Staten Island
Autistic NY patient's death ruled homicide
Dec 07, 2010 09:38 EST
Autistic patient's death at state-run NY psychiatric facility is ruled a homicide. The death of a severely autistic patient who had been allegedly restrained at a state-run psychiatric facility in New York has been ruled a homicide.
NYC house used in 'Godfather' for sale for $2.9M
Dec 03, 2010 10:19 EST
Make them an offer they can't refuse: NYC house used in 'Godfather' on the market for $2.9M. The eight-bedroom New York City mansion used in the 1972 mobster epic, "The Godfather," is for sale.
NYC house used in 'Godfather' for sale for $2.9M
Dec 03, 2010 10:09 EST
Make them an offer they can't refuse: NYC house used in 'Godfather' on the market for $2.9M. The eight-bedroom New York City mansion used in the 1972 mobster epic, "The Godfather," is for sale.
Men hold up NY pizza makers, flee with wrong dough
Nov 23, 2010 08:33 EST
Police: NYC thieves hold up pizzeria owners, flee with wrong bag of dough. Police in New York City say thieves held up the owners of a pizzeria and then fled with a bag of full dough ? the kind that crusts are made of.
NYPD starts photographing irises of crime suspects
Nov 15, 2010 22:34 EST
NYPD starts eye scan program using device that photographs irises of crime suspects. The New York Police Department is taking photographs of the irises of crime suspects along with their fingerprints and mug shots.
Chilean miner crosses finish line at NYC Marathon
Nov 07, 2010 21:36 EST
Chilean miner finishes NYC Marathon, showing courage that helped him survive cave-in ordeal. A Chilean miner ran, walked and hobbled his way to the finish line of the New York City Marathon on Sunday, showing the passionate grit that helped him survive more than two months trapped underground.
Chilean miner crosses finish line at NYC Marathon
Nov 07, 2010 18:01 EST
Chilean miner finishes NYC Marathon, showing courage that helped him survive cave-in ordeal. A Chilean miner ran, walked and hobbled his way to the finish line of the New York City Marathon on Sunday, showing the passionate grit that helped him survive more than two months trapped underground.
Deadline looms for 9/11 rescue workers' compensation
Nov 07, 2010 17:46 EST
A settlement on Friday saw a subgroup of workers compensated 28 million dollars for exposure to debris removed and transferred from Ground Zero to Staten Island by marine transportation company Weeks Marine.
Deadline looms for 9/11 rescue workers' compensation
Nov 07, 2010 16:24 EST
The proposed fund would be used for payments to the roughly 10,000 firefighters, health workers, police and other emergency responders who sought legal remedy after falling ill from toxic dust and debris emanating from the destroyed World Trade Center nine years ago.
9/11 workers face deadline for health settlement
Nov 07, 2010 12:45 EST
Thousands of ailing ground zero workers face deadline to accept $815 million settlement. Thousands of laborers, police officers and firefighters suing New York City over their exposure to toxic World Trade Center dust have until Monday to decide whether to join a legal settlement that could ultimately pay them as much as $815 million.
Republicans win solid House majority
Nov 03, 2010 10:23 EDT
Republicans make historic gains to seize House majority in strong rebuke to Democrats. Republicans rolled up historic gains to seize control of the House on Tuesday, as voters disenchanted with the economy, President Barack Obama and government dealt a strong rebuke to Democrats in every corner of the country.
Terror case suspect held in NY without bail
Nov 02, 2010 19:57 EDT
Judge orders man arrested in Hawaii held in NY without bail in terrorism case. A man accused of lying about a failed plot to join the U.S. military and team up with insurgents in Iraq was jailed without bail in his first court appearance Tuesday since his arrest last month.
New Yorker accused of plan to attack U.S. troops
Nov 02, 2010 17:53 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man accused of trying to join the U.S. military with the intent of attacking U.S. troops in Iraq did not enter a plea as he faced a U.S. judge in New York on Tuesday.
NY businessman pleads guilty in $413M Ponzi scheme
Oct 29, 2010 16:58 EDT
New York businessman pleads guilty to victimizing thousands in $413 million Ponzi scheme. A New York businessman nicknamed a "mini-Madoff" because he was arrested only weeks after the billion-dollar swindler, pleaded guilty Friday to charges he orchestrated a $413 million Ponzi scheme that victimized thousands of investors.
Experts work to remove ammo found under NYC bridge
Oct 29, 2010 10:41 EDT
Experts work to recover old ammo found last weekend under NY's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. It's not exactly buried treasure.
Terror suspect described as quiet, suburban father
Oct 28, 2010 19:37 EDT
Paskistani-born Virginia man accused in subway bomb plot led quiet suburban family life. Farooque Ahmed, the Pakistani-born Virginia man accused of plotting to bomb Washington-area subway stations, lived in middle-class suburban comfort with his wife and their infant son. They held steady jobs in northern Virginia's technology industry and mostly kept to themselves.
Authorities: NY suspect left radical Web roadmap
Oct 26, 2010 18:01 EDT
Latest NYC terror case aided by NYPD Internet sleuths tracking homegrown threats. When Abdel Hameed Shehadeh arrived at Kennedy Airport in early 2008, he was carrying a one-way ticket to Islamabad and a backpack with a sleeping bag inside.
NY Attorney General candidate backs foreclosure freeze
Oct 21, 2010 03:47 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Republican candidate for New York attorney general, Dan Donovan, on Wednesday endorsed a call by attorneys general from all 50 states to halt home foreclosures after widespread allegations of faulty paperwork.
NY man arraigned in killing of his parents
Oct 18, 2010 17:12 EDT
NY man arrested in Israel charged with murdering his parents in their Staten Island home. A New York man arrested in Israel after his parents were found dead in their Staten Island home was arraigned Monday on murder charges, just hours after their funeral.
Murder suspect extradited from Israel to NYC
Oct 17, 2010 13:04 EDT
New Yorker suspected of killing parents at their home is extradited from Israel to US. A New York man accused of fleeing to Israel after killing his parents was extradited to the U.S. on Sunday and will be arraigned Monday, authorities said.
