's nannies

May 15, 2012

A hotline provides information on legally mandated overtime.

UPDATED: GLAAD slams New York Times for Lorena Escalera article

May 14, 2012

The Times issues a statement after being criticized for their coverage.

Pedro Espada: Former politician convicted of theft

May 14, 2012

The former political leader was found guilty of stealing more than $500,000.

Drunken driver hits, kills man on sidewalk

May 13, 2012

Killed while standing at a street corner.

Justin Smith: Boy, 15, dies after falling into East River

May 13, 2012

He drowned in the frigid river water Saturday night.

JFK hotel murder-suicide

May 10, 2012

The shooting happened in the lobby of the Hilton Garden Inn at about 12:30 p.m.

Rosie Perez emcees free concert in Brooklyn

May 10, 2012

She'll be joined by homeless children in East New York.

Community Board asks Barclays Center to stop alcohol sales at 2 a.m. (UPDATED)

May 10, 2012

Efforts to avoid rowdy crowds at a new stadium.

City asks New Yorkers to report abuse

May 08, 2012

If you hear a fight you think is physical, call the police.

Karl Vanderwoude: Charges dropped against man NYPD accused of being 'dapper groper'

May 07, 2012

Vanderwoude said he's not mad at the police.

New York City police officer, corrections officer arrested

May 07, 2012

One man was part of a rowdy group of people in Harlem and the other was charged with DUI after plowing into a street pole while allegedly driving drunk in Brooklyn Heights.

Michael Pena: Former NYPD officer sentenced to 75 years to life

May 07, 2012

A judge expresses "scorn" for a former cop convicted of sexual assault.

Slaughterhouse fine: From harm to stable

May 06, 2012

Sometimes animals really do get a second life on a farm upstate.

Brooklyn surgeon volunteers at Army hospital

May 03, 2012

Many of the soldiers were missing limbs or had been paralyzed.

Frieze Art Fair travels to Randall's Island

May 03, 2012

The British art fair comes to New York City.

Park Slope then and now: Obama's stomping grounds

May 03, 2012

A new article reveals that the president's stomping grounds included Park Slope.

One dead in jump from Madison Ave. building

May 01, 2012

A person was killed after jumping from at least the 15th floor of a Madison Avenue office building this morning.

George St. Louis: NYPD cop arrested for assault

April 30, 2012

An NYPD officer is facing charges of assault after he was arrested last night.

Seven dead in crash on Bronx River Parkway, including 3-year-old toddler girl

April 29, 2012

Three generations of a Bronx family, including three little girls, were killed.

Crane owner James Lomma acquitted of manslaughter charges

April 26, 2012

James Lomma faced up to 15 years in prison after he was accused of manslaughter for the deaths of two workers in the 2008 crane collapse.

Hany Abdalla: Charges dropped against teacher's aide accused of sexual comment (UPDATE)

April 26, 2012

A Manhattan teacher's aide is no longer facing charges of sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.

Cops searching for accused L train subway masturbator

April 25, 2012

The NYPD in hoping to nab a man accused of staring at a woman on the subway while masturbating.

Everything you need to know about Enterprise's landing in NYC

April 24, 2012

The city's newest museum artifact will glide by the Statue of Liberty.

Cop charged after alleged hit-and-run

April 24, 2012

Prosecutors say a cop left the scene after hitting an elderly woman.

Cops looking for man accused of taking upskirt subway photo

April 24, 2012

Police have released a photo of a man wanted for using his cell phone to take a picture beneath a woman's skirt.