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New York City dark horse mayoral candidate John Liu announced his support for the legalization of recreational marijuana last Wednesday, potentially re-igniting a conversation about the role the drug has in the city and state moving forward.
If there's something that scares a lot people, that would be heights - it's one of the most common phobias in the world. But for New York window cleaners, there's no room for the weak-hearted in their house.
New York City just became the first United States city to have its own internet domain.
May Day has a number of meanings worldwide, but the most common one is its emphasis on the international labor movement. For those interested in taking part in any of the May Day rallies/festivities around New York City, here are five events being held in the evening.
New York subways may run 24 hours, but the service still runs on aging infrastructure. The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Transit Wireless plan on changing that by introducing wireless service to 30 more subway stations Thursday.
There is a recent fascination with the NYC subway system. A very popular New Yorker infographic has been making the rounds on social media platforms. The infographic shows different NYC train lines and their corresponding stops. From stop to stop, on each line, a graph shows the average household income. The New Yorker wanted to shed light on how there are significant differences every few blocks across the 5 boroughs. According to The New Yorker, " if the borough of Manhattan were a country, the income gap between the richest twenty per cent and the poorest twenty per cent would be on par with countries like Sierra Leone, Namibia, and Lesotho." Also, On April 15th, The New York Times posted an article discussing the habits people have on the subway, such as the preference to sit next to a door.
Rockstar has released a slideshow of official photos showing Grand Theft Auto 5's box art mural.
Thousands of restaurants, bars, and coffee shops in the Big Apple are preparing for the controversial ban of sugary drinks larger than 16-ounces.
An Australian tourist was raped in an alleyway near a New York City nightclub Sunday morning, according to police.
It hasn't even been four months since Hurricane Sandy devastated the Northeast, and it looks like another superstorm is descending upon the region this weekend. Dubbed "Nemo," this blizzard is expected to drop around 2 feet of snow along the Interstate 95, on top of metropolitan areas such as New York City and Boston.
North Korea's ministry of propaganda has released a video that includes Michael Jackson's song "We Are The World" and what appears to be a Korean soldier dreaming of a nuclear bombing in New York City.
Early Wednesday Jan. 9, 57 people were injured as a ferry boat slammed into a barge in Lower Manhattan as it was pulling into a dock.
On Wednesday morning, a commuter ferry traveling from New Jersey crashed into Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan, leaving dozens injured, including one in critical condition.
A man suspected in the death of Ki Suk Han has confessed to his death, but it is the decision to publicize a picture moments before Han's death that has garnered national attention.
A deadly accident on a New York Subway was captured by a freelance photographer, and has since brought mixed reaction by the public.
