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At Benghazi Hearing, Shouting Match Over Hillary Clinton's Emails

But the long day of often-testy exchanges between committee members and their prominent witness revealed little new information about an episode that has been the subject of seven previous investigations, and that Republicans have long seen as a ... >> view original

Cuomo Planning Discrimination Protections for Transgender New Yorkers

The governor, addressing the crowd at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, said he would direct the State Division of Human Rights to issue regulations that extend protections against discrimination found in a 1945 law to cover gender identity, ... >> view original

New York Today: Miracle Mets

Hold onto your sun hats. IN THE NEWS. • The police had been pursuing the suspect in the fatal shooting of an officer for weeks. [New York Times]. • The officer's death reverberated across continents for a family with a history of police work. [New York ... >> view original

An unusual public fight between a New York charter school network and PBS

A rather unusual public fight has erupted over a PBS NewsHour piece by longtime correspondent John Merrow about the Success Academy Charter School network in New York City, which was founded in 2006 by former City Council member Eva Moskowitz ... >> view original

Suspect in Fatal Shooting of New York Officer Was on the Run for Weeks ...

The fatal shooting, the fourth of a New York City officer in 10 months, was an outgrowth of what officials called one of the city's most intractable law enforcement challenges — the persistent violence stemming from so-called crews, small bands of ... >> view original

The New York Mets are headed to the World Series (!)

On Wednesday, October 21, 2015, the New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs in game four of the National League Championship Series, advancing to the World Series after a miracle month of stunning home runs and power pitches. It will be the first time ... >> view original

Homeless model: New York's hidden homeless

Amid a documented rise in the number of homeless in New York City, many of those without homes may be effectively invisible - going about seemingly normal routines and even work without a place to live. Walking through Tompkins Square Park in ... >> view original

Takata Airbag Inquiry Widens

On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that, in 2010, as Takata and Honda assured regulators that the airbag explosions were linked to isolated manufacturing issues, they were also enlisting the help of a top pyrotechnic lab at Pennsylvania State ... >> view original

Jacob Riis Photographs Still Revealing New York's Other Half

Through March 20, the Museum of the City of New York is presenting “Jacob A. Riis: Revealing New York's Other Half.” This heart-rending retrospective reprises and expands upon the museum's exhibitions in 1947 and 1995, which celebrated Riis as an ... >> view original

I-Team: New York City School Buses Hit With Thousands of Red Light, Speeding ...

New York City school bus companies have been hit with thousands of speeding and red light tickets in the past two years, an I-Team analysis shows. Some bus companies racked up hundreds of violations, leading parents and politicians to express concern ... >> view original