Hostage situation at upstate NY high school reportedly stable

A gunman who reportedly took a high school principal hostage at Stissing Mountain middle and high school in upstate New York is said to have been taken into custody. Reports from a local news source indicate that students ... continue

Former NY Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Pleads Guilty To Corruption

White Plains, NY (AHN) - A little over two weeks after being jailed for having attempted to influence potential jurors, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik admitted on Thursday to corruption and lying to the ... continue

Temporary 9/11 Memorial Set On Fire

New York, NY (AHN) - A section of Memorial Park, which houses the remains of 9/11 victims, was set on fire Saturday morning. Police arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the alleged arson. Brian Schroeder will likely ... continue

GOP To Force Vote On Whether To Remove Rangel As Committee Chair

House Republicans on Wednesday introduce a measure calling for Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) to step down as the nation's top tax-law writer. Democrats are expected to easily block the measure just as they have done so in ... continue

Rapper Shyne to be freed from prison today

Shyne, the rapper who was jailed for a high-profile NYC club shooting incident involving P. Diddy and Jennifer Lopez, is set to be released from an upstate New York correctional facility after serving over eight years. Shyne, born Jamal ... continue

NYC-area DJ Mr. Magic dies of heart attack

Mr. Magic, an influential NYC DJ who has been namechecked on tracks by Nas, Biggie and Tupac, has died of a heart attack. Alongside Marley Marl, Mr. Magic began hosting the first all hip-hop radio show ("Rap Attack") ... continue

Foursquare games Twitter, moves into local ads

Fledgling social networking site Foursquare has a new trick up its sleeve that may lure users from Twitter. While Twitter has a strong foothold, a celebrity following and heavy media presence, Foursquare is poised to rapidly gain ground ... continue

Remembering 9/11, from space

As a New Yorker who was in the city of Cork in Ireland on September 11th, I've always asked people where they were and how events transpired on that day. It's a strange feeling being away from the ... continue

Want a celebrity baby? There’s sperm for that.

Typically sperm banks have used the selling power of brains over beauty. High IQ’s through smart people looking to spread their genome for so much a pop. That is what typically brings people in ... continue

At it again: Zack Hyman gets Kathleen Neill arrested at the Met

Zack Hyman, who made headlines earlier this week with his subway snaps of naked girls on the L train, is in the news again. This time, he didn't get away with it. Or rather, his model, Kathleen Neill ... continue

75 Bedford St. hallway with a window will cost you $2.7m

Be grateful, rest of the country, that you do not live in such a stupid real estate market. 75 1/2 Bedford Street (yes, it doesn't even warrant its own whole house number) is in the news today after ... continue

PICS: Zach Hyman snaps Jocelyn Saldana naked on NYC subway

...just in time for his show's opening at the Chair and Maiden gallery on Christopher Street tonight, Zach Hyman's naked subway snaps are grabbing headlines. Like Jordan Matter and her book Uncovered: Women in Word and Image, Zach's ... continue