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Pilot practicing ahead of New York Air Show crashes, dies

The pilot lost control of the two-seater and crashed into a wooded area abutting Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, a community about 70 miles north of New York City. Capt. Brendan Casey with New York State Police said that the pilot ... >> view original

Two Shot by Undercover New York City Police Officer in Westchester

Two people, including a bystander, were shot by an undercover New York City police officer in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Friday afternoon when an investigation into an illegal firearms dealer went awry, the authorities said. Both people who were shot were ... >> view original

Pilot Dies When Stunt Plane Crashes During New York Air Show Practice

State police say a pilot has died after his propeller-driven stunt plane crashed while he was practicing tricks for a weekend air show in New York's Hudson Valley. (Published Friday, Aug. 28, 2015). Updated at 5:52 PM EDT on Friday, Aug 28, 2015. >> view original

Homeless Families Endure Roaches, Mice and Failed Promises

The Clarkson Avenue building is one of about 400 private apartment buildings that house more than 3,000 families for whom New York City's shelters have no room. The city pays nearly $2,500 a month for housing and services per family under a program ... >> view original

Psychologists Welcome Analysis Casting Doubt on Their Work

The field of psychology sustained a damaging blow Thursday: A new analysis found that only 36 percent of findings from almost 100 studies in the top three psychology journals held up when the original experiments were rigorously redone. After the ... >> view original

New York Today: Enforcing a Ban

In New York, selling shark fin could get you in big trouble. Earlier this month, environmental officials announced that a Brooklyn seafood distributor had paid a $10,000 fine for trafficking shark fins, the state's first successful prosecution of the ... >> view original

Consumer Anxiety in China Undermines Government's Economic Plans

“Many of them are at a place in their careers where they want to leverage their current positions for higher-paying positions, and they worry about getting laid off by the new company in the economic winter,” she added. “One reader told me that he left ... >> view original

New York TSA worker accused of sexually abusing passenger

New York (CNN) A Transportation Security Administration screener has been charged with unlawfully imprisoning and sexually abusing a college student in a bathroom after she stepped off a flight at New York's LaGuardia Airport, authorities said Friday. >> view original

New York Daily News defends showing shocking shooting photos

The New York Daily News was widely condemned for its front page about the on-air murders in Roanoke, Virginia, with critics calling its use of the graphic images "despicable" and "heartless." The tabloid had a different description: newsworthy. "The ... >> view original

Finding a Little Greenery in New York for $500000 or Less

In a city that's cleaner, leafier and safer than it has been in some time, home buyers are clamoring for private outdoor space, brokers say. But if you're looking at the lower end of the market — say, at apartments priced around $500,000 or less — is ... >> view original