The victims were stabbed at 4:10 a.m. in front of 525 Seventh Ave. a short distance from Times Square.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

Three times the barefoot woman hung by her arms from the precipice of 1878 Lexington Ave. as stunned onlookers gathered below.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The victims were stabbed at 4:10 a.m. in front of 525 Seventh Ave., which is a short distance from Times Square.

Published by WNBC on July 6, 2008.

Charles Pena bled to death and two friends - J.R. Hines, 18, and Anthony Modesta, 17 - were in critical condition after being jumped by a gang of eight men on Ashford and Liberty Sts. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, at 2:20 a.m., relatives said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

Stephen Bush, 28, of Far Rockaway, was racing east on Rockaway Blvd. near Brookville Blvd. in Rosedale when he lost control of his 2005 gray Cadillac sedan, police said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

A barrage of bullets tore through the crowd, killing one and sending terrified guests diving to the ground for cover outside 969 Gates Ave. in Bedford Stuyvesant - just half a block from the 81st precinct house.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

The victims were stabbed at 4:10 a.m. in front of 525 Seventh Ave. a short distance from Times Square.

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At Crest Hardware, a quasi institution on Metropolitan Avenue near Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, more than 100 works of art, many of them hardware-themed, are on display alongside the workaday items like nails, nuts and bolts. They are part of the Crest Hardware Art Show, which is in its seventh year. It began June 7 and runs through the end of July.

Published by New York Times on July 6, 2008.

Below are two videos posted on YouTube of the Macy's Annual July 4th Fireworks displays as seen from Roosevelt Island's Southpoint Park:

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The tree toppled over onto two cars along I-U Willets Road just before Parkway Drive in Roslyn Heights.

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Police say the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

The signature skyscraper that replaces the World Trade Center is nearly ready to move in.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

On Sept. 12, 2001, Pataki said, "we were facing not just devastating human loss. We were facing an economic nightmare. ... We had to give people confidence that lower Manhattan was not going to die and that it was going to come back."

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The agency spent most of Spitzer's 14-month term coping with the aftermath of a devastating fire at the former Deutsche Bank tower that killed two firefighters last summer.

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After agreeing to build and lease the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower, the authority privately has investigated turning control of it to the private sector.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

Church members at Grace Tabernacle Christian Center raised their voices in praise and remembrance Sunday following the crash, which killed Wright's co-pastor and wife, Betty Wright, who was also her husband's travel companion on trips, including this final one.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 6, 2008.

A garage in Queens collapsed on a car Sunday afternoon in Cambria Heights.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 6, 2008.

A funeral for Esmin Green, who was left alone to die in a psych ward in Kings County Hospital, will be held Sunday in Flatbush.

Published by WNBC on July 6, 2008.

Reposing is from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jesus Is Lord Church on Glenwood Road in Flatbush.

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Charles Pena bled to death and two friends - J.R. Hines, 18, and Anthony Modesta, 17 - were in critical condition after being jumped by a gang of eight men on Ashford and Liberty Sts. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, at 2:20 a.m., relatives said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

Justine had been the only child at a gathering on 136th St. in Queensboro Hill when he may have suffered a seizure while swimming in the inground pool about 7 p.m. Friday.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

"My feet are burning! I had to dump cold water on my shoes just to walk around," Yannick Pena, 9, complained to his mom on a recent visit to Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx, where The News found the turf hit temperatures of 145 to 160 degrees on an 80-degree day.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

At all five, temperatures at the synthetic fields soared roughly twice as high as at nearby natural grass ones, from a low of 144 degrees at the Greenbelt Recreation Center on Staten Island to a scorching 162 at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

At all five, temperatures at the synthetic fields soared roughly twice as high as at nearby natural grass ones, from a low of 144 degrees at the Greenbelt Recreation Center on Staten Island to a scorching 162 at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

Traci Holmes, 43, is accused of sneaking into a classroom to swipe the Louis Vuitton handbag from her son's teacher during the May 29 ceremony at Public School 52.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

After Piotrowski was critically wounded by two pit bulls on Tuesday, his neighbors in Port Richmond, S.I., complained they had dialed 911 and 311 countless times during the past year hoping authorities would seize the dogs.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

A die-hard Mets fan who said he almost died after a splintered bat hit him in the face during a game at Shea Stadium wants the city to pay for his misery.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

Lower Manhattan is the oldest office district in the country and, with 89 million square feet of space, still one of the largest. Though the market has recovered from Sept. 11, the reconstruction of the skyline is just beginning. » Listen to special audio commentary

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 6, 2008.

With 238.8 million square feet of office space, midtown is the nation’s largest business district—larger than the entire office market of Chicago or Los Angeles. Crain’s takes you on a tour of the always-evolving skyline.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 6, 2008.

New York City moves—or at least it tries to. About 3.7 million people commute daily via aging subways, trains and roads; almost 300,000 head to and from airports. And what a companionable group they are, especially on the 9 a.m. No. 4 to midtown. Crain’s New York Business’ City Facts section on Transportation includes charts on subway ridership, airport traffic and the cost of commuting, among others.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 6, 2008.

