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A major explosion caused by a gas leak flattened two Manhattan apartment buildings in a fireball killing at least four people and injuring 63 others.

A nurse prepares re-hydration fluid for patients at a cholera treatment center in Lester, a town two hours north of Port au Prince, Haiti .

A major explosion caused by a gas leak flattened two Manhattan apartment buildings in a fireball on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 63 others.

Now in its third season, 'Billy on the Street' is more popular than ever. Billy Eichner explains why yelling at innocent New Yorkers makes us laugh so damned hard.

A same-sex couple who lost a legal fight to marry eight years ago will become the first in the UK to have their union legally recognised.

A New York City explosion rocked Upper Manhattan this morning around 9 a.m. as two buildings exploded and collapsed.

COUNCIL and housing association tenants have been invited to an event to find out more about plans for 23 affordable rented homes.

ONE of the men police wished to speak to in the wake of the disappearance of Ben Clarkson has now come forward.

As budget cuts continue to take a hit on New York City AIDS Service Organizations, two local groups applaud efforts by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS aren't homeless or hungry.

Jimmy Failla, an author, sometimes cabbie and horrible human being, released a "shock video" on Monday showing him driving around the city in his cab trying to pick people up while a 14-foot Burmese python lays coiled in the back seat.

Kitty Genovese's screams for help couldn't save her on the night she was murdered outside her New York apartment building in 1964.

A Tennessee man was to appear in court Tuesday on charges of kidnapping and murdering 20-year-old nursing student Holly Bobo, an indictment that came almost three years after her highly publicized disappearance.

Mayor Bill de Blasio this afternoon announced the appointment of commissioners of the Department of Correction, Department of Probation and several other criminal justice positions.

New redistricting boundaries have entered the vortex of confusion surrounding the March 18 special election to fill Mike Waugh's 28th Senate District seat.

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TOUGHER rules on new pubs and bars are set to be extended across the centre of York after police said the city cannot take any more licensed premises.

Theatrical singer, songwriter, actor, writer, model, dancer and DJ, Kenyon Phillips announced today that writer/blogger Michael Musto , writer/performer David Cale , and actor/singer and drag performer Flotilla DeBarge will join the cast of the world premiere performance of The Life + Death of Kenyon Phillips.

They sure are charging a latte money for a cup of java at Budin coffee shop in Greenpoint.

The New York City Department of Probation , in partnership with Carnegie Hall 's Weill Music Institute, today announced the names of eleven New York City organizations to be awarded grants supporting arts programming as part of DOP's new citywide NeON Arts initiative.

Mar. 10, 2014 - NEW YORK -- Angela DeNiro: is a native New Yorker, earned her degree in Music, and is a composer and arranger, as well as vocalist.