A Brooklyn man died after being riddled with bullets during a confrontation on a street corner early Friday, police said. The cops arrived to discover Kent Gonzalez, 38, who had been shot repeatedly in the chest and stomach. Gonzalez, who died at the hospital, had been gunned down at the corner of Church Ave. and E. 17th St. in Flatbush, his friends told police.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

Joey Chestnut reclaimed the top spot at the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island on Friday after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.

Published by New York Sun on July 4, 2008.

And it shouldn't want to. In fact, it's downright bad for your health, says Dr. Marc Siegel, a professor at New York University School of Medicine.

Published by New York Sun on July 4, 2008.

Building emissions are responsible for the bulk of New York City's total carbon emissions. The Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation is demonstrating how older buildings, such as this 85-year-old affordable housing complex in the Bronx, could be retrofitted to be more energy efficient.

Published by Gotham Gazette on July 4, 2008.

Organizers are promising an even bigger Independence Day celebration this year, and spectators have been arriving on Manhattan's east side since early Friday morning for the fireworks.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

This year's show, called "America Dances," will turn that iconic skyline into a dance floor with a dazzling display of color, light and sound all taking place at two locations from barges on the East River between 10th and 24th streets and from barges set in the South Street Seaport-Brooklyn Bridge area.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

This year's show, called "America Dances," will turn that iconic skyline into a dance floor with a dazzling display of color, light and sound all taking place at two locations from barges on the East River between 10th and 24th streets and from barges set in the South Street Seaport-Brooklyn Bridge area.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

The Bush administration let go of its World Trade Center health czar Thursday.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's director, Julie Gerberding, met Thursday with Dr. John Howard and told him the administration would look for a new director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Published by WNBC on July 4, 2008.

The federal government is considering reopening the Statue of Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Published by WNBC on July 4, 2008.

Molinari said he had a brief and testy exchange yesterday with John Friscia, an attorney and chairman of the Island GOP, about the leadership's inability to find a congressional candidate to replace the late Frank Powers, a Todt Hill resident who died suddenly June 22 of a heart attack.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

"I'm not quite sure what it is that people expect -- that we are supposed to have a pocket candidate ready to whip out at a moment's notice, an inflatable candidate?" asked Friscia, a West Brighton attorney and the Republican party chair who said he's interviewed at least two dozen potential candidates in the last two months.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

Late Wednesday night, it was reported that Momo had been assaulted in the parking lot of the Applebee's at 1451 Richmond Ave.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

About two hours later, around 1:50 a.m., cops came upon the three suspects and the alleged victim in a different vehicle -- a gray 2006 Nissan Pathfinder -- parked in a driveway alongside the Staten Island Hotel, a couple of hundred feet from the abduction site.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

The grand marshal this year happens to be a native of Travis, retired firefighter Edward Matusiak. He is leading the march today, sporting his honorary sash.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

Steven Economos, 18, who just graduated from Tottenville High School last Wednesday, had three teenage passengers in his blue 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt when he lost control of the vehicle on Amboy Road and the car slammed into the pole near Buffalo Street in Bay Terrace.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

Steven Economos, 18, who just graduated from Tottenville High School last Wednesday, had three teenage passengers in his blue 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt when he lost control of the vehicle on Amboy Road and the car slammed into the pole near Buffalo Street in Bay Terrace.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

Montana died as she tried to help the boy, who was wearing a life vest although it may have slipped off him before he began floundering in the pool at 12 Flo Dr., said Nassau police spokesman Det. Sgt. Anthony Repalone.

Published by amNY.com on July 4, 2008.

The Fraunces Tavern Museum is finalizing a date to bring the 793-year-old charter - the best-surviving of four known copies - to the city for the first time since the 1939 World's Fair in Queens, museum officials said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

In New York, a decidedly less-majestic display of will was gearing up in Coney Island, the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

Staten Island spray locations: Sections of Arlington, Chelsea, Old Place, Bloomfield (Corporate Park area), Fresh Kills, and Port Mobile.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

Staten Island spray locations: Sections of Arlington, Chelsea, Old Place, Bloomfield (Corporate Park area), Fresh Kills, and Port Mobile.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

Staten Island spray locations: Sections of Arlington, Chelsea, Old Place, Bloomfield (Corporate Park area), Fresh Kills, and Port Mobile.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.

