Superstorm Sandy: East Coast Residents Head Back to Everyday Life
Andrew Burton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — With superstorm Sandy now in the history books as one of the most devastating storms to ever hit the East Coast, many states have begun to move forward and take steps toward recovery.As many on the East Coast sta…
NY Congressional Campaign Manager Loses Job over Sandy Rumors
Oli Scarff/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The congressional campaign manager who confessed to spreading falsehoods on Twitter during Hurricane Sandy has resigned from Christopher Wright’s New York City congressional campaign.Shashank Tripathi, under t…
Biden Praises Storm Relief Effort, Says It’ll Take a ‘Herculean Effort’
William Thomas Cain/Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — On a day when the Democratic ticket held no campaign events due to Hurricane Sandy, Vice President Joe Biden lauded the storm relief efforts across the country and said it’s going to take a &ldq…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Worries About More Storms Like Sandy
ABC News(NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo described the scene in Lower Manhattan and at the World Trade Center Memorial Monday night as “frightening,” but said Tuesday that things were looking much better and that the city would quic…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Worries About More Storms Like Sandy
ABC News(NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo described the scene in Lower Manhattan and at the World Trade Center Memorial Monday night as “frightening,” but said Tuesday that things were looking much better and that the city would quic…
Game On? McCain Blasts Obama on Benghazi at ‘Storm Relief’ Rally
ABC News(ONTARIO, Ohio) — After nearly 48 hours of squall stall, Sen. John McCain has kicked the the presidential campaign back into gear, ripping the Obama administration’s response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi during a brief…
Douglas Kennedy Fights Child-Endangerment Charges in New York Court
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The son of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy began his defense Monday against charges that he endangered his newborn son and harassed the baby’s nurses at a New York hospital earlier this year, arguing that he kicked a nurse b…
Puff the Beloved Sea Lion Dies Unexpectedly at New York Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, NY(NEW YORK) — Animal lovers are gathering at an upstate New York zoo to mourn the loss of a beloved sea lion, who died Thursday while receiving medical treatment.Puff, a 6-year-old male sea lion at the Seneca Park Zoo in…
Meningitis Outbreak Hits HIV-Positive Men in New York
Bananastock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City health officials are investigating an outbreak of meningitis among HIV-positive men, one of whom has died while another remains in critical condition.“Men experiencing high fever, headache, stiff …
Wife Asks Ahmadinejad for Help in Finding Missing Ex-FBI Agent Husband
BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepares to speak to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, an electronic billboard in Times Square and subway placards around the city will remind the Iranian pr…
Amber Alert Canceled After Kids Report Child Abduction Near NY School
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEWBURGH, N.Y.) — Police in Newburgh, N.Y., Thursday morning canceled an AMBER Alert issued 16 hours earlier after a group of children reported the abduction of a girl believed to be as young as 5.Authorities in Newburgh, which is …
Pippa Middleton Steps Out in New York
Ian Gavan/GP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — During a trip to New York with friends, British socialite Pippa Middleton did what the city’s rich and fabulous do on their weekends, and jetted off to the Hamptons.After she was spotted at a number of New Y…
Russell Crowe Gets Lift From US Coast Guard
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russell Crowe, the Oscar-winner famous for his tough-guy roles, got a little help from the U.S. Coast Guard this weekend while kayaking in the waters off New York’s Long Island.Around 10 p.m. Saturday, Coas…
Russell Crowe Gets Lift From US Coast Guard
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russell Crowe, the Oscar-winner famous for his tough-guy roles, got a little help from the U.S. Coast Guard this weekend while kayaking in the waters off New York’s Long Island.Around 10 p.m. Saturday, Coas…
Jobless Man, 52, Occupies Street Corner in Employment Quest
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — On a busy street corner in New York stands a balding, 52-year-old man. He holds a sign: ‘HIRE ME.’ So far, nobody has—and he’s been doing this every weekday for a month. But Vincent Giordano is no quitter. “…
Former NYC Budget Director’s Daughter Found Dead
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation/Broadford & Maloney(NEW YORK) — The daughter of a prominent investment banker and former New York City budget director was found dead from a slash wound Monday in an apartment building on the city’s Lower E…
Jet Skier Breaks Through NY Airport’s $100 Million Security System
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A man whose jet ski failed him in New York’s Jamaica Bay swam to John F. Kennedy airport, where he was easily able to penetrate the airport $100 million, state-of-the art security system. Daniel Casillo, 31, was able…
Etan Patz Investigation Returns to New York City Basement
EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages(NEW YORK) — Investigators returned to the lower Manhattan basement Wednesday where first-grader Etan Patz was allegedly murdered in 1979, the latest attempt to find clues in a case that has gripped and haunted New York …
Son of NY Man Accused of Faking His Death Arrested
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The son of a Massapequa, N.Y., man who was reported missing in waters off a Long Island beach and turned up five days later in South Carolina has been arrested.Jonathan Roth, 22, was arrested by the New York State Park Police “in …
Giants’ Eli Manning: Not Jealous of New York Jets
Elsa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The New York Giants are the defending Super Bowl champions. Still, you wouldn’t know that with all the coverage favoring the New York Jets and international sensation and back-up quarterback Tim Tebow.
The Giants an…