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Amazon cancels its New York City headquarters plans, citing opposition from activists and local politicians. 2019-02-14
Prominent New York LGBT and environmental lawyer David Buckel commits suicide by setting himself on fire with petrol in Prospect Park. He leaves and circulates a suicide note indicating his death is in protest against the use of fossil fuels. 2018-04-15
A fire breaks out at the 50th floor of the New York Trump Tower, killing one resident and injuring four firefighters. According to the New York City Fire Department, the building had no sprinklers. 2018-04-7
The blizzard causes the cancellation of over 6,000 flights, the cancellation of public transport services in New York City and Boston, and the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo ordering of cars off the road in thirteen counties. 2015-01-26
A jury acquits Rengan Rajaratnam after a trial on insider trading charges in U.S. District Court in New York City. 2014-07-8
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, is convicted in New York City of conspiring to kill Americans in his role as spokesman for al-Qaida. 2014-03-26
Australian art critic, historian and documentary maker Robert Hughes dies in New York City. 2012-08-6
The United Nations appoints a special rapporteur to investigate the situation in Tibet, after hunger strikes occurred outside the United Nations Headquarters building in New York City. 2012-03-22
Stock, bond and commodities markets open as usual in the United States despite the impact of Hurricane Irene on New York City. 2011-08-29
New York City police question International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, arrested yesterday, over allegations that he sexually attacked a hotel maid near Times Square. Strauss-Kahn's schedule is threatened with interruption, with a meeting over the bailouts of Portugal and Greece with European Union finance ministers due in Brussels tomorrow. 2011-05-15