Kathleen Horan

Eight of the 9 businesses who were supposed to be packed and moved out of the Coney Island boardwalk by tomorrow are staying put for now and fighting their evictions.

An estimated 20,000 people, including about 3,000 active duty servicemen and women, marched up Fifth Avenue to mark Veterans Day. Participants included veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the conflicts in Vietnam, Korea and World War II.

An iconic symbol of the city is facing a makeover. The city is holding an international design competition to redesign the yellow cab. The winner will have the exclusive right to make taxis for the next decade.

By early next year, the city will be posting online statistics on the number and type of hate and domestic violence crimes. Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito says the localized data will empower neighborhoods to take action.

There was a wake in Coney Island on Saturday for the handful of spots on the boardwalk that weren't granted new leases by Central Amusement International.

Taxi cab garage owners are seeking to raise fees for both yellow cab drivers and passengers.

Longtime boardwalk businesses in Coney Island are putting up one last fight in an attempt to stay open. Several businesses were recently denied lease renewals by the company that c...

Madison Square Garden will re-open tomorrow, after an asbestos scare.

Many longtime shops, eateries and concessions on the Coney Island Boardwalk will close next season.

The police officer who thwarted an armed robbery attempt at a Bedford Stuyvesant beauty salon last Saturday while she was off duty has been promoted to the rank of detective.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will begin meeting with city agencies and non-profit groups this week to assess what reimbursements they'll be processing to cover storm damages from last month's tornados.

Immigration advocates and local elected officials are keeping the pressure on Governor Paterson to withdraw New York from participating in 'Secure Communities,' a national program that would allow police to share fingerprint information with federal authorities.

Elevators across the five boroughs in residential buildings and public housing are not being maintained the way they should be. That's according to an audit by the City Comptroller's office.

Bed bugs are camped out in New York City and according to the experts, they're not going away anytime soon.

An eleventh suspect has been arraigned in connection with the recent anti-gay attacks in the Bronx. The charges against the suspects include sexual abuse, unlawful imprisonment and assault on two teenagers and a 30-year-old man they believed to be gay.

Seven alleged members of a street gang in the Bronx are under arrest and face charges for beating and torturing one of their recruits, a 17-year-old, for being gay.

Researchers have been studying whether New Yorkers have been fleeing the Big Apple for Philadelphia in search of a cheaper, more accessible urban dream.

 

 

Residents and police say that despite two recent attacks on gay men in Manhattan, anti-gay violence doesn't appear to be part of a larger trend.

The family of a man shot dead by police officers is objecting to having 911 tapes released before the investigation was complete.

The city is waiting to hear just how much in federal funds it will receive to help cover the $24.5 million cost of cleaning up damage from September's 16th's tornadoes.