MICHAEL BLOOMBERG

Since 7 a.m. Monday, Livery drivers are rallying at City Hall in Manhattan, against New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to increase new taxis in the four boroughs; Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.

The cries of New York's political establishment fell on deaf ears in the Republican controlled House of Representatives where a bid to end homeland security grant cuts and reserve reduced funding for terror target cities was struck down.

In the latest victory for gay rights advocates, same sex couples in Illinois are lining at courthouses across the state today to receive licenses binding them in civil unions.

Even before Twitter could launch its photo-sharing service, the not so private micro-blogging site, has landed Representative Anthony D. Weiner in a soup over a suggestive picture of a man's crotch in underwear that was sent to one of his female followers.

The annual ranking of the cities with the most billionaires have been released by Forbes based on the reporting of a number of journalists across the globe.

Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg traveled to the state's capitol to stand up for marriage equality. On Thursday, he took that message to Manhattan's Cooper Union College, and took it one step further.

On Wednesday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officially announced a deal with publisher Condé Nast to make the company the primary tenant of One World Trade Center.

At 51.5 million visitors, one U.S. city has beat Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s goal of 50 million for NYC in 2012.

A day after New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's smoking-in-public-places-is-no-longer-legal went into effect, smokers continued to have it their way: By defying the new law, smoking anyway, and getting away with it, the New York Daily News reports.

Smoking in New York City's public places is no longer legal as the law that prohibits smoking in New York City's 1,700 parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas comes into effect Monday.

All New York City public parks, beaches, board walks and pedestrian plazas are smoke-free as of today.

New York City seems to be enjoying the rapture eve, from its Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Craigslist.

Michael R. Long, chairman of the New York Conservative Party, is a deterrent to the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg traveled to New York’s capital Tuesday, putting action behind his words to “stand up for marriage equality.”

Through official partnerships with Twitter, Facebook, and NY-based startups Foursquare and Tumblr, New York City aims to be the top digital city in America. The city's first chief digital officer, Rachel Sterne, joined Mr. Bloomberg in presenting the Road Map for the Digital City, and how to expand its online presence.

Since May 1, New York City has taken action against 15 illegal hotels. Mayor Bloomberg promised the work by city officials to enforce the laws against the illegal hotels to continue, for the improvement of the security and quality of life in New York.

Its easy to drive over the speed-limit, but now the city New York is taking some creative measures to get drivers to slow down.

A new emergency system that sends alerts to cellphones will be launched in New York City and Washington D.C. by major mobile device companies.

Japan's Nissan Motor Co Ltd won a 10-year contract to build the next generation of New York's iconic yellow taxis, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday.

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Speaks about Bin Laden's Death

Here is a selection of comments from prominent global figures on news of the death of Osama Bin Laden: