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Douglas LeVien, New York Detective Who Infiltrated the Mafia, Dies at 68

Douglas A. LeVien Jr., a former undercover police detective who in 1972 infiltrated the meeting ground used by New York's five Mafia families, a landmark operation that produced scores of convictions, died on July 30 while vacationing in Saratoga, N.Y ... >> view original

Legionnaires' Outbreak "Tapering Off," Mayor Says

The Legionnaires' disease outbreak in the South Bronx that has killed 10 people has largely been contained, though five more buildings have tested positive for the bacteria, New York City officials said Saturday. "The good news is that this outbreak is ... >> view original

An Indelible Black-and-White Line

The Obama administration last month introduced new regulations through the Department of Housing and Urban Development that are intended to get localities to work more vigorously toward breaking down racially divided housing patterns. The Section 8 ... >> view original

Toronto Blue Jays beat New York Yankees for seventh straight win

Price pitched three-hit ball for seven innings, Justin Smoak lined Toronto's first-ever slam in the Bronx and the Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 6-0 Saturday for their seventh straight win. "I sense something different," Toronto manager John ... >> view original

Woman Accused of Tossing Infant from 4th-Floor Window

The mother of a newborn boy found dead with severe head trauma in an apartment building courtyard in Queens has been arrested and charged with his death, police said. (Published Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015). Updated 4 hours ago. The mother of a newborn ... >> view original

Hand-Wringing in GOP After Donald Trump's Remarks on Megyn Kelly

In an interview with The New York Times on Friday afternoon, before he went on CNN, Mr. Trump said he was irritated by the debate moderators' questions about a third-party candidacy, saying he wanted to run as a Republican, but he reiterated his threat ... >> view original

MetLife Stadium fans boo quarterback Geno Smith at Jets scrimmage

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- It has been an interception-free training camp for New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith, but that didn't stop the small home crowd at MetLife Stadium from booing him Saturday night after a couple of hiccups in a practice under ... >> view original

Rep: Rapper Sean Price dies in sleep in NYC apartment - New York's PIX11 / WPIX

NEW YORK — Rapper Sean Price has been discovered dead in his New York City apartment. Representatives for the hip-hop artist tell The Associated Press Price died early Saturday in Brooklyn. The 43-year-old was a member of the group Heltah Skeltah ... >> view original

Stinky Pair Wanders into NYC Subway Station

There's no shortage of foul odors in New York City's subways, but a transit worker recently found a couple of potential contributors to the pungent atmosphere: a pair of baby skunks. The two skunks had strayed into a Bronx subway station last weekend ... >> view original

New York High School Students Trade Skyscrapers for Big Sky

On a late July day 2,000 miles west of the Bronx, Vaughn Minott, a tall and soft-spoken aspiring biochemist who was born in Jamaica, bounced with five other New York teenagers in the bed of a 4X4 pickup through a Montana bison range as vast as the ... >> view original