The 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti could almost be felt in New York where there are about 232,000 people of Haitian origin, almost all of whom have family back on the island.
Clyde Vanel, the son of Haitian immigrants who ran for Queens city council in November, is one of those individuals both trying to help his family and his community.
One of the heaviest rainfalls since Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake swamps homeless camps, sweeping screaming residents into eddies of water and flooding latrines.
Interviews with parents of children taken across Haiti's border by American missionaries show that the “orphans” had living relatives, which contradicts an account by the missionary leader Laura Silsby.
A former bodega stock clerk arrested for allegedly luring 6-year-old Etan Patz off a SoHo street and strangling him in a basement has been placed on suicide watch at a hospital as a precaution, NBC 4 New York ha...
Johan Santana pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout since 2010 and the New York Mets backed him with three home runs in a 9-0 win over the San Diego Padres 9-0 Saturday.