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The impetus for the large sugary drink ban, or soda ban, was fighting “the obesity epidemic,” according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his health officials.

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 ...

Leasing consultant James Leonard tells a tragic story, but it’s also a cautionary tale. Leonard warned a room ...

While English-language newspapers in New York are labeling Comptroller John Liu a "Liu-ser" in light of alleged acts ...

Liu has been in the news lately because of allegations his mayoral campaign has used illegal fundraising tactics. ...

Comptroller John Liu's 2013 mayoral campaign treasurer was arrested on Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to commit wire ...

NEW YORK—Every day, bakeries, grocery stores, and restaurants take food products off their shelves to make room for ...

NEW YORK—“I was angry, I was depressed. I didn't want to call anybody. I didn't know who to ...

In light of two recent accidents involving horse-drawn carriages in New York City, animal-rights activists have held a ...

NEW YORK—The shores and islands of the East River have been home to a motley assortment of humans ...

  Watch the video of the full Ground View #3 Forum, in memory of Tim Hetherington and Chris ...