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Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-N.Y.) (credit: Twitter)

NYS Assemblyman In Tornado-Ravaged Okla. To Repay Support Given During Sandy

“As I walk around and there’s an mixture of confusion and grief and just so much uncertainty, that’s exactly what we felt six months ago.”

20 hours ago

Gornell Roman has been charged with assault as a hate crime. (credit: NYPD)

Man Arrested In Alleged Anti-Gay Attack In The East Village

Gornell Roman was charged Wednesday with assault and aggravated harassment, both as hate crimes, police said.

23 hours ago

Wake For Andrea Rebello, May 21, 2013. (credit: Jim Smith/WCBS 880)

Mourners Remember Hofstra Student Andrea Rebello As ‘Complete Angel’

Family and friends of 21-year-old Hofstra student Andrea Rebello said a final farewell at a wake Tuesday evening.

2013/05/21

Girl, 14, Shot And Killed On Bus In Queens

The hunt was on Sunday morning for a gunman who shot and killed a 14-year-old girl on a city bus in Queens.

2013/05/19

Bridal Gowns New And Used Up For Sale To Fight Cancer

The busy summer wedding season is just about here, and on Sunday, brides-to-be were getting a bargain on gowns while also helping the fight against cancer.

2013/05/19

Close-up of the damage from the Conn. Metro-North collision. (credit: Fairfield Police)

NTSB Probes Connecticut Metro-North Derailment That Injured 60

Investigators have begun their probe — and have not ruled out foul play — following the derailment and collision of two crowded Metro-North trains in Connecticut.

2013/05/18

Plane Crash-Lands With No Gear At Newark Airport

It was a scary morning Saturday for passengers at Newark Liberty International Airport, as their plane made a crash landing.

2013/05/18

Artist's Rendering Of The Shops At Nanuet. (credit: Simon Property Group)

Dozens Of Stores Sign To Join Open-Air Shopping Center Replacing Nanuet Mall

The Shops at Nanuet will feature a Fairway market, 24 Hour Fitness and a Regal movie theater in addition to the anchor stores of Sears and Macy’s.

2013/05/07

Mosquitoes (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Health Officials: Sandy Rebuilding Poses Mosquito Risk In NJ

The state Department of Health said the storm has left behind wet debris piles and depressions from fallen trees. Mosquitoes will breed in standing water.

2013/05/07

Vincens Vuktilaj escaped from police custody on May 6, 2013. (credit: NYPD)

Police Apprehend Escaped Prisoner In Harlem

Vincens Vuktilaj was being walked down the stairs from his apartment when he pushed an officer down and ran off, police said.

2013/05/06

Lawmaker: ‘It Is Criminal’ NYPD Has Not Installed Security Cameras In Rockaways

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder said legislators did the hard part in 2010 when they voted to approve the $300,000 needed for three security cameras in the Rockaways.

2013/05/05

A man holds his child as they view damage from Sandy along the Jersey Shore in Belmar - Oct. 30, 2012 (credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Pallone: Jersey Shore To Get ‘Largest Ever’ Beach Replenishment Project

The project will stretch from Sea Bright to Manasquan and is expected to be completed by early next year.

2013/05/05

Sign outside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. - Dec. 14, 2012 (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Meeting Ends With No Decision On Future Of Sandy Hook School

The Newtown, Conn., school that became a slaughterhouse in December has been closed ever since the shooting that killed 20 6- and 7-year-olds and six adults.

2013/05/04

The ruins of a destroyed home sit in the sand on November 21, 2012 in Mantoloking, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

6 Months After Superstorm Sandy, Signs Of Progress But More To Be Done

Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and left tens of thousands of people homeless after coming ashore Oct. 29. Six months later, major issues including housing, business, tourism and coastal protection still remain.

2013/04/29

The Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation hosts a brunch for Sandy victims (credit: Tunnel to Towers Foundation)

Siller Foundation Now Doing Mold Remediation Six Months After Sandy

Hurricane relief wasn’t the original goal for a foundation founded in the wake of 9/11. But just as things changed on 9/11, life shifted gears once again last October for Frank Siller, chairman of the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

2013/04/29

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