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The rapper best known for recording Now That We've Got Love and the theme song to In Living Color died at the age of 44 Tuesday afternoon, and the world wants to know how they lost a great rapper so young.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has chimed in on the race for the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Scott Brown.

Heavy D is dead at 44, TMZ reports, and he’s headed to the Thugz Mansion -- or wherever it is that great rappers go when they die -- to join the Notorious B.I.G., who immortalized the lesser-known Heavy in his rap classic “Juicy.”

Bloomberg added that he is aware that Brookfield Properties, the private company that owns the park, has a rule barring the military-grade tents, but because Brookfield has not chosen to enforce the rule, the city is not getting involved in the issue.

With little more than an hour left in the second full day of the federal corruption trial of New York City Councilman Larry Seabrook Tuesday afternoon, a jury had only just been seated, signifying the divisive and wide-reaching scope of the crimes the Bronx legislator is accused of committing.

The Gotham West project is one of the largest developments currently underway in New York City. It was heralded at a Monday groundbreaking ceremony as a sign of the west side's rising stature as a desirable neighborhood.

Bloomy makes a comment about the GOP candidate's former employer, Godfather's Pizza; you decide whether it's a jab or a dodge.

Just as the weather outside starts to turn frightful and the holidays approach, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Thursday a new policy that will make it harder for homeless people to gain entry to the city's shelters.

Bank Transfer Day Nov 5 is tomorrow, and as people across America are preparing to stick it to their financial institutions, bank stocks are taking a huge hit and credit unions are seeing a major boon.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has agreed to a deal to step down if certain circumstances are met.

The question arises as pressure mounts on Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to step down after an odd couple of days in which he announced then withdrew a proposal to put the latest Eurozone rescue deal before the Greek citizenry as a referendum vote.

A new poll by Mayors Against Illegal Guns shows broad support for stronger gun control laws among Latino Americans.

During a Saturday match, footballer Mohammad Nosrati was caught on camera apparently trying to force his hand between teammate Sheys Rezai's buttocks as the two men and other players mobbed another player immediately after he scored the winning goal. Both men have since been suspended indefinitely by the country's soccer federation. They have both been fined almost $40,000 a piece, and could still get the whip.

A new report by the Daily Mail indicates that the United States and Britain are working together to draft a plan to attack Iran as evidence of new nuclear weapons capabilities in the Middle Eastern country arises.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was not drunk during his now-infamous speech in New Hampshire over the weekend before Cornerstone Action, a conservative group, according to the group's executive director Kevin Smith, The Hill reports.

A third woman has come forward to accuse Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexually harassing her while he was at the helm of the National Restaurant Association, according to an Associated Press report released late Wednesday afternoon.

As international pressure mounts on Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to drop his bid to put the deal before the Greek people for a referendum vote, and instead immediately accept its terms as drafted, Greek-American New Yorkers are once again shocked at the intransigence of their home country's leadership.

School is hard enough for any American student in this age of cyber-bullying, but a new study shows that Asian American teenagers have it much worse than their peers from other ethnic backgrounds.

President Barack Obama has put out his last butt, his doctor said Monday. Despite the constant pressures of being commander-in-chief, Obama is tobacco free and on track to remain so in the future, according to a medical report released by his physician, Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman.

President Barack Obama's official Facebook page has been targeted by a sustained string of Facebook comments comparing him to oppressive Arab leaders and questioning the handling of the Occupy Wall Street protests.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Monday that a proposal to bring an applied sciences university to the city continues to move forward. Under Applied Sciences NYC, dubbed one of the most exciting projects the city has undertaken in the past decade by U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, seven proposals are under consideration for the groundbreaking program. The winner will be awarded free city land and up to $100 million in city capital funding in exchange for constructing a ma...

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke out Monday against Republican Leader Eric Cantor's plan for the House to work just 109 days in 2012. Cantor defended his calendar, saying it allows members of Congress to do important work in their districts. But another key reason for the abbreviated schedule that Congress has followed for decades is the increasing importance of campaign finance, which leaves fundraising as top priority in an election year.