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French Ambassador Pierre Vimont knighting New York principal Giselle Gault McGee

Four New York City public school principals were knighted today by the French Ambassador Pierre Vimont. They were honored because ...

New York Governor David Paterson (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Governor David Paterson is facing stiff opposition from legislators, unions and advocacy groups, for his proposed budget cuts. He says the cuts are ...

Rep. Anthony Weiner (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Congressmen Anthony Weiner represents parts of Queens and Brooklyn. After deciding not to run for mayor, he's thrown himself into the health care debate. He’s criticized the ...

All new services at ACORN have been suspended until a law firm reviews the group’s management and services.

New York ACORN prides itself on standing ...

Director Spike Jonze and actress Catherine Keener at the intersection ...

Tonight, Mayor Bloomberg and his Democratic challenger, City Controller Bill Thompson, met in their first face-to-face debate of the campaign.

WNYC reporters analyze some of the candidates' statements.

Education: Who's in Charge?

Beth Fertig reports:

The very first question was about the negative tone of the campaign, but both Mayor ...

The latest pedicure fad is fish. Tiny, toothless fish that exfoliate feet through ticklish nibbles. But Bronx state senator Jeff Klein says the practice is unsanitary, and cruel to the fish.

What they're doing here clearly is starving these fish. Fish ...

On Tuesday, Democratic candidate for mayor Bill Thompson will meet the man he’s trying to unseat – Mike Bloomberg – in a mayoral debate that’s likely to include questions about term limits and education reforms. It’s the first debate ...

Independent candidate Chris Daggett

New Jersey's largest newspaper made an unconventional endorsement in the race for New Jersey's governor. The Star-Ledger of Newark came out in support of Independent Chris Daggett on Saturday. The paper says ...

Obama speaking about winning Nobel Prize (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

WNYC pounded the pavement today to find out what New Yorkers thought about the president winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Expect major delays this weekend (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The MTA is taking advantage of the long weekend to do some heavy track work. Expects delays and diversions on 17 lines.

A ...

(images by Leonard DeGraaf courtesy of nps.gov)

When you flip a light switch, pick up your phone or watch a movie, it is thanks to the genius and vision of Thomas Edison. And now you can visit Edison's workshop, the place where the first sound was recorded and ...

A Vogue cover by Irving Penn (MARTYN HAYHOW/AFP/Getty Images)

 

World-renown fashion photographer Irving Penn died yesterday. He was 93.

Penn created stark images that could be found in the pages of Vogue, where ...

Google.org flu trends chart for New York

Google has found the more you Google 'swine flu' or 'H1N1' the more likely your area is infected with the virus. They've used that information to create ...

(image courtesy of myspace.com/mrmagicmusic)

The man who brought hip hop from the park to the radio, legendary New York radio personality DJ Mr. Magic, died on Friday at the age of 53. Although his show was only ...

Today Bloomberg was endorsed by John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress (he did not support Bloomberg in 2005), Dennis Rivera, a national health care leader (he supported Ferrer in 2005), Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Jackie Hilly, Executive Director ...

Bumber crop for New England Cranberry Bogs (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

There is an upside to our sad soggy summer. Bumper crops. The harvest season has just begun, ...

Swine flu vaccinations begin today. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

It's in! After a busy summer of testing and preparation, some of the city's first doses of the swine ...

The nation\'s oldest food magazine is being closed by parent company Conde Nast Publications, following dwindling advertising revenues.(Photo by ...

Last April, Midler on Earth Day (Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images)

With a little fanfare by the mayor, singer Bette Midler, and others, the 250,000th tree in the ...