Commercial asking rents in midtown and downtown Manhattan rose 25.4% and 24.0%, respectively, in first-quarter 2008 versus the year-earlier period.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 6, 2008.

Police say the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

The victims were stabbed at 4:10 a.m. in front of 525 Seventh Ave. a short distance from Times Square.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

Those were either the bold, or impossibly overconfident predictions years ago for what ground zero might look like in 2008, instead of the fenced-off, sunken construction site that sits in the middle of downtown Manhattan nearly seven years after the attack.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 6, 2008.

Police said the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by WNBC on July 6, 2008.

The most serious incident was when eight officers were injured -- two badly enough to require CAT scans and stitches -- in a car accident while rushing to help other officers allegedly assaulted at a house party in the Huguent section.

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

So, was it the rain, all the warnings, or last year's well-publicized bust of a fireworks show in the Fort Wadsworth section of Staten Island?

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

The car crash occurred when a police radio car and a police van collided at the intersection of Arbutus Avenue and Hylan Boulevard just before 9 p.m., as they raced to help a pair of officers being allegedly attacked at a Powell Street house party.

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

Police say the women tried to prevent Lt. Vincent Curulli from arresting Anthony Cutaia, 20, of Rossville, who allegedly ran into a backyard after being spotted lighting off fireworks.

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

So was it the rain, all the warnings, or last year's well-publicized bust of a Fort Wadsworth fireworks show?

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

When the plates matched a different car, they pulled over the BMW at the corner of Lefferts and Rogers avenues. Timoshenko, who was in the passenger side of the police cruiser, approached from the rear passenger's side of the SUV while Yan approached on the driver's side. Almost immediately, gunshots erupted from inside the BMW.

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

As a teen on the Island, Timoshenko thrived. Handsome, athletic, outgoing and seemingly able to glide from one social group to another, he was a popular student at Tottenville High School. He played lacrosse, and was described by his teachers as a bright student, especially adept at math. He completed his transformation by legally changing his name to "Russel."

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

After graduating in 2001, he enrolled at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, where he majored in engineering. He later transferred to City College of New York to study economics, and was thinking about going for a master's in business. In newspaper accounts after he was killed, several of his professors there praised his "analytical mind," and said he could have just done anything he wanted.

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

After graduating in 2001, he enrolled at Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, where he majored in engineering. He later transferred to City College of New York to study economics, and was thinking about going for a master's in business. In newspaper accounts after he was killed, several of his professors there praised his "analytical mind," and said he could have just done anything he wanted.

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

The wounded man, whose name and age were not released, was hit twice in once leg and twice in the buttocks, but police said he found a way to get himself to Richmond University Medical Center after the 3:15 p.m. shooting in front of 146 Harrison Ave.

Published by SI Live on July 6, 2008.

My audition at Scores West called for putting on a slinky polyester outfit, fake hair and too much makeup, and then slithering around a small stage half-undressed while a belching manager stared at me. I downed three shots, got on the stage, and after 30 seconds, they hired me.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

George, stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey, served seven years in the Army but on weekends would go home to Cypress Hills to see his son, 7, and daughter, 5.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Kidson George, 27, was at the Flatbush house party at 1 a.m. when he began talking to the woman, said George's mom, Lystra Peters.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Federal officials say the city has not broken the law by fighting the illness claims of thousands of Ground Zero workers, but they cite a lack of oversight of the millions being drained from a $1 billion insurance fund, The Post has learned.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Problems? They have a few. Here are seven factors that led the Port Authority last week to scrap its timetable for rebuilding Ground Zero - and that may explain why, by 2011, a decade after 9/11, the site could still be a hole in the ground:

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

1 The design com petition: The Lower Manhattan Development Corp.'s first World Trade Center design competition, with six plans culled from thousands of submissions, was a failure, forcing it to start the process all over again.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Justine Almonte, who died after falling into the deep end of the pool at the home on 136th Street in Flushing on Friday, is the son of an officer in Brooklyn's 75th Precinct, sources said.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Family members were too distraught to speak at the boy's Ridgewood home and a man who answered the phone at the 136th Street house declined to comment.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Firefighter Robert Senatore, 44, was at the helm of the FDNY's quick-response rescue craft when he and partner Dean Tartaro, 41,were alerted to the battered boat on the Coney Island jetty at Seagate at 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Firefighter Robert Senatore, 44, was at the helm of the FDNY's quick-response rescue craft when he and partner Dean Tartaro, 41,were alerted to the battered boat on the Coney Island jetty at Seagate at 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