The train stops at Broadway and Lafayette in Soho, and Velandria packs up his tablet with its two nearly complete portraits.

Published by Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn on July 4, 2008.

The startling revelations come just days after reports that Rodriguez, 32, had been dumped by his wife and has been seen making late-night visits to the 49-year-old Madonna's upper West Side home.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

Her Web site calls her a 400-meter Diva, and others have called her one of the next great 400-meter runners in the world. Natasha Hastings - born in Brooklyn, raised in Uniondale, schooled in Harlem - has no shortage of credentials, or promise, but she wasn't much in the mood to revel in any of that at Hayward Field Thursday night.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

Angry friends and relatives of the Brooklyn woman left to die on the floor at Kings County Hospital are demanding justice for her.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

As the nation celebrates Independence Day, the federal government is taking steps that could one day reopen the Statue of Liberty's crown for the first time since the World Trade Center attack, the Daily News has learned.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

As the nation celebrates Independence Day, the federal government is taking steps that could one day reopen the Statue of Liberty's crown for the first time since the World Trade Center attack, the Daily News has learned.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

NYPD Guard tower put up on Gerritsen and Gotham avenues in response to the 4th. Maybe everyone should lay low on the fireworks and DWI.

Published by GerritsenBeach.net on July 4, 2008.

The federal government is considering reopening the Statue of Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.The National Park Service sent out a request for bids last month to study what it would take to open the statue to the public.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

The Fourth of July weekend has always been one of the most exciting times of the year for Coney Island: Crowds line the boardwalk to watch the hot-dog eating contest, visitors take terrifying roller coaster rides, and beachgoers frolic in the sand and surf.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

Fans came from near and far to watch the 2008 Nathan's hot dog eating contest at Coney Island, and the spectacle did not disappoint.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

In New York, a decidedly less majestic display of will took place in Coney Island, the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition. Joey Chestnut won for the second straight year in a row, once again beating competitive eating legend Takeru Kobayashi.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

The federal government is considering reopening the Statue of Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

On May 30, another crane collapsed, at East 91st Street and First Avenue, killing two construction workers. In that case, investigators have focused on a turntable that had been cracked, repaired and put to use in the crane that fell.

Published by New York Times on July 4, 2008.

Ana Stinner's actions got her mom a $100 ticket Tuesday night after a parks officer says the toddler destroyed a tree branch in the Chelsea Waterside Park.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

The first incident occurred on April 4, when he attacked a 29-year-old woman at 4:20 a.m. on Columbus Avenue and West 92nd Street.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

The next victim was a 41-year-old woman at 650 West End Avenue just before 6 p.m. on April 16.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

On May 8, he reportedly attacked a 32-year-woman at 292 West 92nd Street at just after 7 p.m. and a 36-year-old woman on Central Park West and West 81st Street 25 minutes later.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

On May 8, he reportedly attacked a 32-year-woman at 292 West 92nd Street at just after 7 p.m. and a 36-year-old woman on Central Park West and West 81st Street 25 minutes later.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

His one male victim was a 48-year-old man at 2 a.m. On 7th Avenue and West 110th Street two days later.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

He also robbed a 61-year-old woman at 2792 Broadway just before midnight on June 17 and a 49-year-old woman on West 91st Street two days after that.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

The shooting happened early Sunday morning near Seventh Avenue and West 127th Street in Harlem.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

The federal government is considering reopening the Statue of Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

Hot dog chomping champion Joey Chestnut defended his title in the first-ever overtime "dog off" at Nathan's annual July 4 hot dog-eating contest on Coney Island this afternoon.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

Fireworks explode over the Brooklyn Bridge on July 4, 2007. The city's crackdown on illegal fireworks is a success because injuries, arrests and confiscations are down, Mayor Bloomberg said Thursday.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

