Wedding fever hit New York on Sunday, as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples lined up to be married on the first day that same-sex marriage was legal in the state.
New York City increased marriage slots for Sunday, July 24, a historical day when the state's same-sex marriage law takes effect. All the 823 couples who registered for a lottery will be accommodated.
In order to prevent unnecessary confusion and disappointment, New York City officials will limit the number of marriages to 764 on Sunday, the first day the state's same-sex marriage law takes effect.
As the grief stricken family of Leiby Kletzky sits shiva morning the loss of their slain boy, they still do not yet know the horror of how he died.
Levi Aron, who has confessed to smothering and chopping up 8-year-old Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzky, has been called a sick individual by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, even as his lawyer said he suffers from some hallucinations and hears voices.
Levi Aron, who has confessed to smothering and chopping up 8-year-old Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzky, has been called a sick individual by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, even as his lawyer said he suffers from some hallucinations and hears voices.
New York City should invest more of its pension funds in international equities and other assets as improving returns would help the city with its soaring contributions, Deputy Mayor Robert Steel said on Thursday.
New York City should invest more of its pension funds in international equities and other assets because improving returns would help the city with its soaring contributions, Deputy Mayor Robert Steel said on Thursday.
Citing the same-sex marriage law, New York Town Clerk Laura Fotusky tendered her resignation this week so she wouldn't have to sign gay marriage licenses for same-sex couples.
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is quite candid regarding his evaluation of the impact of a U.S. Government default on the financial system: it would be catastrophic, and also hurt the nation's largest city.
A debt default would have a catastrophic effect on the nation's financial system and also deal a huge setback to New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday.
Seeking to gain some control over the imploding scandal scarred CityTime timekeeping project which has billowed into a $700 million problem for taxpayers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg fired off an angry letter to the prime contractor demanding a hefty refund.
Just days after he marched with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to champion his same-sex marriage victory, Mayor Michael Bloomberg blasted Cuomo's plans to close the Indian Point nuclear plant.
The battle is over, but the voices of both proponents and opponents are worth considering given that the national movement to legalize gay marriage has been rapidly gaining momentum.
After weeks of battling and deal-making the New York State Senate voted to legalize same sex marriage in New York State, Friday night.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the United Federation of Teachers which represents thousands of teachers in New York City have struck a deal to avoid teacher layoffs amounting to 4,100 in total, sources said.
After over a week of backdoor negotiations and heated coverage, the state legislators are still stuck on the same-sex marriage bill in New York.Governor Andrew Cuomo is putting unprecedented pressure on Republicans to approve his bill, which now awaits one more vote in the Senate to cross the finishing line.
Anthony Weiner formally submitted his letter of resignation to Governor Andrew Cuomo Monday saying he was honored to serve the people of Queens and Brooklyn.
This Monday the Steps of City Hall New York staged the protest of hundred of cab drivers opposing the bill proposed by Mayor Bloomberg in Albany. The bill aims at the allowing livery car drivers to pick up passengers in certain parts of New York City, which is currently only legal for yellow cabs.
Charlotte Bloomberg, the determined and hard working matriarch of the Bloomberg family and mother of Mayor Michael Bloomberg died today at the age of 102, the mayor said tonight.
He’s spent the week debating the legality of the United States participation in Libya, and meeting with top officials to alter the United States’ role in Afghanistan, but in his latest speech, President Barack Obama focused on what he called his most important role: fatherhood.
The prospects for New York becoming the sixth state to legalize gay marriage remain uncertain as the Senate's Republican majority continues to vacillate on whether to call a vote before the session ends on Sunday.
