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The funeral for Ramarley Graham, the 18-year-old, unarmed Bronx man shot by a police officer who said he thought Graham had a gun, was both a celebration of a young life cut short and also a call to action.

The recent death of a New York Times correspondent is a reminder of the risks journalists take to get the story. By one count, 46 journalists were killed last year as a direct result of their work - many in the Middle East.

See what general assignment reporter Kathleen Horan is reading today.

The Linsanity is likely to continue, as the Knicks won their seventh straight game with Jeremy Lin playing. Several gathered in Chinatown to watch the Knicks beat the Kings 100-85.

See what general assignment reporter Kathleen Horan is reading today.

Planning a funeral can be a stressful and painful time for a family, but a funeral for someone famous has added challenges for family, church and the funeral home responsible — from VIP mourners to dealing with the media.

See what general assignment reporter Kathleen Horan is reading this morning.

Pop star Whitney Houston's funeral service will be held Saturday in the New Jersey church where she first showcased her singing talents as a child.

Discarded textiles, such as clothes and towels, represent more than 7 percent of the city's waste stream. But there's been an effort underway to decrease the amount thrown away.

UPDATED. Ramarley Graham was shot and killed by an NYPD officer a week ago in the Bronx. Police followed  the 18-year-old into his apartment believing he had a gun, but no weapon was ever found.  There’s been a passionate outcry by the community about the killing — especially because it happened inside the teenager's home.

Hundreds of friends and family members held a vigil outside the Bronx home of an unarmed man who was shot and killed by police last week.  

Faculty members at Rutgers University's School of Arts and Sciences are calling for cuts in the school’s athletic department's budget.  Most areas of the university have undergone budget cuts, but sports have not.

This winter has been unseasonably warm and snow free. It means New York City, which was prepared for a winter like last year, has clean up funds and rock salt on hand.

The Bloomberg administration is moving forward with a plan to protect and restore its existing wetlands.

Legendary music shop Bleecker Bob's Golden Oldies in Greenwich Village may soon be out of business. The store's operators say increasing rent and meager sales of its vinyl records may soon force them from their spot at the corner of MacDougal and West 3rd Streets, where they've been since 1982.

A local attorney will argue a case using the recent Supreme Court decision banning law enforcement from using GPS to track suspects without a warrant to challenge the use of data gathered from GPS systems in cabs as evidence. He's defending a taxi driver in a lawsuit against the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he plans to veto legislation that would put an end to the Sanitation Department's so-called 'shame' stickers on cars. The Mayor said he supports the 25-year-old practice of plastering a fluorescent sticker on cars that violate alternate side parking rules.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri announced an 18 percent decrease in construction related accidents last year, even as permits for new projects increased.

The first senior center in the country specifically for the visually impaired, in Chelsea, has already registered 250 people after being open for two weeks.