Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:23 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:23:21 GMT
Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded after raunchy tweets said in a YouTube video announcement that he's in the New York City mayoral race.
Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded after raunchy tweets said in a YouTube video announcement that he's in the New York City mayoral race. A poll released Wednesday placed Weiner in second place behind City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in a Democratic primary.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:10 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:10:21 GMT
Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:07 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:07:32 GMT
Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy. Belmar officials will reopen their 1.3-mile boardwalk that was destroyed by the October storm.
Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy. Belmar officials will reopen their 1.3-mile boardwalk that was destroyed by the October storm.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:42 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:42:24 GMT
The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:09 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:09:33 GMT
The NYPD arrested a suspect in the latest anti-gay attack in the city, said police.
The NYPD arrested a suspect in the latest anti-gay attack in the city, said police. The incident Monday night involved two men, who police say, had met at the Bowery Mission and went out drinking together in the East Village. Roman Gornell, 39, was arrested on Wednesday.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:51 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:51:10 GMT
Just a few days after Mark Carson, 32, was killed for being gay, and only a few hours after a massive rally in the west village calling for an end to the anti-gay violence, it happened again.
Just a few days after Mark Carson, 32, was killed for being gay, and only a few hours after a massive rally in the west village calling for an end to the anti-gay violence, it happened again.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:18:50 GMT
A renegade goat and an auto accident snarled traffic on the Pulaski Skyway in northern New Jersey.
A renegade goat and an auto accident snarled traffic on the Pulaski Skyway in northern New Jersey.
Former President Bill Clinton said Mitt Romney would be "calamitous for our country and the world" Monday evening at a private fundraiser in New York City with President Barack Obama.
Standing with the president in the living room of an elegant Upper East Side apartment, Clinton said Obama has the "right economic policy and the right political approach," while he said the Republican Party's "economics are wrong-headed and their politics are worse."
The fundraiser -- the first of three that Obama and Clinton are scheduled to attend Monday evening -- was at the home of Marc Lasry, the billionaire founder of the hedge fund Avenue Capital Group.
According to the pool report, 40 to 50 people pressed into a small living room to listen to the presidents, with some sitting on a table.
The attendees paid $40,000 apiece for tickets to the fundraiser, a campaign official told The Wall Street Journal.
Clinton has been a key surrogate for Obama's re-election campaign, although he raised eyebrows last week with some off-message comments about Romney's business record.
Clinton called Romney's business career "sterling" in a television interview and said the Republican candidate "crosses the qualification threshold" to be president. The complimentary remarks undercut the Obama campaign's argument that Romney's private equity career does not qualify him to be commander-in-chief.
After the private event, Clinton and Obama are set to address about 500 people at the Waldorf Astoria, where Jon Bon Jovi will entertain the crowd. FOX News Channel reported that Bon Jovi traveled to New York aboard Air Force One with the president.
The third and final fundraiser of the evening is a star-studded event before about 1,700 people at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Neil Patrick Harris, James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury will be among the performers there.
According to The Journal, tickets to the Waldorf Astoria event started at $2,500 per person, while the New Amsterdam Theatre fundraiser cost at least $250 per person.
Proceeds from Monday's events will go to the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of Obama for America, the Democratic National Committee and several state Democratic parties.
