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The City Council presented Gama Droiville, who survived a shooting earlier this year, with a proclamation that said he showed bravery in the face of adversity.

Police need your help catching two suspects that they say robbed a 15-year-old in the Bronx.

The City Council is asking Mayor Bill de Blasio to continue funding a program which provides free legal representation to detained immigrants who otherwise could not afford legal help.

Basil Paterson, New York's first African-American Secretary of State and father of former governor David Paterson, was remembered Thursday evening at a Riverside Church memorial service.

Daniel D'Addario of Salon reports on newly released book titles and the world of publishing in "The Book Reader."

NY1's Frank DiLella spotlights the five new shows eligible for the the Tony Award for best play

NY1 parenting correspondent Shelley Goldberg recommends some places to go with parenting news you can use.

Ranger fans were certainly excited about the team's conference final victory as they spilled out of Madison Square Garden Thursday night.

Good nutrition starts with smart choices, and many of those choices are made at the supermarket. In her latest Wellness Report, NY1's Jill Urban hits the aisles to show some important decisions we can make to stay healthy.

An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition after police say he was crossing the street at Albemarle Road and East 28th Street in East Flatbush around 5:30 when a car struck him.

The directors behind the documentary "The Case Against 8", Ben Cotner and Ryan White, joined Inside City Hall to discuss their film about the struggle to overturn California's ban on gay marriage.

The Department of Health says the recent measles outbreak in the five boroughs is officially over.

An Upper West Side homeless shelter with a controversial history is being blamed by some residents for a spike in crime in the neighborhood, but some wonder if the homeless residents are being unfairly targeted.

After feuding this winter, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are now showcasing their friendship and mutual respect as summer approaches, a way for the mayor to convince the liberal Working Families Party that the governor isn't as conservative as he's painted.

Police have made an arrest in connection with a sexual assault in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.

New York could join 20 other states this year if it legalizes marijuana for medicinal purposes, but there are still some hurdles, and a question of whether the governor supports the bill making its way through the legislature. | Read New Yorkers' thoughts.

The New York premiere of "Edge of Tomorrow," starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, took place at the AMC Lincoln Square on the Upper West Side.

In the latest installment of "How New York City Works," NY1's Roger Clark takes a look at the blood donation process and how a donor's generosity saves lives every day.

Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to reduce the number of traffic fatalities to zero, and on Thursday, the City Council backed him up, passing a sweeping package of legislation to try to change what happens behind the wheel.

The Rikers Island guard who investigators say left her post without permission while a mentally-ill inmate died in an overheated cell was disciplined before for doing the same thing, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press.