MICHAEL BLOOMBERG

For the fashion elite, the Year of the Dragon marked a special inaugural festivity - Dragon Week. Dragon Week, created by Affinity China, was a week-long luxury trip designed specifically for wealthy Chinese travelers.

Gambling could be legal in New York sooner than anyone thinks. Could the Mafia make a resurgence in New York due to an influx of casinos?

Apple is reportedly in talks to bring an Apple Store to Queens, New York -- specifically, Forest Hills. This would be the seventh Apple Store in NYC and the second outside of Manhattan, but why wasn't Brooklyn chosen as the next location?

United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew called out Mayor Michael Bloomberg Tuesday, claiming his proposal for evaluation of teachers was beyond the law and an overreach of his authority as the city's chief executive.

On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed the state's budget of $132.5 billion for the coming year. In his address from Albany, he asked legislators and officials to reduce spending on service programs and merge various government programs.

It seems like the education world is getting more contentious each day.

New Yorkers aren't yet ready to get behind the governor's plan to launch the state's first casino.And they may be right: Studies show casinos often boost crime and hurt local economies.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt announced Thursday that they made a friendly wager on Sunday's 2012 NFL playoff game between their hometown Giants and Packers.

The world of New York education made news lately--good, bad, cultural and ugly. It does seem sometimes that the latest energy adrift in the zeitgeist gets played out in school yards across the town, and today is no exception.

Almost as quickly as it appeared in the media, Mayor Michael Bloomberg rescinded his proposal to cut the number of drinking establishments in the city.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg will announce a revived effort to redevelop the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx during his State of the City speech on Thursday, Crain's reported.

First he banned smoking in public places, and then he went after trans-fat, salts and sugary drinks. Now Mayor Michael Bloomberg has set his sights on limiting the sale of alcohol in the city.

Police suspect the fire bombings of three parked cars in a predominately-Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn to be part of insurance scam, rather than presumption that the attack was a hate-crime.

Gay tourism destinations - those which showcase liberal attitudes toward same gender couples and boast extensive gay infrastructure offering socializing opportunities - have been recognized as a lucrative niche tourism segment.

The Bronx now has a city-sponsored business incubator--the first of its kind in the area. Mayor Michael Bloomberg gathered alongside other officials to cut the ribbon on Monday morning. The 11,000-square-feet project has been made Sunshine Bronx in Hunts Point.

President Barack Obama, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Kanye West have unexpectedly stuck their noses in the tech world just before CES 2012. Their entry into the tech world marks the end of an age when tech belonged solely to nerds.

A press conference at MetroTech in Brooklyn, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a complete overhaul of the current 911 system on Thursday.

Anonymous, the leaderless hacktivist collective, has targeted New York's top officials, companies and organizations as part of one of its latest operations.

Authorities will not file any charges against Sarah McKinley, the Oklahoma mother who shot and killed an intruder that broke into her house on New Year's Eve.

The Anonymous hacktivist collective dropped its #OpHiroshima bomb on New Year's Eve, and despite its success in pulling off a large-scale, wide-reaching document dump, the event has received very little coverage by the mainstream media.

Lady Gaga performed on New Year's Eve in New York City's Times Square Performance.