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U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe instructed jurors late Monday on the eight fraud counts, saying they must determine whether or not Bruno schemed to defraud New Yorkers and misrepresented or concealed his sideline business dealings.

As soon as the Limelight opened its doors in New York's Chelsea neighborhood in 1983, the club became immediately notorious.

If you want to royally tick off New Yorkers, try telling us what to do. That's probably why the police stopped trying to enforce the jaywalking laws here years ago .

WASHINGTON - How New York state would fare under proposed health care reform remains an open question, but there's no doubt that state government and, to some extent, county governments would share in the cost of expanding health coverage to more Americans.

An internal report warned the Canadian Border Services Agency of potential violence resulting from plans to arm border guards with handguns at a controversial crossing on Mohawk land outside the eastern Ontario community of Cornwall.

Governor David A. Paterson today sent an open letter to every legislator in New York State calling for immediate action to address the State's budget deficit.

Today is Sunday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2009. There are 39 days left in the year.

In this Nov. 22, 2006 file photo, travelers arrive for their flights at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

With the decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-confessed 9/11 mastermind and his four alleged co-conspirators in New York, the city gets the dubious title of Terror Trial Capital of America.

There are already three terror-related trials currently going through the courts in either Manhattan or Brooklyn. In the past, the city has seen seven major terror-trials, including such high-profile cases as Ramzi Yousef convicted in 1996 of the first World Trade Center bombing, and Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, a blind cleric convicted in 1995 of plotting to bomb buildings.

A Daily News/Marist poll found that 77% of New Yorkers believe that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed would be found guilty of the 9/11 attacks in a Manhattan federal courtroom.

New York City wasn't born a grand metropolis and world financial center. In 1664, the year in which Rutherfurd begins his latest sweeping historical novel, New York is New Amsterdam, a modest Dutch trading post of about 1,500 residents on an island the Native Americans called Manna Hata.

Doug Hoffman's campaign site on Nov. 19, 2009. Updated 7:14 p.m. By Garance Franke-Ruta For the second time this week, Conservative Party congressional candidate Douglas L. Hoffman sought to rescind his concession in the special election in New York's 23rd district, telling supporters that new information showing the results of the election closer ...

After a year-long investigation into a Central New York business that advertises performing massages, Onondaga County sheriff's deputies arrested six people on prostitution-related charges Friday, deputies said.

The glove and other Jackson items are part of a music memorabilia auction being held by Julien's Auctions at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square on Saturday.

The first policy was a 2006 decision by the Westchester County executive to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of county employees.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 3:10 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 3:10 p.m. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King 2. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown 3. "Ford County: Stories" by John Grisham 4. "The Gathering Storm " by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson 5. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett 6. "True Blue" ...

A New York jury which has been considering racketeering charges against John "Junior" Gotti for more than a week has told a judge it's unable to agree on a verdict.

Capsule reviews of films opening this week: "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" - It's post-Katrina New Orleans and there are snakes in the water - none bigger than Terence McDonagh , an exceptionally corrupt detective, who slinks through town snorting coke, smoking heroin, harassing women and brandishing a .44 Magnum stuffed in the front of ...

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani , who lost a bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, is considering running for the U.S. Senate next year against freshman Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand , current and former Republican officials said.

Poor women seeking free cancer screenings are being turned away in some parts of New York state because this year's budget crunch has forced a $3.5 million cut to a program providing them.