Henry Hudson

(Reuters) - Conventional political wisdom holds that the Supreme Court, scheduled to hear a challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare law beginning on Monday, is likely to strike it down on partisan lines. The court's Republican appointees enjoy...

The George Rogers Clark boys tennis team defeated Paris 8-1 Monday at the Winchester Country Club. In singles, Christian Colvard defeated Jorge Jackson 6-1, Troy True beat Scott Ramsey 6-1, Chris Bourque defeated Toribio Powell 6-1, Wes Conkwright beat...

A billboard for a low-budget vodka company is grabbing attention in the South Bronx. The four-word slogan, "escort quality, hooker pricing" that sits high above the Bruckner Expressway is not a welcome addition to Hunts Point, a neighborhood that has...

A woman was pulled out of the Hudson River Thursday morning after the car she was driving spun out of control and veered off into the Hudson River. According to officials the incident happened near the 96th Street exit some time after 10:00 a.m. It...

Police arrested a Suffolk County mom for driving drunk Tuesday, a charge that became a felony once officers noticed that she had her two young children in the backseat. Suffolk County Police arrested Jennifer Pyszczymuka at 10:30 a.m. after she made a...

A four-alarm fire tore through a water treatment plant in Harlem Wednesday, prompting the evacuation and closure of Riverbank State Park and the Henry Hudson Parkway. The fire, which broke out in the engine room on the second level of the North River...

The New York City Triathlon has ended in the death of a 64-year-old man and the hospitalization of a 40-year-old woman, according to the event's director. They reportedly went into cardiac arrest. Bill Burke told the Associated Press that the man got...

Call it a crime of opportunity, against an all-to-common victim in Manhattan: a vulnerable female, walking home alone. "For no one to see or stop to help her. That's nothing to laugh at," said Lisa Blair. Police say no one saw a thing, expect for the...

Last week, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson launched a miniconstitutional revolution by using the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution to strike the individual health care mandate, which everyone regards as the capstone of the Affordable Care Act, aka...

A Long Island man was busted under Leandra's Law for allegedly driving drunk with a 2-year-old in his car Sunday evening in Hicksville, according to Nassau County police. Jose A. Escobar, 31, of Uniondale, was arrested by authorities after he was...

Several schools have delayed openings or are closed Friday due to the snow storm that is passing through the Tri-State area. The winter storm is expected to end Friday morning, leaving slick roads and between 2- to 5-inches of snow. New York City public...