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Supporters and opponents of a proposed Muslim cultural center and mosque near the World Trade Center site rallied in downtown Manhattan on Sunday, kept blocks apart by a heavy police presence.

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A chunk of ice four times the size of Manhattan island has broken away from an ice shelf in Greenland, according to scientists in the U.S.

A wealthy Manhattan investment banker and former top Democratic fundraiser was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for defrauding banks of $292 million, some of which he donated to politicians including Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore.

Adnan Ahmad, a former Pakistani army major, was detained midmonth on suspicion of having links with Faisal Shahzad, the prime suspect in the midtown Manhattan incident nearly a month ago.

— Pakistani authorities have released a former Pakistani army major arrested in connection with the failed Times Square bombing in New York, saying they had determined he had no links to prime bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad.

Several Manhattan movie theaters will charge $20 for an adult ticket to IMAX showings of "Shrek Forever After."...

A judge ruled late Wednesday that the M.T.A. did not follow proper procedure in the layoffs of 475 station agents, and she ordered a hearing for Thursday morning.

An Manhattan appeals court has restored some of the luster to Tiffany & Co.'s claim that eBay should be held liable for touting fake bling sold through its Web site. But this morning's decision let stand a verdict clearing the online auction house of trademark infringement, which Tiffany says "allows eBay to profit from counterfeit sales."

Former President Bill Clinton has left the Manhattan hospital where he underwent a heart procedure, a close friend said Friday.

Officials say the Obama administration is considering moving the trial of the accused 9/11 mastermind out of lower Manhattan.

The suspect in a fatal stabbing outside Manhattan’s main post office committed suicide in Philadelphia.