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The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart mapping out criminal turf in Florida - part of an international sweep aimed at further crippling the storied Gambino organized crime family and disrupting its ties to the Italian mob.

Former Gov. George Pataki, perhaps the most popular Republican in New York, is endorsing Rick Lazio in his GOP bid for governor this year.

Police in New York have reminded members of the public that figures soon to be gazing down from buildings in the city are an artist's body casts - not people in distress.

A new poll shows the percentage of New York voters who say scandal-plagued Gov. David Paterson should serve out his term has edged upward.

New York City has an official condom. This winning logo will grace the cover of 6 million condoms distributed in the city.

New York State Sen. Hiram Monserrate may have become the first New York state senator to be kicked out of that august body since the 1920s on ethical violations in the wake of a domestic abuse episode, but supporters of his bid to re-take the seat he lost by winning the special election seem to prefer violence against women to marriage equality.

David Paterson's top law enforcement personnel, the acting superintendent says he's retiring too.

Celebrity Man admits to attempted Letterman shakedown David Letterman tells his audience that he had sexual relationships with female employees and that someone tried to extort $2 million from him over the affairs during a taping of his late-night show Thursday, Oct.

Opening a restaurant in New York City in the middle of a recession is a risky business venture for anyone, even a renowned chef like Canada's Susur Lee.

The Queen has seen better days. A makeover has been long overdue for the venerable Queen Mary, the retired cruise ship turned tourist attraction and hotel docked in California's Long Beach Harbor since 1967.

Rap royalty Lil Wayne was given a superstar's sendoff to jail Monday , mobbed by hundreds of reporters and cell-phone-waving fans and serenaded by shouts of "Weezy! We love you! AP March 8: Rapper Lil Wayne is sentenced in Manhattan criminal court to a year in a New York City jail for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007.

Former President Bill Clinton, center, is joined by Dr. Clyde Yancy, left, president of the American Heart Association, as Susan Neely, president and CEO of the American Beverage Association holds up a hand held device used by soft drink delivery drivers programmed to only allow orders of products permitted to be sold in schools during a news ...

A state commission's referral of felony perjury allegations against Gov. David Paterson has left unsettled the question of what agency, if any, may seek to investigate the case or present evidence to a grand jury for possible indictment.

A person with knowledge of the investigation into an accidental crane collapse that killed two workers in Manhattan in 2008 says a crane company owner is expected to be charged with manslaughter.

PARIS HILTON's controversial beer advert is back on TV in Brazil - after producers edited out the socialite's steamy scene.

The Empire State has a lot of good things going for it -- Broadway shows, Niagara Falls, and the world champion New York Yankees.

The New York Amsterdam News, the creaky weekly newspaper that is the voice of Harlem's political establishment, is making the best of a bad week.

Cablevision and Disney are in a fee dispute that might sideline New Yorkers from the Oscars ceremony.

While attention is focused on the more high profile Oscars this year, the Short Film categories are far more competitive.

Two bulk shipping companies will be competing for investors' attention next week when they are expected to go public, but analysts are questioning their ability to nab much cash.