Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and President Obama have not given up the fight for stricter gun control laws, but many Democrats in Congress are wishing the president would relent, having concluded that the issue is an electoral loser for them. (Associated Press)
Actress Jane Fonda participates in AOL's BUILD Speaker Series to discuss her career at AOL Studios on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Heavily armed U.S. Marshals stand guard outside federal court Thursday, April 2, 2015, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE **
Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts portray a childless, middle-aged couple in New York who befriend and start to emulate a 20-something couple in "While We're Young." (Associated Press)
New York Mets' Matt den Dekker drives in a run with a triple in the eighth inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. New York won 11-9. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
An initiative to strip commanders of their convening authority introduced by Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, New York Democrat, failed to pass Congress last year. (AP Photo)
Executive producer Ken Burns attends a preview screening of "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies," at the Time Warner Center, in New York in this Tuesday, March 24, 2015, file photo. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Tyler Perry, above at the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network 2015 upfront presentation in New York, has scored record ratings for the network with his series "The Haves & The Have Nots." (Photo by Mark Von Holden/AP for OWN)
In November 1979 Ronald Reagan unofficially announced his candidacy to millions of Americans in an interview with Tom Brokaw on NBC's "Today" show in New York before making the official announcement at a Waldorf Astoria dinner that night.
New York Rep. Peter King hammered Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday, calling the fellow Republican a big-mouthed "carnival barker" who has no business running for president. (CNN)
Co-host Bob Costas attends the 24th Annual Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ** FILE **
In this Feb. 15, 2015, file photo, singer Taylor Swift attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Special in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
New York City police commissioner Bill Bratton speaks during a news conference at police headquarters in New York, Monday, March 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)