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The 134th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show begins this morning at Madison Square Garden. One hundred seventy three breeds will compete for the coveted title of "Best In Show."

It's officially the Year of Tiger, by the Chinese lunar calendar.

State lawmakers can no longer run a private business out of their government offices, now that Gov. David Paterson has signed an ethics bill to close what's known as the "Bruno Gap."

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has picked up an endorsement from the Bronx Democratic County Committee in her bid for her party's nomination. A Gillibrand spokesperson says the incumbent now has 57 of the state's 62 counties.

Newly released photos of the World Trade Center attack show the towers coming down from a new vantage point--that of police helicopters. 

The snow has stopped falling and New York City is returning back to normal today.

Bronx City Councilman Larry Seabrook was arrested today on federal corruption charges. He pleaded not guilty and was released on a $500,000 bond.

Officials say it's unclear whether everyone is accounted for in Sunday's fatal explosion.

Opera-loving philanthropist Alberto Vilar has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his conviction on fraud charges.

Former Queens Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio has been sentenced to six years in prison for fraud.

New York state's deficit has grown by $750 million to $8.2 billion. The MTA faces another $400 million shortfall.

Officials told Congress Tuesday that Al Qaeda would likely attempt an attack on U.S. soils within the next six months.

Unemployed New Yorkers will no longer feel guilty hanging around the house, watching TV, now that the city has created a new show called "Job Hunt."

Mayor Michael Bloomberg headed to the Staten Island Zoo this morning to see if Chuck the Groundhog would predict more winter once again.

Urban beekeepers are abuzz with the possibility that a decade-old-ban on keeping hives in New York City might soon be overturned.

There are reports that high-level members of the Obama Administration are rethinking the decision to hold the trial of accused Sept. 11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, in Lower Manhattan.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing some layoffs, agency cuts and savings from city labor unions in a preliminary budget that aims to close an estimated $4.9 billion budget shortfall.

Carnegie Hall has announced its new season, which features pop music alongside classical music heavy-hitters.

The city's Panel for Educational Policy voted early this morning at a hearing at Brooklyn Tech High School.

The pastor of a New York City storefront church is going to jail for scamming more than 100 immigrants by promising to get them U.S. visas and legal status.