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Police arrested a suspect in the attempted sexual assault of a Connecticut teenager after getting a tip from a former victim on Tuesday.

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A new study shows many New York City cyclists ignore traffic and helmet laws.

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Trustees of an eastern Long Island town where some of the world's most rich and famous converge every summer are raising property taxes by about 24 percent to help cut a $15 million deficit.

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Southwest Airlines said today it plans to start service to LaGuardia Airport next year if regulators approve its $7.5 million purchase of 14 landing slots from the bankrupt ATA Airlines.

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A 45-year-old man who escaped from a Connecticut hospital has been charged with mailing anthrax hoax letters.

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The meeting of Gov. David Paterson with the leaders of the Legislature collapsed in abject failure after a war of words erupted among the participants.

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Ashley Dupre feels bad about hurting Silda Spitzer, whose husband she slept with for cash.

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With the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade just over a week away, the media got a sneak peak of what Macy's has planned for its 82nd Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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A company founded by fashion designer Marc Jacobs has paid $1 million to resolve an allegation that it bribed a New York state employee.

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A giant human vending machine doled out free fashion to the public at Times Square on Wednesday.

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The Long Island Rail Road is operating on or close to schedule after a minor "bump" between two trains caused service delays into and out of Penn Station.

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Employees at Newark Liberty International Airport are getting a dose of patience and politeness as they prepare to handle the crush of holiday travelers.

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Online dating service eHarmony is adding another personality trait to its 29 dimensions of computability.

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Several generations of Robert F. Kennedy's family gathered Wednesday with some of the country's other Democratic elite -- including former President Bill Clinton -- for a ceremony renaming the Triborough...

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Gasoline prices in New Jersey continue to drop as Garden State residents prepare to hit the roads for the holiday.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to raise fares on express buses and special van services, according to a published report.

Nov 19, 2008 | 1 comment

Connecticut police have arrested the groundskeeper at the Mill River Country Club, accusing him of beating a skunk to death with a golf club.

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Leaders of the Bloods street gang are still calling the shots from behind the walls of New Jersey's prisons.

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Of the 26,500 kids in foster care in New York, 1,300 are available for adoption. There are so many different ways to go about building a family through adoption it would be impossible to cover them all...

Nov 19, 2008

They're movin' on down. Parents who bought million-dollar Upper West Side condos solely to secure their kids spots at a prized public elementary school have been told their children soon will be shipped...

Nov 19, 2008

When Jason Jones was arrested in a fatal shooting in the Bronx in May, he told the police that he had been nowhere near the scene.

Nov 19, 2008

A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse - because it had her green card in it, cops said yesterday.

Nov 19, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama's frontrunner for attorney general is Eric Holder, a Bronx-born, Queens-bred veteran prosecutor who'd be the first African-American to lead the Justice Department.

Nov 19, 2008

If you’re murdered in Rubin residence hall, you were killed off-campus. You missed the cutoff by three blocks.