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Brooklyn Marine sergeant & wife tortured, slain in Calif.; 4 of his men are arrested
A Brooklyn-raised Marine sergeant and his new bride were tortured and killed execution-style in their California home - allegedly by four other Marines under his command.
Trendy neighborhoods can't escape New York City's housing slump as sales drop
The rise and fall of Bedford-Stuyvesant as a hot real estate trend came fast and furious.
Brooklyn mom beats 11-year-old Alejandra Vazquez to death
An abusive Brooklyn mom confessed Sunday to beating her 11-year-old daughter to death with a mop handle and leaving her to die in her own bed, police sources said.
NY Council Extends Term Limit So Bloomberg Can Run
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg won the right to seek re-election as New York's City Council voted on Thursday to extend the two-term limit for elected officials as the city grapples with the global financial crisis.
NYC Tests Digital Ads On Buses
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― New York's transit agency is testing digital advertising screens on the sides of buses.
Bloomberg Is Assailed for Seeking Nonprofits’ Support
Several of New York City’s top political figures on Sunday denounced Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s administration in unusually harsh terms for asking nonprofit groups to support legislation that would allow Mr. Bloomberg to seek a third term in off...
New Yorkers get 2 hearings on term limit proposal
NEW YORK (AP) — In what promises to be two spirited public hearings, New Yorkers are being given the opportunity to weigh in on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's effort to change term-limits law so that he can run for re-election.
Quinn: NYC budget cuts to be painful
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn yesterday warned city residents to brace for deep budget cuts, some of which she said will "sting badly," as the city and nation continue to reel in an anemic, unpredictable economy.
Bloomberg revels in Columbus Day parade, but foes say 3rd-term tide turning
Mayor Bloomberg marched through midtown Monday to cheers of "four more years," but opponents of his third-term plan said momentum was swinging their way.
NYC Council Speaker backs mayor in extending terms
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said yesterday she would support Mayor Michael Bloomberg's bid to extend city term limits to allow for continuity of leadership during the financial crisis.
N.Y.C. starts consideration of third term for Mayor Michael Bloomberg
A proposal to change the New York City term limits law and allow Mayor Michael Bloomberg a third four-year terms was set to be introduced in the city council today, along with a competing bill aimed at thwarting Bloomberg's effort.
Term limit deal: Ronald Lauder agrees to stay out of legal battle in return for city board seat
Mayor Bloomberg has cut a deal with fellow billionaire Ronald Lauder that lets him push for a third term in office but could bar future mayors from doing the same.
Lawsuits likely over NYC mayor's bid for 3rd term
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg is almost certain to face a legal challenge if he tries to alter the city's term-limits law and seek four more years in office.
AP source: New York mayor wants a 3rd term
NEW YORK (AP) — For a long time, Mayor Michael Bloomberg seemed to despise the very notion of changing a voter-approved law restricting elected officeholders to two terms in office.
Win keeps Mets' playoff hopes alive
FLUSHING, N.Y. -- Johan Santana had no problem pitching on three days' rest and ensured that the final regular-season game at Shea Stadium will be a meaningful one.
Rep. Charles Rangel's got more financial mistakes
WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rangel found himself in even hotter water Sunday when he admitted to more errors in his personal finances.
Rangel Rejects Republicans Calling for Him To Step Down
WASHINGTON — Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem is resisting calls that he resign as chairman of a powerful House tax-writing committee, but he acknowledged yesterday that his failure to pay taxes on income from a vacation home in the Dominican Republi...
Suit to stop NY recognizing gay marriages is dismissed
ALBANY - A state Supreme Court judge in the Bronx yesterday upheld Gov. David A. Paterson's order that state agencies recognize same-sex marriages performed and sanctioned elsewhere, dismissing a lawsuit asserting the governor had overstepped his ...
City Controller William Thompson blasts Mayor Bloomberg over limits
A fedup City controller says he's had it with Mayor Bloomberg's public dickering over term limits and called on him to, well, rule or get off the throne. "Is he in favor of term limits? Is he not? Does he want to see a change?" asked mayoral candi...
New York To Lose Nonstop Service to 25 Cities
Nonstop flights to 25 cities from New York City are set to end next month, the latest round of casualties in an industry reeling from high fuel prices and weak economic conditions.