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Long Island City »

In the evenings, the park on the Hunters Point waterfront is full of cuddling couples.

Long Island City »

Mock-ups of the signs were unveiled in Long Island City Monday.

Times Square & Theater District »

Police said two men claiming to be NYPD officers stole cash from a man staying near Times Square.

Financial District »

An NYPD officer posted near the Wall Street Bull snapped an endless stream of tourist pictures.

Downtown »

The barricades around the Wall Street bull went down on Monday, only to go right back up.

Midtown & Theater District »

Partygoers started jamming into Times Square 24 hours before the ball was set to drop.

Manhattan »

City Council is proposing new fines for illegal hotel repeat vioations that could soar up to $25,000.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights »

The city sued single-room occupancy building owners who rented rooms to tourists.

Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island »

A revamped Roosevelt Island Tram celebrated its year anniversary with a 13 percent ridership spike.

Midtown & Theater District »

Tour bus ticket-sellers say they're being forced to choose between losing their jobs or going to jail after a judge ruled that it's illegal to sell tickets on the street without a permit.

Manhattan »

The Taxi and Limousine Commission is considering a plan to simplify the lighting system that indicates when a cab is free to hail.

Downtown »

 The crowds of 9/11 Memorial tourists are overwhelming the area south of the World Trade Center.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen »

Mayor Bloomberg announced that a new 4,000-passenger cruise ship will be docking in Manhattan starting in 2013.

Midtown & Theater District »

The Times Square Alliance has put an end to an attempt by Times Square's first food-service kiosk to try to turn a section of the pedestrian plaza into what seemed to many like a private caf é .

Midtown & Theater District »

A judge decided last week that the city can arrest ticket-hawkers for an Empire State Building virtual reality ride, but the city said it will take a while for the policy to go into effect.