A murder trial involving a 27-year-old mother accused of killing her 5-year-old son by poisoning him with salt began on Monday in Westchester County, New York.
A former Fox News employee committed suicide outside the cable network's midtown offices early Monday, just moments after handing out fliers protesting to other travelers that the company had "ended his career."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans to submit a proposal for a minimum wage increase on Sunday, Jan. 18. He aims to raise New York City's minimum wage to $11.50 an hour and $10.50 an hour for the rest of the state by 2016.
Rapper Flavor Flav is scheduled to make a court appearance in a Long Island, New York court room next week after being indicted on multiple charges, including driving with a suspended license during a traffic stop that occured while he was going to his mother's funeral.
An 80-year-old retired elementary school principal became the biggest Mega Millions lottery winner in New York after he won the $326 million jackpot on Nov. 4. Harold Diamond and his wife, Carol, accepted a giant check on Monday at the same Valero gas station in Middleton, New York where he had purchased the ticket.
New York restaurants will no longer be able to use plastic foam containers when a citywide ban goes into effect July 1. Mayor Bill de Blasio also plans to do away with single-use foam items such as cups, plates, trays or clamshell containers used at eateries, stores and manufacturers, the channel said.
A man from Central New York died of lung cancer over the weekend just four months after receiving $7.5 million from the state for being wrongfully imprisoned for nine years.
Bess Myerson, a renowned beauty queen and television personality who dedicated over three decades of her life working in public affairs, died at the age of 90 on Dec. 14.
Mario M. Cuomo, New York's 52nd governor, died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan at the age of 82. Cuomo, a three-term governor, was known for his progressive acts while in office, including appointing the first Latino and African-American judges to the New York State Court of Appeals.
Natalie Guercio and boyfriend London Rene have been involved in a few violent confrontations at New York and Philadelphia hot spots since her addition to the cast of "Mob Wives: New Blood" Season 4 in 2013.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to ban the controversial gas drilling process known as "fracking" across the Empire State. The move comes in the wake of a long-awaited report issued by his administration's health commissioner that said there were too many "red flags" and potential health risks to permit the practice.
The United Health Foundation released its annual report on America's Health Rankings for the year 2014 and found that Latinos had the highest rate of binge drinking, physical inactivity and obesity.
A New York toddler died on Tuesday, possibly from drinking from an e-cigarette refill bottle. A New York toddler died on Tuesday, possibly from drinking from an e-cigarette refill bottle.
This past week, New York high society was dressed to the nines as they came together to celebrate "Real Housewives of New York" star Sonja Morgan, who landed the cover of Latino Show Magazine's "The Anniversary Issue" and is launching her Sonja Morgan New York fashion collection that is set to debut Spring/Summer 2015.
In the Boston area, with a large Latino community, that group is not highly visible in the city's government departments. New York City faces a similar problem.
New York City Police arrested 223 people in overnight protests Thursday, the second consecutive night of demonstrations following a grand jury's vote not to indict the police officers responsible in the choke hold death of Staten Island man Eric Garner.
Violent crime in the nation's largest city has hit a two-decade low, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday. The number of homicides in the past four months was down 7 percent compared with the same time frame last year; the number of robberies dropped 14 percent.
