Arun Venugopal

High-profile sexual assault cases such as the one involving former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn and more recently international banker Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar — both accused of attacking hotel maids — have brought the issue of hotel worker safety into the spotlight, but it is unclear how widespread the problem is because there is no official record of the number of such assaults against hotel staff.

The alleged assault took place when a housekeeper claims Egyptian businessman Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, 74, inappropriately touched her after she arrived at his hotel room to delive...

The six New Jersey counties that lie across the Hudson River from New York are losing white residents, as well as young children and 20- and 30-somethings, according to the latest census data.

Recent immigrants to the United States tend to assimilate better than their counterparts in Europe, according to a new report by Jacob Vigdor, a scholar at Duke University and the Manhattan Institute, who examined international immigration trends and data from the last decade.

"Truth Be Told," the New School's annual assortment of student documentaries, presents a two-fold task for its organizers: examining the bounty of the city (and beyond) while hopin...

The use of informants in high-profile terror cases constitutes a form of entrapment that targets Muslim Americans, a new report issued by New York University's School of Law charges.

Livery cab drivers joined with elected officials in Inwood on Sunday to resist the city's plans to introduce additional cab service outside Manhattan.

The city unveiled a new prescription drug discount card Wednesday and vowed it will slash health care costs for thousands of low-income or uninsured New Yorkers. The card, known as the BigAppleRX, is free and will be available at more than 2,000 local pharmacies.

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in the Bronx on Sunday in opposition to same-sex marriage. The event, which followed a march through the borough's streets, was organized by State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., a long-time opponent of same-sex marriage.

The latest census figures show New York City has far more baby boomers and seniors and fewer children.

State Supreme Court judge Mark Partnow removed another roadblock facing developers of a Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, mosque by denying a preliminary injunction filed by opponents of the project.

One of the city's most prominent Muslim leaders claims he was prevented from boarding two American Airlines flights en route to a conference on Islamophobia last week because of his appearance.

New Yorkers of all faiths are reacting to the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden with mixed emotions.

Thousands of people poured into Foley Square in downtown Manhattan to rally for labor and immigrant rights, in one dozens of mass demonstrations held on May Day throughout the world.

The number of homeless people living on the streets has gone down from last year, according to figures compiled by the city.

The site of a former gas station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will be the first to be remediated under a new city program meant to speed development of contaminated land across the five boroughs.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the Chinese consulate in Manhattan to protest the detention of renowned artist Ai Weiwei by Chinese authorities, an event that was one of many held in dozens of cities Sunday throughout the world.

All but one of New York City's congressional representatives voted against the stopgap spending measure late Friday night, and several of them said they're unlikely to vote for the budget later this week if it continues to include cuts for popular programs.

The Barclays Center, the 18,500 seat arena at the center of the still-contentious Atlantic Yards project, is slowly taking shape in Brooklyn. Last week, the New Jersey Nets manageme...

A month after Rep. Peter King's congressional hearing on the threat of radicalization among Muslims, a New York state legislator is set to conduct his own related, and controversial hearing. State Senator Gregory Ball of Putnam County will chair the Homeland Security hearing, set to examine terrorism and threats to sensitive sites such as the Indian Point nuclear power plant.