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New York City Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte issued a memo ordering guards to undergo the additional screening beginning Monday.

Police have arrested a 48-year-old Yonkers man who they say tried to sexually assault a woman in front of her three young children in Queens this past weekend.

Dudes Against Violence Against Women used laughter to raise awareness about a very serious subject Thursday night at Gotham Comedy Club.

Dudes Against Violence Against Women used laughter to raise awareness about a very serious subject Thursday night at Gotham Comedy Club.

NY1 previews the day on Wall Street from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Earlier in the week, NY1 introduced you to New Yorker Piper Kerman, who's bestselling memoir "Orange is the New Black," about her time in prison, became a hit TV show. Well, her husband, Larry Smith, is also a memoirist, but he takes a different approach to that and the TV show.

Christopher Bonanos of New York Magazine reports on newly released book titles and the world of publishing in "The Book Reader."

Comedian and New York native Joan Rivers reportedly has been placed in a medically-induced coma after being rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital Thursday morning.

August 29th

NY1 takes a look at what's in today's New York City newspapers.

While some New Yorkers are heading out of town for the three-day holiday weekend others are sticking around to enjoy one last trip to the city's many beaches and pools.

From acupuncture to herbal remedies, many aspects of traditional Chinese medicine are becoming more mainstream when it comes to overall well-being. There are many different herbs that are said to help promote wellness, and it's best to take a close look at which herbs are best for you.

In Brooklyn, Labor Day weekend is synonymous with the West Indian American Day Parade, and the festivities are already underway.

The NYPD's deputy commissioner of intelligence says the city is taking steps to improve security at the Brooklyn Bridge.

A grand jury has charged a Bronx day care worker with murder in connection with the death of a 20-month-old boy.

Police are asking for the public's help finding a suspect wanted for sexual abuse in the Bronx.

Staten Island officials would like to use a so-called "land catalog" to help keep track of some of the borough's largest parcels of land.

Police say two alleged teenage vandals were caught red handed on the Upper West Side.

The point man that Mayor Bill de Blasio selected to oversee his ambitious pre-K plan, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives Richard Buery, joined Inside City Hall to discuss the pre-K rollout a day after the progress of implementation was blasted by City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

State Senator John Sampson and his two Democratic rivals, Dell Smitherman and Sean Henry, sparred over affordable housing, the recovery from Hurricane Sandy and the pair of indictments hanging over the senator's head in a debate on Inside City Hall.