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The New York City Metropolitan Opera cancels its Saturday performances as a man, during an afternoon intermission, sprinkled an unidentified powder, suspected to be cremated ashes, into the orchestra pit. One person was exposed and requested medical attention. 2016-10-29
Westfield World Trade Center opens on schedule, part of the World Trade Center Ground Zero redevelopment in New York City. 2016-08-16
Two people are killed and 35 injured when a United States Amtrak passenger train on the Palmetto route traveling from New York City to Savannah, Georgia, with 341 passengers and seven crew on board, derails in Chester, Pennsylvania, after striking a backhoe that was on the track. Local media reports the deceased are veteran Amtrak workers. Area hospitals are treating the injured; none in life-threatening condition. 2016-04-3
The cold snap continues in the northeastern United States with record lows forecast in major cities like New York City and Philadelphia. 2016-02-14
United States federal prosecutors in New York City arrest Martin Shkreli on securities fraud charges for allegedly plundering for personal gain Retrophin, a biopharmaceutical company he ran as CEO from 2012 to 2014. 2015-12-17
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in New York City have found that a modified version of the leukemia treatment radioimmunotherapy can kill latent HIV cells, possibly providing a cure for one of the world's deadliest diseases. 2013-12-3
Edvard Munch's "The Scream" sells for a record $US119,922,500 in an auction in New York City. 2012-05-2
Jose Pimentel, a 27-year-old Dominican-American, is arrested in New York City after planning to detonate pipe bombs, according to New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. The suspect is believed to have Al-Qaeda sympathies, although no wider conspiracy is suspected. 2011-11-20
Various American labor unions, including the CWA and the ATU, join the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York City. 2011-10-5
Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway, is stuck in New York City due to the eruption. 2010-04-16