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hursday is the first day of school, and although it's a big day for all of the city's 1.1 million students, there is one group in particular that will be in the spotlight.

A Houston woman and alleged ex-girlfriend of Rep. Michael Grimm entered into a plea deal Wednesday connected to charges that stem from fundraising for the congressman's first campaign in 2010.

A business owner is lessening the back-to-school burden for some parents in the Bronx, but the effort is also about investing in the future of the community.

The teenager who admitted to sneaking into the World Trade Center earlier this year has been sentenced.

Neiman Marcus has announced plans to open store at the Hudson Yards.

The last surviving son of convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff has died of cancer.

Police are looking for a man they say burglarized a Chinese restaurant in the Bronx.

Before ducking a Democratic primary debate on Inside City Hall Wednesday night, Governor Andrew Cuomo's running mate, Kathy Hochul, tried to bolster her liberal credentials by getting the backing of Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The man who pleaded guilty to shooting a police officer earlier this year has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

For the first time, the city will not oversee the September 11th ceremony, as it will be run instead by the September 11th foundation, whose chairman is former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

A new thriller set in Greece in 1962 stars Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac. It's called "The Two Faces of January."

Hoping maybe to steal some of Apple's thunder ahead of its big press conference next week, Samsung unveils a handful of new devices-some with entirely new features.

Summer may be coming to a close, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of fun things to do and see close to home.

The DMV says it's revoking a politically-charged custom license plate spotted in Brooklyn that reads HAMMAS, a slight misspelling of Hamas.

St. Patrick's Day Parade organizers say an openly gay group will be allowed to march under its own banner for the first time next year.

The daughter of comedian Joan Rivers says the 81-year-old has been moved to a private room and is being kept comfortable after going into cardiac arrest last week at a Manhattan doctor's office.

Joe Bragg, a popular voice in local broadcasting, passed away Monday at the age of 87.

The shore protection systems on Staten Island will soon be evaluated.

Police hope surveillance video will help lead to an arrest in an attempted rape in Brooklyn this past weekend.