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June 2, 2013 11:45
WR DeMarco Sampson signed with Buffalo. DB Vernon Kearney was waived by Buffalo.

Seven killed on New York road as trailer hits minivan

May 30, 2013 16:16
SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - Seven people, including four children, were killed when a trailer came loose from a truck hauling it and struck their minivan, officials said on Thursday. The crash occurred on Wednesday evening in Truxton, New York, about 26 miles south of Syracuse, according to the Cortland County, New York, coroner's office. The truck was traveling south on Route 13 when its trailer apparently disconnected, Cortland County Sheriff's Department Captain Mark Helms said.

In the Hamptons, catering to the rich (and their dogs) is good business

May 21, 2013 15:32
By Beth Pinsker EAST HAMPTON, New York (Reuters) - Judging by early demand for everything from doggie daycare to Ferrari rentals and fine art, rich Americans are going to make this a strong summer in one of their favorite playgrounds - the beach towns on the eastern end of Long Island collectively known as the Hamptons.

Possible human remains found near 9/11's Ground Zero

Agencia EFEApril 30, 2013 17:30
New York, Apr 30 (EFE).- Authorities found possible human remains where an airplane part was found last week that could have come from one of the passenger jets that crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, the New York medical examiner's office said Tuesday. A spokesperson for the office confirmed the finding to Efe and said the possible human remains were found Monday behind a building close to Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan.

Part of 9/11 plane landing gear found in lower Manhattan

April 26, 2013 18:01
By Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) - A piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the commercial airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, has been discovered, wedged between two lower Manhattan buildings, police said on Friday. The piece of landing gear found in a narrow alleyway behind 51 Park Place and 50 Murray Street in Manhattan's financial district includes a "clearly visible" Boeing identification number, New York City Police spokesman Paul Browne said.

CORRECTED: Boston suspects planned to go to NY to 'party'

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 20:00
The brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attacks on the Boston marathon planned to head to Manhattan to party after the explosions, New York City's police chief said Wednesday. Either Dzhokhar or Tamerlan Tsarnaev apparently said "Manhattan" in a conversation overheard by the driver of the sports utility vehicle they carjacked in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week before a showdown with police, Ray Kelly said.

Boston suspects planned to go to NY to 'party'

Agence France-PresseApril 24, 2013 19:15
The brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attacks on the Boston marathon planned to head to Manhattan after the explosions to party, New York City's police chief said Wednesday. Either Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev apparently said "Manhattan" in a conversation overheard by the driver of the vehicle they carjacked in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week before a showdown with police, Ray Kelly said.

New York City's last fire watchtower in danger of disappearing

April 15, 2013 12:16
New York, Apr 15 (EFE).- The Harlem Fire Watchtower, the last structure of its type in New York City, is in need of an immediate restoration to prevent it from disappearing as a landmark in northern Manhattan. The 14-meter (45-foot) structure, also known as the Mount Morris Fire Watchtower, is in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. It was one of 11 such towers built in 1856 around New York City to protect Manhattan at a time when most buildings were constructed of wood.

New York cops told to stay in line when online

March 28, 2013 18:15
New York City's police commissioner announced new restrictions Thursday for cops who want to tweet and post on Facebook. Police will not be allowed to specify their jobs on YouTube, Facebook and other Internet platforms, NY1 television and the New York Daily News reported. They also can't post photos of themselves in uniform, unless the pictures are from an official function, NY1 reported. Police chief Ray Kelly said the rules will protect the department's integrity -- and keep officers on message.

New York City hails record population figures

March 14, 2013 17:16
New York City is now home to a record 8.34 million people, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday, emphasizing that more people are moving in than out for the first time in six decades. There were 8,336,697 million New Yorkers in April 2012, compared to 8,175,133 two years earlier, the mayor said, making public the latest figures from the federal Census Bureau. New York is, by far, the most heavily populated US city -- well ahead of Los Angeles (3.7 million residents in 2010) and Chicago (2.7 million). It houses more than 42 percent of the population of New York State.
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