New York news

The New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslims has damaged the public's trust in New Jersey law enforcement and jeopardized some of the relationships agents had sought to build in the community since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the head of the FBI in New Jersey said Wednesday. read more..

NEW YORK — New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is scheduled to report financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011 after the close of market on March 8, … read more..

NEW YORK, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced today the election of Mark A. Baghdassarian and Joshua Brody as partners in the firm's New York office and Dana M. … read more..

NEW YORK, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –  Jalak Jobanputra , a prominent venture capitalist known for having backed companies with exits to AOL, IBM, Oracle and several IPOs, today announced that she has … read more..

SES New York provides attendees the ability to learn from and meet the industry's experts. Here are some of recommended sessions and a preview of what you can learn during the conference – from SEO, to PPC, to display, to analytics, and more. read more..

New York City has opened the first senior citizens center in the United States dedicated exclusively to homosexuals under an initiative sponsored by the mayor's office. read more..

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:Bank of America Corp. rose .6 percent to $8.17 with 94,984,300 shares traded.Citigroup Inc. rose .2 percent to $34.21 with 18,377,600 shares … read more..

An ambitious plan to reverse New York's growing prescription drug epidemic is causing a rift between legislators and health care providers, pitting a proposed computer system that would require doctors and pharmacists to meticulously scan patients' medical history for patterns of abuse against arguments by two professional associations that increased monitoring would backfire. read more..

The SES New York 2012 early bird discount expires TODAY. Don’t miss out on the chance to see keynote speaker Avinash Kaushik of Google, 70+ sessions covering search, social, and display, plus numerous networking opportunities – all at a discount! read more..

NEW YORK, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Millions of harried New York-area residents will soon be asked to slow down, breathe, and try what may be counterintuitive to their idea of exercise. The ancient … read more..

NEW YORK, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Cushman & Wakefield announced today that it advised the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the acquisition of 33 Maiden Lane for $207.5 million from Merit US Real … read more..

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: read more..

NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – On February 28th, 2012, the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) opened the application period for those interested in speaking at its 2012 Digital Health Conference, … read more..

New York’s local governments have borrowed about $200 million this year from the state’s retirement fund, $156 million more than last year, when the program to spread out pension costs was implemented. read more..

The New York Yankees are looking forward to getting the 2012 season underway. Many memories were made in 2011 and plenty more will be created this upcoming season. Will this be the year the Yankees surprise everyone and dominate the Major League Baseball? read more..

Spring training is just underway, but New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez is already in midseason form with the media. After a disappointing 2011 season, Rodriguez arrived at spring training declaring himself healthy thanks to plasma-rich platelet injections in his knee, recommended by… read more..

The New York Yankees are looking forward to getting the 2012 season underway. Many memories were made in 2011 and plenty more will be created this upcoming season. Will this be the year the Yankees surprise everyone and dominate the Major League Baseball? read more..

One way the New York Police Department is trying to deflect blame for this whole Muslim spying story: Tattling on their colleagues in New Jersey.  read more..

A 9-year-old boy's first trip to New York City still resonates a half-century later. read more..

Canada on Friday welcomed New York state's reversal on proposed ballast water rules aimed at preventing foreign species from invading the Great Lakes, restrictions Ottawa said would have hampered trade. read more..

New York state officials have backed away from tough regulations for ridding ballast water of invasive species that the maritime industry says would bring international shipping in the Great Lakes to a halt. read more..

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York State judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling, marking the second victory in the space of a week for opponents of the controversial drilling method known as fracking. The authority vested in towns and cities in New York to regulate use of their land extends to prohibitions on drilling, acting state Supreme Court Justice Donald … read more..

New York City released performance ratings for 17,666 of its more than 70,000 teachers that are based on student test scores and sociological variables, which union officials and other critics called unreliable. read more..

A federal judge extended an order blocking New York’s ban on the use of public schools for worship services. read more..

Over the last few years, Parisians have infiltrated the highest reaches of New York night life. read more..

New York Times opinion columnist Charles Blow's “magic underwear” tweet about Mitt Romney has fueled the candidate's claim of media bias, and to no one's surprise, his apology this morning isn't good enough for some of The Times' critics. Blow's tweet and its blowback (sorry!) are  just more proof that Twitter isn't the best platform for off the cuff political discussion, especially if the … read more..

New York City released performance ratings for 17,666 of its more than 70,000 teachers that are based on student test scores and sociological variables, which union officials and other critics called unreliable. read more..

New York Times opinion columnist Charles Blow's “magic underwear” tweet about Mitt Romney has fueled the candidate's claim of media bias, and to no one's surprise, his apology this morning isn't good enough for some of The Times' critics. Blow's tweet and its blowback (sorry!) are  just more proof that Twitter isn't the best platform for off the cuff political discussion, especially if the … read more..

One way the New York Police Department is trying to deflect blame for this whole Muslim spying story: Tattling on their colleagues in New Jersey.  read more..

New York City released performance ratings for 17,666 of its more than 70,000 teachers that are based on student test scores and sociological variables, which union officials and other critics called unreliable. read more..

A 9-year-old boy's first trip to New York City still resonates a half-century later. read more..

ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York State judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling, marking the second victory in the space of a week for opponents of the controversial drilling method known as fracking. The authority vested in towns and cities in New York to regulate use of their land extends to prohibitions on drilling, acting state Supreme Court Justice Donald … read more..

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is seeking bids for more of the mortgage bonds assumed in the government rescue of American International Group Inc. as prices on the debt rally, two people with knowledge of the plan said. read more..

New York state officials have backed away from tough regulations for ridding ballast water of invasive species that the maritime industry says would bring international shipping in the Great Lakes to a halt. read more..

A.J. Burnett was happy to escape from New York. “It was fun the first couple of years. Then it got like, I'm never going to get out of this funk,” he said Monday, a day after the Yankees dealt him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a pair of low-level prospects. After signing an $82.5 million, five-year contract, Burnett helped the Yankees to their 27th World Series title in 2009. read more..

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Rufus Wainwright's “Prima Donna” took an unusual path to its United States premiere, switching companies and sopranos. read more..

According to a Yahoo! Sports report, New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin delivered a plea to the media in Taiwan to respect his family's privacy. “The special request I have is for the media back in Taiwan to give (my family) space, because they can't even go to work… read more..

The death of a much-loved socialite during New York fashion week proved a fitting exit for the vivacious 95-year-old who tired neither of fashion nor of campaigning read more..

Ernst & Young LLP, bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s former auditor, should “disgorge” $125 million in fees earned in an alleged fraud involving so- called Repo 105 transactions that concealed tens of billions of dollars in debt, the New York attorney general said. read more..

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some decidedly unprincely behavior at a New York City nightclub over the weekend landed a fist in the face of Prince of Monaco Pierre Casiraghi and sent a local man to court on assault charges, an attorney said on Monday. Four men were allegedly pummeled by restaurateur Adam Hock, 47, in a dispute at The Double Seven club in the trendy Meatpacking District about 2 a.m … read more..

The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the elite Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, the Associated Press has learned. read more..