Last Top Stories: Hackers take down New York magazine's website after its explosive Bill Cosby story

Hackers take down New York magazine's website after its explosive Bill Cosby story

New York magazine's website was taken down, apparently by hackers trying to silence it, just hours after publishing the accounts of 35 women who say they were raped by Bill Cosby. The site came back up about 12 hours later. A group of hackers going by ... >> view original

NY gov announces plan to rebuild "un-New York" airport

NEW YORK -- A year after comparing New York's LaGuardia Airport to "some Third World Country," Vice President Joe Biden helped unveil an ambitious plan Monday to rebuild its collection of aging terminals into a modern, unified hub while easing ... >> view original

City Room | New York Today: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

In New York City, transportation might be second only to real estate as a marker of privilege. Where you go says just as much as how you get there. But this summer, it seems no one is immune to the vicissitudes of commuting. Just this morning, more ... >> view original

ArtsBeat | 'Steve Jobs' Gets Centerpiece Slot at New York Film Festival

“Steve Jobs,” the biopic starring Michael Fassbender as the Apple co-founder, has already generated a lot of anticipation, and now it has a high-profile festival berth to boot: on Monday, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced that the movie ... >> view original

Kelly Rutherford Speaks to PEOPLE as New York Court Denies Custody Case: 'It's ...

"Neither California or N.Y.C. are taking jurisdiction. So who in the U.S. has jurisdiction of my America-born U.S. citizen children?" Rutherford says. "They were sent there by California temporarily to accommodate Daniel's visa issue, and now ... >> view original

Campus Suicide and the Pressure of Perfection

Around the same time, the New York Times columnist Frank Bruni published “Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania,” which he was inspired to write after years of observing the insanity surrounding the process ... >> view original

FBI Emphasizes Speed as ISIS Exhorts Individuals to Attack

Mr. Cummings's strategy helped identify Al Qaeda leaders worldwide and disrupted attacks, including a 2009 plot to bomb New York's subways, but the approach always came with an important caveat: If agents believed a threat was imminent and ... >> view original

Opinionator | 10 Things I'd Tell My Former (Medicated) Self

In the fall of 2014 the author decided to quit the prescription medications she has been taking to treat her anxiety, depression and insomnia, and began the process of gradually reducing her dosages. In Going Off, a series of Anxiety posts that began ... >> view original

Playboy bunny on New York Magazine cover said Cosby raped her in Chicago

The "unwelcome sisterhood" featured on Monday's New York Magazine cover of women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual abuse includes a former Playboy bunny who said Cosby raped her at a Chicago hotel. Patricia "P.J." Masten, 65, of New Jersey, ... >> view original

Mets going in? New York picks up Tyler Clippard from Athletics

It's been a couple seasons, but the New York Mets are buyers again at the trade deadline. The team proved as much Monday, trading for Oakland Athletics reliever Tyler Clippard. The Mets have acquired RHP Tyler Clippard and cash considerations from ... >> view original