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As Anthony Weiner launched his first day on the trail for New York City mayor Thursday, his campaign scrambled to explain why the homepage of his website featured the Pittsburgh skyline instead of the...

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Now that disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez is out of Albany, the focus is shifting to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who used tax dollars to pay hush money to several Lopez staffers who...]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 16:41:01 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/vito-lopez1.jpg
The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign Monday rather than when the legislative sessio...

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President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the growing IRS scandal.

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Republican New York City mayoral candidate Joe Lhota is apologizing for saying that Port Authority police officers are "mall cops."]]> Tue, 07 May 2013 07:35:57 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/blooomberg+quinn.jpg
Who is Mayor Bloomberg's secret pick in the mayoral race? Several of the mayoral candidates say they believe it's clearly Christine Quinn. Melissa Russo has more.]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 23:45:22 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/rudy+giuliani+mayoral+candidates+may+1.jpg
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani says before Joe Lhota entered the mayoral race, he considered voting for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Melissa Russo reports.]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 20:32:51 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/160*120/FB13.JPG
Mark Zuckerberg has clicked "Like" on the Keystone XL Pipeline — and now his timeline is going to be chock-full of angry. The Facebook founder and CEO recently started a political advocacy group called FWD.us —...

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An upstate New York man who was arrested after allegedly phoning death threats against Rep. Carolyn Maloney to her Manhattan office last month says he never threatened to kill the congresswoman.

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Frisbee teams say they are being forced off fields near the White House. The National Park Service says it's part of a beautification effort to restore the Ellipse. The teams are seeking the help...]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:30:09 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/weiner+speaks+sex+scandal.jpg
Former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner appeared to take a closer step toward a mayoral bid on Wednesday, hinting in an apology-laden interview with NBC 4 New York that there could be more revelations about...]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:31:20 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/weiner+speaks+sex+scandal.jpg
Anthony Weiner sits down with NBC 4 New York's Andrew Siff for a one-on-one interview and reveals there could be more details about his sexting scandal that never came out. Read the full story here Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:52:13 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/andrew-cuomo-albany2.JPG
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is enjoying a formidable base of support 18 months before Election Day, with nearly half of respondents to a new poll saying they would vote to re-elect him.]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:35:25 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/anthony-weiner-comeback.jpg
Anthony Weiner, the congressman who resigned his New York seat in 2011 after he accidentally tweeted a photo of his underpants, unraveling a hidden life of sexual exploits, has returned to Twitter as he consider...

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Residents poured out onto the streets of Boston and broke out in song after the capture of the second suspect in the marathon bombings. This happened on Hemenway Street which borders the...]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:54:03 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/uncle-suspects-01.jpg
The uncle of the suspects accused of Monday's Boston Marathon Explosions speaks. From NBC Washington.

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The uncle of two young men suspected of planting two bombs at the Boston Marathon urged his nephews to turn themselves in during an emotional interview outside his Maryland home.]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:03:04 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/boston_suspects_vid_thumb.jpg
Surveillance video released by the FBI shows two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 800-CALL-FBI.]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:09:33 -0400 http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/213*120/Boston_flags.jpg
The owner of Charles Street Supply Co. in Boston had to make a difficult decision on whether to reopen the day after the bombings. He did, and people who want to show patriotism are buying all of...

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A small group of Democratic New York senators who share majority control of the Senate with Republicans has kicked out one of its members who was charged in a federal corruption case.

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