A Brooklyn Federal District Court judge has ruled that even in the event of a religious exemption, New York City public schools can prohibit unvaccinated children from attending school if another student has a vaccine preventable illness. » 6/24/14 5:45pm 6/24/14 5:45pm

A 33-year-old Long Island man was arrested in the human anthill known as the Union Square subway station yesterday after cops caught him filming video up a woman's skirt without her knowledge or permission. In the photo local NYC news ran of the man, he is wearing a shirt that reads "I (HEART) ASIAN GIRLS," holding a… » 4/30/14 11:40am 4/30/14 11:40am

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 05: People gather to pay their respects during the Candlelight Vigil For Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Labyrinth Theater Company on February 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images) » 2/05/14 11:06pm 2/05/14 11:06pm

You know what goes great with nachos and several hours of television? Marijuana! Welcome to the Super Bowl in newly weed-friendly America. » 1/29/14 1:20pm 1/29/14 1:20pm

If you're in New York and wondering what the rat content of your block (and possibly your home) is, The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has a handy map for you to check out. » 1/25/14 6:56pm 1/25/14 6:56pm

In a measure that surely made Mayor Mike Bloomberg cackle with glee, the New York City Council voted to raise the legal age people can buy cigarettes from 18 to 21 Thursday. In the continued war on smokers in New York, the Council also voted to raise the minimum price of a pack of cigarettes and passed other measures… » 10/31/13 11:30am 10/31/13 11:30am

Well, this is absolutely awful and heartbreaking. » 10/17/13 8:30pm 10/17/13 8:30pm

According to exit poll results, early returns, and the live streaming video from the Team de Blasio block party in Brooklyn, Bill de Blasio will win the democratic mayoral primary, though it’s unclear whether he will hit the 40 percent needed to avoid a runoff. Currently, Thompson is behind de Blasio in votes,… » 9/10/13 11:04pm 9/10/13 11:04pm

Poor Ross Gellar. It's been nearly 10 years since Friends went off the air and he's still indisputably the least cool man in all of America. (Is he the least cool man in the world? YOU DECIDE.) Just look at this graffiti found on East 6th Street in Manhattan, just outside of the construction site for a new… » 8/29/13 6:10pm 8/29/13 6:10pm

Today, the New York Times ran an opinion piece by Maureen Dowd that quoted New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio's wife Chirlane McCray as saying some kinda anti-lesbian stuff about candidate (and lesbian) Christine Quinn's ability to relate to other women. But it turns out that what Dowd said McCray said… » 8/21/13 4:30pm 8/21/13 4:30pm

Why do so many politicians — including noted women's rights advocate Carolyn Maloney — still support sexual harasser Micah Kellner's campaign for New York City Council? » 7/31/13 5:00pm 7/31/13 5:00pm

For a guy who ostensibly lies a lot, Anthony Weiner is remarkably bad at lying. And, uh, answering questions. » 7/30/13 11:50am 7/30/13 11:50am

Gee, I can't wait for the prettied-up rom-com about the ongoing feud between Time Square's Naked Cowboy Robert Burck and Naked Cowgirl Sandy Kane. » 7/27/13 4:00pm 7/27/13 4:00pm

Former Congressman and current mayoral candidate/New York Post headline penis pun darling Anthony Weiner has done a lot of apologizing for the unfortunate sexting habit that all but derailed his political career two summers ago ... so you'd think a guy with sky-high political aspirations would have learned his… » 7/23/13 3:10pm 7/23/13 3:10pm

New York City is officially the largest city in the county to require that businesses give employers paid sick leave, despite the best efforts of billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who claims the measure will "harm the very people it seeks to help." Too bad for him and other powerful critics (ahem mayoral wannabe … » 6/27/13 1:00pm 6/27/13 1:00pm

Here's some heart-stopping footage of a cab slamming into a mom and her daughter as they cross the street. Miraculously, both escaped with minor scrapes and bruises. » 6/12/13 9:00pm 6/12/13 9:00pm

Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign is seeking interns to organize house parties, recruit volunteers, and utilize social media "to enhance our message" — and, we assume, decrease technological mishaps, particularly of the dick pic-related variety. » 5/29/13 3:30pm 5/29/13 3:30pm