Lance Luckey

Incumbent Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and her Republican challenger, attorney Wendy Long, traded barbs during the only debate in New York’s U.S. Senate race.

Bill Keller, op-ed contributor and former executive editor of The New York Times, discussed how GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s political entourage will affect his campaign – and the role of his vice presidential pick of Paul Ryan.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney to make specific recommendations — such as banning assault riffles — for how to change the nation's gun laws in the mass shooting in Colorado that left 12 dead and 58 injured.

Every tech entrepreneur starts somewhere. Steve Jobs had his garage. Mark Zuckerberg had his dorm room. Now dozens of tech savvy New York City high school students will have NYC Generation Tech.

The final of the European Championship takes place on Sunday, and if sales of jerseys in New York City are any indication, Spain will overtake Italy for the win.

The, Italian-inspired Gran Fondo New York is set to return to the city and Lower Hudson Valley on Sunday when 5,000 cyclists from more than 70 countries will pedal 110 miles through some two dozen towns along the Hudson River.

The NJ Devils rallied past the NY Rangers, 3-2, to tie the Eastern Conference finals at one game a piece.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has told University of North Carolina graduates that the state's anti-gay-marriage vote last week shows there is still a lot of work to be done for civil rights in this country.

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, appeared on a Sunday morning talk show to continue damage control over a $2 billion loss the company suffered.

New numbers show that New York City police conducted more than 200,000 street stops during the first three months of this year.

When Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week that he wants all residential buildings in New York City to disclose their smoking policies, he reignited a debate about smokers’ rights.

The country’s first Parent Teacher Association chapter dedicated to the needs of gay, lesbian and transgender students and their families was approved on Long Island last week.

A former Metro-North employee is suing the MTA for discrimination based on his sexual orientation.

Senator Charles Schumer is warning that if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Obama administration's healthcare law, formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it could put long standing social programs at risk.

Jeremy Lin may have settled into his new downtown apartment but he looked anything but comfortable playing in Miami Thursday night.

A new "Linning" streak has begun. At Madison Square Garden Sunday afternoon, the Knicks had their best game since "Linsanity" began two weeks ago, beating the defending champion Dallas Mavericks 104-to-97.

It was Linevitable that the Knicks winning streak would come to an end, and it did Friday night when the team lost to the New Orleans Hornets.

It's hard to believe, but over a week ago, not many people had heard of the Knicks' Jeremy Lin. Since coming off the bench, he has helped reinvigorate the team and created a following of pun-filled Linatics.