New York Local News

The economic woes facing our nation and state have placed tremendous strain and immense challenges on New York small businesses and middle class families. Last year alone, New York State lost 270,000 jobs in the private sector and unemployment in the state and city continues to climb.

Bird Feet, Drawing; ink on paper, 13 x 14 15/16 in. (33 x 38 cm) Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005, 2005.411.240. NEW YORK, NY.- A new installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art , Mastering the Art of Chinese Painting: Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), demonstrates how Chinese artists learned, historically, from earlier masterpieces and from nature.

Federal prosecutors say former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik should go directly to jail when he's sentenced next week.

Investors will get a chance to bet directly on the fortunes of the New York Knicks and Rangers and their home arena, Madison Square Garden, beginning Tuesday.

Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company will build a replica of its new Stratford-upon-Avon theater in New York for five performances by the company in 2011, theater groups said Monday.

Carthage, NY -- Daniel Mosher, band director at Carthage High School in Carthage and a graduate of Oswego High School, was named president of the New York State School Music Association.

New York's personal injury attorney, David Perecman praise the proactive move taken by the DOE and EPA.

NEW YORK----The R160 metro car series in service in New York have achieved a record Mean Distance Between Failures of 1.2 million miles for the month of December 2009, and a 12 month average over 650,000 miles, significantly above the contract target of 100,000 miles.

“This most recent incident, in which a city sanitation worker was struck by a semi-truck, is a sad reminder that New York City workers face serious danger every day,” says George W. Ilchert, Esq., a partner with Lurie, Ilchert, Mac Donnell and Ryan, LLP ( www.limrlaw.com ), a personal injury law firm with experience in New York accident cases and wrongful death ...

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