JFK, Newark airports reopen on limited schedule
Two of the biggest airports serving New York John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty International have reopened.
The first passenger flight to JFK arrived from Long Beach, California, at 7-04 a.m. on Wed
Devastated New York, New Jersey began slow recovery
Millions in the worst hit New York and New Jersey and up and down the US East Coast Wednesday began picking pieces of their lives shattered by Hurricane Sandy that left 48 dead.
Much of New York, Ame
Manhattan flooded by record storm surge
A record storm surge from super-storm Sandy sent floodwaters pouring into Lower Manhattan on Monday night as parts of New York City were plunged into darkness by widespread power outages.
The East Ri
Superstorm Sandy causes flooding in New York City
Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds on Monday night and hurled an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City, flooding its tunnels, subway stations
Megastorm Sandy hits US, at least 13 dead
Megastorm Sandy battered the USEast Coast today with fierce winds and heavy rains, killing at least 13 people and causing a power plant explosion, besides uprooting trees, power lines and plunging muc
Monster storm slams New Jersey
Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds on Monday night and hurled an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City, threatening its subways and the electr
Blaine goes for shock-factor with latest stunt
Daredevil stuntman David Blaine lit up New York's Pier 54 on Friday for his latest high voltage feat.
The illusionist is scheduled to spend three days and nights standing in the middle of a million v
NYC bans big, sugary drinks at eateries, theaters
New York City's health board has passed a rule banning oversized, sugary drinks at restaurants, concession stands and other eateries.
The regulation passed on Thursday puts a 16-ounce (453-gram) siz
NY boy, 8, takes mom's car for a ride
Authorities say 8-year-old boy escaped injury after taking his mother's car for a spin through his suburban Buffalo, N.Y., neighborhood and hitting several objects before his joy ride ended on a neigh
All 9 Empire State Building injured wounded by police gun fire
All nine people who were wounded in a shootout outside Empire State Building here were injured by shots fired by the New York police officers as they were confronting a gunman after he had killed his