To reach five panicked passengers, Senatore, of Marine No. 3, near Kingsborough Community College, piloted behind a cresting wave so Tartaro at the bow could grab the victims - Marat Nekhamiyev, 28, and his son Daniel, 4, of Brooklyn, Viola Abramova, 27; Thomas Bishli, and boat owner David Manashir, 28 of Cliffside Park, NJ - off the jagged rocks before the next wave hit.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Comparing the manicured lawns of Manhattan's Central Park to the barren, rat-infested eyesore of Spring Creek Park in Brooklyn, the disparity is shocking.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Comparing the manicured lawns of Manhattan's Central Park to the barren, rat-infested eyesore of Spring Creek Park in Brooklyn, the disparity is shocking.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Ą Clusters of homeless living in tents and small shantytowns in 10 parks, including Riverside Park near 148th Street in Manhattan.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Ą Hookers brazenly plying their 24-hour trade, including at Printers Park on Hoe Street in The Bronx.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Areas where junkies shoot up and crack dealers set up shop, including at Fort George Playground in Washington Heights.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

An illegal chop shop where stolen vehicles, including a stripped US Defense Dept. sedan, are harvested is thriving in Fresh Creek Nature Preserve in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

And many barren parks covered in weeds up to 12 feet high that are used as illegal dumps for items like abandoned boats and cars, construction debris, containers of hazardous material, opened steel safes, Vegas-style slot machines - and even a discarded tombstone in Dreier-Offerman Park in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

Dreier-Offerman in blue-collar Coney Island is one of the 10 neglected parks in which The Post found makeshift homeless camps. Shantytowns have invaded even Riverside Park, a favorite of nannies and their wards in the moneyed Upper West Side.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The other eight are Highbridge Park and Randalls Island Park in Manhattan; Pelham Bay Park and Soundview Park in the Bronx; Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens; and Spring Creek Park, Fresh Creek Nature Preserve and under the Brighton Beach boardwalk in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The other eight are Highbridge Park and Randalls Island Park in Manhattan; Pelham Bay Park and Soundview Park in the Bronx; Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens; and Spring Creek Park, Fresh Creek Nature Preserve and under the Brighton Beach boardwalk in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The other eight are Highbridge Park and Randalls Island Park in Manhattan; Pelham Bay Park and Soundview Park in the Bronx; Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens; and Spring Creek Park, Fresh Creek Nature Preserve and under the Brighton Beach boardwalk in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The other eight are Highbridge Park and Randalls Island Park in Manhattan; Pelham Bay Park and Soundview Park in the Bronx; Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens; and Spring Creek Park, Fresh Creek Nature Preserve and under the Brighton Beach boardwalk in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The other eight are Highbridge Park and Randalls Island Park in Manhattan; Pelham Bay Park and Soundview Park in the Bronx; Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens; and Spring Creek Park, Fresh Creek Nature Preserve and under the Brighton Beach boardwalk in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The other eight are Highbridge Park and Randalls Island Park in Manhattan; Pelham Bay Park and Soundview Park in the Bronx; Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens; and Spring Creek Park, Fresh Creek Nature Preserve and under the Brighton Beach boardwalk in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The other eight are Highbridge Park and Randalls Island Park in Manhattan; Pelham Bay Park and Soundview Park in the Bronx; Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens; and Spring Creek Park, Fresh Creek Nature Preserve and under the Brighton Beach boardwalk in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

The only person aboard a small homebuilt plane that crashed into the shallow waters of the Shark River this weekend was killed, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said Sunday night.

Published by amNY.com on July 6, 2008.

A Fourth of July fireworks cruise nearly turned into a disaster when a 24-foot pleasure boat crashed into a jetty off Coney Island, Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

"We had a good evening and we were just coming back," said Marat Neakhyaz, 28, of Sheepshead Bay, who was on the boat with his son, Daniel, 4. "All of a sudden, I heard a loud bang like a car crash ... Everyone was quite scared."

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

It skirts a housing project built on the former site of the Polo Grounds, where Mays starred as a spectacular center fielder for the New York Giants from 1951 to 1957, en route to Hall of Fame immortality.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

The name Willie Mays Drive would be added to street-sign poles along a service road for the Harlem River Drive, starting at Edgecomb Ave. and W. 155th St.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

That is one of the reasons, Percovic said, the tale of the monstrous Serb athlete who pummeled Brooklyn college student Bryan Steinhauer and then fled the country received almost no attention here for weeks.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

Anti-war groups hoped to channel that anger with a massive demonstration in Central Park, but the city refused to issue the necessary protest permits.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

As Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez pointed out last week, City Hall is backing a Yankee request for $366 million in additional tax-exempt financing to complete the new Yankee Stadium - a very expensive handout for a private business that employs a tiny number of New York residents.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

Lawyers for Willets Point businesses, meanwhile, say the city has refused to provide even basic services to the neighborhood for years.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

Bloomberg, meanwhile, has been a shameless cheerleader for Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project, which has become an international synonym for a shameless corporate land grab.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

But when Major League Baseball and its corporate sponsors decided to host a Bon Jovi concert this coming Saturday, in conjunction with the July 15 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, nobody in the Bloomberg administration apparently raised a Sambora about the grass.

Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

Police say the five people were shot at about 1 a.m. Sunday in back of a home on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Published by amNY.com on July 6, 2008.