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Boy, 8, drowns in swimming pool in Queens
An 8-year-old boy has drowned in a swimming pool in Queens.
Police say the boy was found unconscious in the pool on 136th Street in Flushing at 7 p.m. Friday. He was taken to New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, where he was pronounced dead.
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Big Apple Gets Ready For Independence Day
Organizers are promising an even bigger Independence Day celebration this year, and spectators have been arriving on Manhattan's east side since early Friday morning for the fireworks.This year's show, called ...
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NY marks July 4 with parades, fireworks, revelry
Americans across the country were rolling out their Fourth of July celebrations on Friday, readying backyard grills, colorful parades and brilliant fireworks displays.
In Hartford, descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence planned to ring a replica of the Liberty Bell.
And near Kissimmee, Fla., a wounded bald eagle, the national bird, was flying free after spending more than two months rehabilitating. The adult male bird was freed in Lake Tohopekaliga, the heart of eagle country. The bird required about 20 stitches to the head and suffered a punctured skull and torn eyelid.
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Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs
In this still photo taken from surveillance video provided by the New York Civil Liberties Union, Esmin Green, 49, lies face down on the floor in the psychiatric ward of the Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, ...
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Tension builds over Coney Island rebuilding plan
The Fourth of July weekend has always been one of the most exciting times of the year for Coney Island: Crowds line the boardwalk to watch the hot-dog eating contest, visitors take terrifying roller coaster rides, and beachgoers frolic in the sand and surf.
But this year, there is an undercurrent of tension surrounding the Brooklyn beachfront that has been an escape for generations of New Yorkers. The fight is over how to redevelop the nostalgic New York landmark.
'If you like things a little bit seedy with your authenticity, this would be the year to come to Coney Island, because ... change is coming,' said Dick Zigun, the unofficial mayor of the historic amusement mecca.
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Help them cope
Experts haven't figured out why some pets are extremely sensitive to fireworks, but some believe the smell of gunpowder may add to jitters caused by loud explosions.
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New York City police seized 40 boxes of fireworks with a street value of up to $10,000.
New York City police say they have seized 40 boxes of fireworks with a street value of up to $10,000. Police, armed with a search warrant, confiscated the fireworks on Wednesday from a private dwelling on ...
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Toledo's Rock Station
Winners of the competition have eaten as much at 66 hot dogs the buns. Thursday, July 3, 2008 Bring on the hot dogs! Six-time champ Takeru Kobayashi hope to win another title in New York at the hot dog eating ...
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Kobayashi, Chestnut face new hot dog contest rule
Takeru Kobayashi, left, of Japan poses for photographs with last years hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut, of San Jose, Calif., during the weigh in news conference for the Nathan's Famous International Hot ...
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NYPD Trying To ID Body Found in Hudson River
Authorities are trying to find out the identity of a man whose body was found in the Hudson River in Manhattan.
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High gas prices reducing NYC car traffic
High gas prices may succeed where Mayor Michael Bloomberg failed.
Bloomberg's plan to reduce car traffic by charging drivers a fee to enter Manhattan died in Albany.
But soaring gas prices and higher tolls are now having the same effect. With gasoline at more than $4 a gallon, fewer people are driving into the city.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says that traffic at its bridges in tunnels was down 4.7 percent in May compared with the previous year.
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Information from: The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com
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Counterfeit Goods Seized in NY
New York prosecutors say the alleged operator of a $16 million smuggling and counterfeiting business has been arrested, and truckloads of knockoffs have been seized.
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AUDIO: 1,000 Grads in Diverse 2008 NYPD Class
The New York Police Department has 1,000 diverse new officers. 1010 WINS AUDIO: Stan Brooks reports Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police Commissioner Ray Kelly presided Wednesday over a graduation ceremony for ...
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Bon Jovi to give free concert in NYC this summer
In this May 20, 2008 file photo, the band Bon Jovi, from left, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Rico Torres and David Bryan pose in Abu Dhabi.
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Tatum O'Neal pleads guilty in New York drug case
Oscar winner Tatum O'Neal, the former child actress who chronicled her struggles with addiction in a 2004 memoir, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to disorderly conduct stemming from her drug arrest in June.
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Paterson orders flags lowered Thursday
N.Y. Gov. David Paterson has asked that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Thursday to honor three New York soldiers killed recently in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Some Proud Sights
Because there's no such thing as too much pride - except for hubris - here are some shots from yesterday's march here in New York City.
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Facing a trans fat ban they can't refuse, chefs adjust cannoli recipes
Making cannoli is serious business in New York. It's a dessert so tempting that even a hit man in the "Godfather" couldn't leave a box behind.
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Revamped bus service in NYC may cut travel time
Transit officials say a revamped bus service in the Bronx and northern Manhattan will allow faster travel.
The Bx12 Limited bus service now requires riders to pay first, eliminating the need to form long lines and waits. The buses will also soon operate in dedicated travel lanes and relies on computerized traffic signals that communicate with the vehicles.
New York City Transit officials say the changes are expected to cut the time it takes for the bus to cross the Bronx by 20 percent.
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Man, 90, Attacked By Pit Bulls On Staten Island
A man has been taken to the hospital after being attacked by two pit bulls on Staten Island , according to the fire department.
