“The Late Show” will remain in New York and continue broadcasting from the historic Ed Sullivan Theatre when Stephen Colbert takes over next year, replacing long-time host David Letterman. The agreement, announced Wednesday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Leslie ...

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NEW YORK — New York City’s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice. The Appellate Division, First Department ruled Tuesday that the city’s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority when it voted last year to put a ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Firearm Licensing Fee — New York City Equal Protection — Second Amendment Kwong, et al. v. Bloomberg, et al. 12-1578-cv Judges Walker, Cabranes and Wesley Background: New York state’s Penal Law permits ...

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The battle over a rent-controlled, Upper West Side Manhattan apartment has landed before the U.S. Supreme Court. And the justices are taking a look at the constitutional implications of a law that has been part of the fabric of New ...

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A federal jury has ruled that Richard Lee, 31, of Queens, who was found guilty of smuggling, must forfeit property involved in the crime. The forfeiture verdict Tuesday came one day after the same jury found Lee guilty of smuggling. ...

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NEW YORK — Think the paper piles are deep around your home? Clerks at Manhattan's state Supreme Court say they'd run out of places to put it. Not to worry. The state now requires lawyers in about 6,000 cases dealing with commercial disputes in the Manhattan courthouse ...

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NEW YORK CITY — No one imagined the way careless smoking spiraled into a deadly inferno in a toxic ground zero bank tower, so three construction-company supervisors shouldn’t be blamed for it, a defense lawyer said Tuesday as their manslaughter trial neared an end.

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NEW YORK CITY — Lawyers representing 9/11 families are asking a federal judge to find Iran culpable in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, saying new evidence shows Iranian officials had advanced word of the attacks and helped train the hijackers.

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NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) — An underage girl whose encounter with former football star Lawrence Taylor led to his conviction for sex crimes says he should have been sent to jail. The girl, now 17, spoke to the media after Taylor was sentenced Tuesday to six years on probation for sexual misconduct and patronizing an underage prostitute...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former Intel executive who has pleaded guilty to leaking company secrets is set to take the witness stand in New York City at the insider trading trial of a hedge fund manager...

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NEW YORK CITY — A group opposed to a planned mosque near ground zero has asked a judge to overturn New York City's decision to withhold landmark status for the building site.

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NEW YORK CITY — A police command center to secure the area in and around the rebuilt World Trade Center site will be staffed with scores of officers by the time the Sept. 11 memorial opens on the 10th anniversary of the attack ...

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