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Council member Jumaane Williams talks about how he got to where he is today despite having Tourette’s syndrome and attention deficit disorder.

Residents affected by Hurricane Sandy will now have until March 29 to apply for FEMA disaster assistance, Gov. ...

The smell of lemongrass and fish oil, mixed with spices and curries, wafted around booths draped in flowers ...

As a child, Mikki Shepard’s father used to sneak her into Harlem’s Lenox Lounge, a historic bar where ...

Having immigrated to the States at the height of the Cold War, the last thing I thought I ...

Hundreds of officials from China’s domestic security apparatus were arrested recently according to a source in Beijing.

Robert Morgenthau, former Manhattan DA and inspiration for the DA in Law and Order, talks about why he ...

The trial for John Liu’s former campaign treasurer, Jia “Jenny” Hou, and fundraiser, Xing Wu “Oliver” Pan, has ...

After having been a moccasin maker in Italy, an owner of an antique store on the Upper West ...

The impetus for the large sugary drink ban, or soda ban, was fighting “the obesity epidemic,” according to ...

Francis Tabone could have been a rock star. Really. Instead, he gave it all up for a job ...

John Liu’s mayoral campaign treasurer Jia Hou is accused of funneling money to Liu’s campaign by using straw ...

William Coles, 25, is the co-founder of Dance for Change, a nonprofit organization that uses the art of ...

Rikki Samuels, former Ice Follies lead skater, talks about the secret to feeling young at age 74. She ...

CHINESE CHARACTERS: 和平 Peace.

Confucius placed much emphasis on the conduct of people, especially as it relates to customs and ethics. The ...

NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio talks about how the Watergate scandal inspired him to become a public ...

Robert Turley owns thousands of books on Korean art, and has found an overwhelming problem with them. The ...

Robert Harris, 75, has been Santa at the annual Christmas Eve lunch for the homeless for the past ...

James Ramsey, founder of the Lowline, talks about his childhood and inspirations.

NEW YORK—City officials want New Yorkers to be on alert against scams, particularly since New York has one ...

The scandal triggered by former Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun’s attempted defection to the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu ...

A minimum-wage painting job turned out to be a life-changing experience for 15 Bronx teenagers this summer.

NEW YORK—Rick Carrier's life reads like a novel. He fought Nazis in World War II, liberated the Buchenwald ...

A small table set up on Main Street, Flushing, is the nexus of a complicated set of ties ...

NEW YORK—Today many people are choosing remote controls over basketball courts, iPads over parks, and burgers over bikes. ...

NEW YORK—An increasing number of dairy farmers in New York state are discovering an ecological solution to deal ...