New York News

November 22, 2011 39

NEW YORK — The planned opening of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center will be...

Casualty in two alarm Queens fire

Courtney Seck

November 18, 2011 112

Explosion was heard early this morning

Former Madoff trader will plead guilty next week

Ariana Costakes

November 17, 2011 92

NEW YORK — Former Bernard Madoff Investment Securities trader David Kugel is expected to plead guilty to fraud charges next...

200 Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested during attempt to shutdown New York City

Melisa Stumpf

November 17, 2011 183

Biggest day of protests yet

Protesters vow decampment will not end Occupy Wall Street

Melisa Stumpf

November 16, 2011 241

What's next for the movement?

New York City’s first Slutwalk garners huge crowd

Brittney McNamara

October 1, 2011 565

The peaceful protest was a success.

Heightened security marks 9/11 anniversary

Kristen Gard

September 10, 2011 841

NEW YORK — A tip claiming Al-Qaeda may have sent American terrorists or men carrying U.S. travel documents to attack...

The top 10 East Coast Earthquake Tweets

Jason Rabin

August 23, 2011 15

The top 10 earthquake Tweets: 1. kevinaries Kevin Aries Picture of #earthquake damage in Boston:yfrog.com/h3aw92j #hubquake 2. paulandstorm Paul and Storm Dear Southern CA Twitterers: you...

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Virginia, felt in the Northeast

August 23, 2011 66

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake as struck the East Coast of the United States, with tremors felt here in Boston and...

Man arrested after Amber Alert issued in Massachusetts and New York

Brittney McNamara

July 14, 2011 30

Massachusetts and New York State Police issued an amber alert for a New York woman and her 4-month-old son. Matthew...

Crew finds stun gun on JetBlue flight in Newark, after arriving from Boston

Blast Magazine Newsroom

July 11, 2011 16

Federal authorities are investigating how a stun gun managed to get on a JetBlue flight Sunday. The flight originated in...

New York legalizes gay marriage

June 25, 2011 10

The New York State Legislature voted this week to legalize gay marriage, a measure hurriedly signed into law by Governor...

Minnesota to New York at Risk for Severe Storms

Blast Magazine Newsroom

June 7, 2011 12

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Severe thunderstorms will ride over the northern rim of heat expanding into the Midwest and the...

Wife of British diplomat falls to death on East 84th Street

May 28, 2011 6

NEW YORK — Catherine Hurd, the 46-year-old wife of a British diplomat, died early Saturday morning after she reportedly jumped...

Connecticut firefighter dies on duty

April 19, 2011 16

A Windsor, Conn. firefighter died in the line of duty after collapsing during a fire on Monday. Robert Watts, 50,...

Deadly cobra disappears from Bronx Zoo

March 28, 2011 4

NEW YORK — A poisonous and potentially deadly cobra has disappeared from its enclosure at the Bronx Zoo, prompting the...

Snow on top of snow will fall in the Northeast

March 23, 2011 18

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Accuweather reports that as if the 6 to 12 inches of snow was not enough for...

4 New York Times journalists missing in Libya

Global Issues

March 16, 2011 3

NEW YORK — Four New York Times journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize winner, have been reported missing in Libya, the...

Flooding risk from 2011 thaw outlined

Blast Magazine Newsroom

February 17, 2011 23

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather — The risk of major flooding across the nation remains rather low into early next...

Two ICE agents shot, one fatally, near Mexico City