More than 2,000 people packed the Greater Refuge Temple on W. 124th St. for the funeral of the straight-A student. The 15-year-old was killed by what cops think was a stray bullet while walking with friends in Harlem Sunday morning.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

The charges against the boyfriend, Anthony Merritt, 24, of Brooklyn, are expected to be upgraded, according to a law enforcement source. Merritt is already jailed without bail on assault and child endangerment charges. He was baby-sitting Elea-cha at the Brownsville home of his girlfriend, Nadieh Lawrence, whom he has dated on and off for 10 years.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

The Fourth of July weekend has always been one of the most exciting times of the year for Coney Island: Crowds line the boardwalk to watch the hot-dog eating contest, visitors take terrifying roller coaster rides, and beachgoers frolic in the sand and surf.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

Saying he needed it more than Kobayashi, the California-born Chestnut won to huge cheers from the Independence Day crowd at Surf and Stillwell Aves. watching the Superbowl of face-stuffing.

Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

Cynthia escaped from New York after published reports linked her husband to late-inning visits to Madonna's Upper West Side apartment.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that the city would pick up the funeral expenses of the 49-year-old Brooklynite, who was left to die on the waiting-room floor of Kings County Hospital's psychiatric emergency room on June 19.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

A group of waiters at the Old Homestead Steakhouse claim they've been getting stuck with the worst tables at the Meatpacking District eatery - loaded with tip-averse foreigners and non-famished diners - since they sued the restaurant for ripping off tips.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

His crime spree began on April 4 at 4:20 a.m., when he attacked a 29-year-old woman at Columbus Avenue and West 92nd Street.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

He most recently struck on June 19 at 11:30 p.m., slugging a 49-year-old woman on West 91st near Columbus.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

At about 5 p.m. yesterday, an unidentified thief with a police record broke into a red van that had been parked at 53rd Street and Second Avenue in Brooklyn's Sunset Park for about a month, a source told The Post.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

The cab was headed north on First Avenue, with a silver VW assigned to a Dominican Republic diplomat to its right, just south of East 54th Street. Neither vehicle had a passenger.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

He's gone from hot-dog top dog to underdog. Renowned competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi is aiming to chomp his way back to the top of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating competition on Coney Island after a disappointing three-dog loss last year shattered his six-year winning streak.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

Joey Chestnut has reclaimed the top spot as winner of the annual hot dog eating contest in Coney Island after first tying with archrival Takeru Kobayashi in a 10-minute chow-down and then beating him in a five-dog eat-off.

Published by New York Post on July 4, 2008.

Women who once cleaned septic tanks in India for a living took a turn as models at a fashion show at the United Nations.

Published by New York Times on July 4, 2008.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided not to reappoint the official who has coordinated health programs for ground zero workers, Congressional aides who spoke with him said.

Published by New York Times on July 4, 2008.

Jules Everett Tygiel was born in Brooklyn on March 9, 1949. His father and mother ran a store that sold and repaired pens, lighters and electric shavers. They lived in the East Flatbush section, not too far from Ebbets Field, home of Robinson’s Dodgers, and a place the young Mr. Tygiel first visited when he was 7.

Published by New York Times on July 4, 2008.

Mr. Tygiel graduated from Brooklyn College, then received his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the U.C.L.A. He taught at the University of Tennessee and the University of Virginia before settling at San Francisco State in 1978.

Published by New York Times on July 4, 2008.

The National Park Service is starting to consider reopening the Statue of Liberty’s crown, which has been closed since the 9/11 attacks, according to documents released Friday by Representative Anthony D. Weiner.

Published by New York Times on July 4, 2008.

Nowhere has their love of big homes been on more opulent display than in a section of Forest Hills known as Cord Meyer, an upper middle class neighborhood long cherished by its residents for its tranquillity and architectural charm.

Published by New York Times on July 4, 2008.

A New York City Transit official blamed the low grades in part on the "lingering anger" of Staten Islanders over traffic delays that snarled express buses on both sides of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge construction project.

Published by SI Live on July 4, 2008.