Stories of the Week
Headlines of
Friday, January 4
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- New York
- Lupica: Any legitimate conversation on gun control must go beyond assault weapons to target the illegal handguns often used to wound New York City police
- Knicks get an assist from Mayor Bloomberg in win over San Antonio
- Picture of moment President Obama was told of Sandy Hook massacre is released as Elementary School students go back to class for first time since tragedy
- Three cops shot in two incidents in the Bronx, Brooklyn
- Want to know what the city's Finest know? Now, there's an app for that!
- Events
- Free & Cheap in New York: Friday, Jan. 4
- Bronx
- After offering plans for Bronx Catholic schools to stay open, parents nervously await Archdiocese’s decision
- A surge of gang busts leads to record lows in murders and decline in shootings in Bronx in 2012, stats say
- Soundview Houses remains without ramps for the disabled in lobbies; residents’ advocate was transferred to Manhattan
- Queens
- Sandy-battered Rockaway businesses struggle to pay rent to absentee landlord
- Uptown
- Fire watchtower in Marcus Garvey Park is corroding, in grave danger of collapse, city says
- Citizenship Now
- Abused spouse can readjust status, and get a decision on permanent residence within six months
- U.S
- Where's my teacher? Girl who survived Sandy Hook massacre asks mom about hero teacher Victoria Soto on first day back to school
- World
- Syrian warplanes bomb Damascus suburbs
- Politics
- 'Rodham' movie about a twentysomething Clinton has a Hil of a role for a hot actress
- Football
- NFL Playoffs Bettor's Guide: Upsets should cause chaos on wild card weekend
- Tom Brady, Peyton Manning on collision course again as NFL playoffs focus on rookie QB matchup of Robert Griffin III vs. Russell Wilson
- Hockey
- NHL lockout drags on into New Year with more stalled talks and a courtroom battle looming
- College
- Oregon wins Fiesta Bowl, tops Kansas State 35-17 sparked by DeAnthony Thomas' game-opening 94-yard kick return
- Notre Dame fan base rejuvenated with undefeated Irish set to take on Alabama for BCS National Championship
- Alabama has hopes for BCS title win over Notre Dame riding on quarterback AJ McCarron
- More Sports
- Mighty Quinn: January 4
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- Entertainment
- Pistol Robinson, bull rider with two shattered limbs, climbs back in the saddle
- TV & Movies
- Movie review: ‘My Brooklyn’
- Alexandria Daddario goes tooling around in horror with new 'Texas Chainsaw 3D'
- Will the Arab TV network of Al Jazeera turn out Al Ja-zero ratings in the U.S.?
- TV Review: 'Downton Abbey'
- Music & Arts
- Gotham Comedy Club's 'Food and Laughter' show dishes up humor for a big cause: fighting heart disease, cancer and diabetes
- ‘Collision’ course is set for comedy
- 'The Truth Quotient,' debuting Jan. 9 at Beckett Theatre, looks at the dark side of artificial companionship
- Winter theater brings life in the fest lane
- Colorado girl battling deadly health condition will make her Broadway debut in 'Elf the Musical'
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- Opinion
- Readers sound off on New Year's Eve hosts and John Boehner's Sandy betrayal
- Better teaching, beyond evaluations
- Mr. & Mrs. America
- Minting a $1 trillion coin is a nonsensical idea
- Health
- Fox 5 anchor Dari Alexander: Top 10 health tips
- Real Estate
- This Connecticut modern home from disciples of Frank Lloyd Wright is one with nature
- Fran Drescher is making it her life's mission to bring health to you and your home
