President Obama and the First Lady to Travel to New York, NY
Washington, DC – On Tuesday, September 23, the President and the First Lady will travel to New York City for the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks at the Climate Summit 2014.
New York Yankees' playoff hopes suffer severe blow
Jose Bautista hit his eighth homer of the year against New York, Marcus Stroman pitched six gritty innings and the Toronto Blue Jays ended a season-worst six-game skid to beat the Yankees 6-3 Saturday and keep their faint playoff hopes alive. With eight ...
New York City high school football coaches weigh in on New Rochelle coach's decision to invite Ray Rice back onto sideline last week
Six days before thousands of Ravens fans lined up outside M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to trade in their Ray Rice jerseys, the team’s former star running back stood on the sideline at New Rochelle High School, watching as his old squad rolled to victory.
New York memorial for actress Ruby Dee features Alicia Keys and Wynton Marsalis
NEW YORK (AP) -- Actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee was memorialized Saturday in poetry, dance and song at a packed Harlem cathedral where Alicia Keys sang her song "Superwoman," Wynton Marsalis performed a stirring trumpet solo, and well-wishes ...
New York buses will feature anti-Islam ads depicting James Foley
NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (UPI) --A blogger named Pamela Geller, known for her criticism of Islam, will be funding an ad campaign featuring images of Adolf Hitler and James Foley's beheading for the purpose of spreading what some consider an anti-Islam, pro ...
New York's High Line all done, will open Sunday
The last stretch of New York's High Line officially opened Saturday, completing one of the nation's most distinctive urban transformations: an abandoned stretch of elevated rails that's been turned into a linear oasis of flowers, grasses and trees.
Off-Season Grades: The New York Knicks
The New York Knicks were another team whose superstar was a free agent this summer. In fact, their superstar Carmel Anthony was the hottest topic during free agency because many thought that he would leave the Knicks after their disappointing season.
Ruby Dee Memorialized in New York With Song and Dance
Dee's long career earned her an Emmy, a Grammy, two Screen Actors Guild awards, the NAACP Image Award, Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Art and the National Civil Rights Museum's Lifetime Achievement Award. She earned an Oscar nomination at age ...
