Tag Archives: New York City

• News

  Mother says son’s name intentionally misplaced on 9/11 memorial

  He paid the highest price, but the mother of a 9/11 hero says he was intentionally slighted when the 9/11 memorial was built.
• News

  Construction to resume on National 9/11 Museum

  The museum was scheduled to open on the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, but disagreements over funding, financing and oversight have halted construction.
• News

  New time-lapse captures One World Trade Center

  The movie focuses on the rise of One World Trade Center, New York’s tallest building, and has spectacular shots of the entire downtown skyline.
• News

  Two tornadoes touch down in New York City amid severe weather

  A pair of tornadoes touched down Saturday in New York City about nine miles apart.
• News / Offbeat

  Topless activist gets attention in NYC

  Moira Johnston, 29, says she gets a lot of attention when she goes topless on the subway or on the street.
• News

  Witnesses recount chaotic, unsettling scene at Empire State shooting

  “I thought actually there was a celebrity sighting,” said Rebecca Fox, who witnessed the surging crowd on her way for coffee.
• News

  What’s inside this $100 million apartment?

  The apartment has six bedrooms, nine bathrooms and a dining room for 30 people.
• News

  Report links NY gun crime to VA, other states

  The majority of guns used to commit crimes in New York state are obtained in states with less restrictive firearms policies, chief among which being Virginia, according to a new federal report.
• News

  Large sugary drinks could be banned in the Big Apple

  New Yorkers could be downsizing their beverages soon.
• News

  Reports: Weiner mulling return to politics

  Little more than a year after resigning amid a humiliating sex scandal, reports are surfacing that the former democratic congressman is considering a 2013 New York City mayoral bid.
• News

  NYC housing initiative to design 300-square-foot apt. rentals

  Mayor called on designers to come up with a proposal for a Manhattan apartment building made up mostly of rentals with 275 to 300 square feet of living space
• Offbeat

  School bans patriotic song, okays Justin Bieber

  A popular patriotic tune has been pulled from the program at a Brooklyn kindergarten graduation, out of concern some would find it offensive–only to be replaced by a Justin Bieber tune.