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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city's COVID-19 death toll stands at 22, with 3,615 cases.
2020-03-19

A man carrying lighters, canisters filled with gasoline and lighter fluid is arrested at New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral. A police source states Lamparello is a CUNY student seeking his Ph.D. in philosophy and occasional adjunct lecturer at Lehman College.
2019-04-17

Frank Cali, the reputed head of the Gambino crime family, is shot dead by an unknown assailant outside his home in Todt Hill, Staten Island, New York City. It is the first targeted killing of a mob boss in New York City since Paul Castellano was assassinated in 1985.
2019-03-13

Celebrities Alyssa Milano, Michael Moore and Mark Ruffalo organize a "People's State of the Union"-themed concert on Monday in New York City. Common and Andra Day are scheduled to perform.
2018-01-26

The UN General Assembly votes in favor of flying the flags of non-member observer states outside the headquarters in New York City. Palestine will raise their flag on September 30, while Vatican City has made no plans yet.
2015-09-11

At a court in New York City, a US District Judge sentences the radical imam Abu Hamza al-Masri to a life sentence for terrorism offences in the United States.
2015-01-9

A jury acquits Rengan Rajaratnam after a trial on insider trading charges in U.S. District Court in New York City.
2014-07-8

A SeaStreak ferry travelling to Lower Manhattan, New York City, crashes into the dock, injuring 85 people.
2013-01-9

In New York, representatives of Morocco and Western Sahara conclude UN-backed talks on resolving the conflict between the two countries without reaching an agreement that was satisfactory to both parties.
2011-06-8

Hundreds of people rally in relation to an Islamic cultural centre proposed for New York City, United States; opponents to the building blare Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." over loudspeakers.
2010-08-22