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A pedestrian was struck twice by vehicles in Queens and dragged for 17 miles by the second vehicle before police found him dead in Brooklyn, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Wednesday.

The Rainbow Room, New York's legendary dinner and dancing venue - known across the world for its majestic eagle's-nest view of the city, and once synonymous with glitz and gastronomy - is an embarrassment.

Mayor Bloomberg's bare-bones budget for next year slashes the city work force by 23,000 but won't hit homeowners with higher taxes, officials revealed Thursday.

The left engine recovered from US Airways Flight 1549 reveals evidence of bird strikes similar to the damage previously found inside the plane's right engine.

Visitors to Liberty Island and the Statue of Liberty will once again be able to climb the 354 steps from the base of the Statue of Liberty to the iconic crown that overlooks New York Harbor, the Obama administration is expected to announce Friday.

Friends and neighbors of the pilot who safely landed a crippled jetliner in New York's Hudson River planned to give him a hero's ...

A newly released security camera tape shows the emergency ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in all its stunning ...

Divers in the Hudson River on Wednesday located a missing engine from US Airways Flight 1549, which went into the river last week after apparently striking a flock of birds, officials said.

The plane is believed to have encountered a barrage of bird strikes exceeding any such events covered by federal standards for engine durability.

Investigators expect to be able to confirm whether the US Airways jet suffered bird strikes in both of its engines.