United Nations
Protesters Let Warwick Hotel Have It For Choosing To Host Ahmadinejad
CBS 2 got a camera through the X-ray machine the Secret Service set up outside the Warwick, where an entourage of Iranians could be seen milling around all day eating lunches provided by a local kebab joint.
Abbas Backs Down, Won’t Call For Immediate Vote On Palestinian Statehood
President Obama said in public what he is also saying in private — that a Palestinian state can only be achieved by the Israelis and Palestinians going to the bargaining table and tackling the hard questions that face them.
Photo Exhibit Opens At Planned Islamic Center Site Near Ground Zero
Organizers of an Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero will hold its first event Wednesday evening.
Israel Floats ‘Interim Solution’ Proposal At UN To Stem Palestinian Statehood Tension
The Israeli proposal would allow the Palestinians to establish a state within existing borders in Gaza and the West Bank and deal with all the tough stuff later.
Presidential Hopeful Perry Unleashes All-Out Assault On Obama’s Israel Policies
The United Nations confrontation over Palestinian statehood became a major issue in the U.S. presidential race on Tuesday. Leading GOP contender Rick Perry accused President Barack Obama of appeasing terrorists and betraying Israel.
Day Of Rage: Protesters Clog Wall Street Looking To Affect Change
If the traffic trouble from the United Nations General Assembly wasn’t enough for you, add a protest on Wall Street.
UN General Assembly Means Frozen Zones, Traffic Headaches
With most of the world’s leaders in town for the annual gathering, security is ramped up. That means frozen zones, escort convoys and more.
New Yorkers Brace For Traffic Headaches From UN General Assembly
New Yorkers will have to deal with blocked streets and security sweeps as they try to get around the area near the U.N.
Controversy Comes To NYC Ahead Of UN General Assembly
Two days out, the Assembly is already drawing world leaders and international criticism to New York. Among the world leaders gathering is the always controversial Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the hotel where he’ll stay is under fire for hosting him,
Demonstrators Hold Rallies To Call For Same-Sex Marriage Referendum
By far the largest group marched to the United Nations to demand that all New Yorkers, all 20 million residents, not just the 212 members of the legislature, be given a say on whether same sex marriage should be legal.
Manhattan DA: US Banks Duped By Iranian Shipping Company
Prosecutors say an Iranian government-owned shipping company used corporate aliases to evade U.S. economic sanctions and to con American banks into processing $60 million in banned transactions.
Prosecutors: 4 Charged With ATM Key Pad Scam In NYC
Federal prosecutors said the defendants replaced the ATM key pads at Chase branches in Midtown, Chelsea and across from the United Nations.
Local Lawmakers Push To End ‘Free Parking’ For Diplomats In NYC
A group of local lawmakers are pushing to eliminate diplomatic immunity for parking, instead moving to get foreign representatives to pay for their tickets. It’s a multimillion-dollar problem, as some say the diplomats are getting a free ride.
Dirty Bomb Detection Exercise Continues Around The City
Scores of police cars amassed at the United Nations for another day of drills in a week-long exercise that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly boasts have been successful thus far.
Obama Defends Libya Stance At UN, Raises Money In Harlem
President Barack Obama arrived in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon with one mission in mind, furthering his defense of intervention in Libya.
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