New York City

Latest Stories

Emergency personnel walk near the scene of a deadly train wreck, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

The Latest on Amtrak crash: College dean died in crash

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Illustration on love, forgiveness and racial harmony by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

LAURA SCHROFF: An invisible thread

By Laura Schroff

FILE - In this April 15, 2015 file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers the keynote address at the University of Nebraska Foundation’s The Peter J. Hoagland Integrity in Public Service Lecture Series, in Omaha, Neb. As the mayor trumpets his progressive political vision, his travels have taken him far beyond the borders of New York City. It is commonplace for New York City mayors to become national figures, but experts note that de Blasio is risking being perceived as someone who has forgotten about his home. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Does NYC mayor, now a national figure, risk trouble at home?

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, March 3, 2015 photo, subway riders commute on a crowded car in New York. Behind them are signs posted by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority exhorting riders to show more courtesy. One sign displays the message, &quot;Don't Be A Pole Hog,&quot; while another shows, &quot;Clipping? Primping? Everybody wants to look their best, but it's a subway car, not a restroom.&quot; (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NY transit system bans all political ads on subways, buses

By MEGHAN BARR - Associated Press

"Preserving mankind's cultural heritage is an increasingly difficult challenge in today's society. To think that some of these treasured artifacts were recovered from garages, exposed to the elements, is unimaginable," ICE Director Sarah R. Saldana said.

Smuggled Egyptian artifacts returned to Cairo by U.S.

By Christopher White - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a joint legislative budget hearing on local government in Albany on Feb. 25, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

D.C., Alexandria, Montgomery County demand amnesty for illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 1, 2015 file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, waves the flag of Ireland as he marches beside Kerry Kennedy, third from left, during the all-inclusive St. Pat's For All parade in the Sunnyside, Queens neighborhood of New York. The parade, which embraces diversity and inclusion, is considered an alternative to the New York City's official St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Everyone but churches can use NYC schools – will the mayor do anything about it?

By Matt Hadro - Catholic News Agency

In this Wednesday, March 18, 2015, photo the Uber app displays on a smart phone cars available for a pick up in downtown Manhattan. New York City’s storied yellow cabs are taking a back seat to Uber now that the ride-sharing app has more vehicles registered in the city than the total number of taxis. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Yellow cabs now outnumbered by Uber cars on NYC streets

By Karen Matthews and Verena Dobnik - Associated Press

In this March 21, 1965 file photo, Martin Luther King, Jr. and his civil rights marchers cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., heading for capitol, Montgomery, during a five day, 50 mile walk to protest voting laws. The Edmund Pettus Bridge gained instant immortality as a civil rights landmark when white police beat demonstrators marching for black voting rights 50 years ago this week in Selma, Alabama. What’s less known is that the bridge is named for a reputed leader of the early Ku Klux Klan. Now, a student group wants to rename the bridge that will be the backdrop when President Barack Obama visits Selma on Saturday, March 7, 2015. (AP Photo/File)

Izola Ware Curry, ‘demented black woman’ who stabbed MLK, dies at 98

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Actor Alec Baldwin , shown here with wife Hilaria, has been cast to play the mayor of New York City in a new HBO drama. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, file)

HBO casts Alec Baldwin to play the mayor of New York City

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

One of the dozens of cases awaiting decisions by the Supreme Court in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia's death involves a Christian college that could be forced to provide contraceptive health care coverage to its employees. (Associated Press/File)

How art and technology are clearing up ‘miscontraceptions’ on women’s fertility

By Adelaide Mena - Catholic News Agency

Failing New York Schools Illustration by Nancy Ohanian

CAL THOMAS: Taylor Swift’s poor investment in New York City schools

By Cal Thomas

NYC public schools to close on 2 Muslim holidays

By KAREN MATTHEWS and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Grand juries decided not to indict officers in the chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York and the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, leading to protests. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Police academy enrollment rises despite negative events in Ferguson, New York City

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

New York state Republicans mocked Mayor Bill de Blasio's cozy relationship with Rev. Al Sharpton by issuing a parody poster of the two as "Fifty Shades of Grey" characters. (NYGOP)

Bill de Blasio, Al Sharpton depicted as ‘Fifty Shades’ characters in GOP ad

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Alex Desrochers walks his dog Scrum, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Marlborough, Mass. New England and portions of New York state awoke Monday to a fresh blanket of snow as a storm threatening to bring up to 1 to 2 feet to some areas churned across the Northeast, making for a slippery, tedious commute to start the workweek. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

New snowstorm moves through New England, parts of New York

By Bob Salsberg and Philip Marcelo - Associated Press