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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A New York City sushi restaurant is giving its customers a tip: No tipping allowed. Sushi Yasuda, a sushi restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, no longer allows customers to give their servers a tip, following a custom in Japan.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The latest accessory for New York's pampered pooches is one that will disappear if Fido needs a bath. Some dogs on Manhattan's Upper East Side are getting temporary tattoos.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Rochester is getting ready for its close-up as the stand-in for the Big Apple when the filming of a Spider-Man movie begins this week.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Security screening for visitors to the Statue of Liberty will be held on Ellis Island when the site reopens this summer after being closed since Superstorm Sandy.

Friday, March 15, 2013  A New York federal appeals court says environmental activists can try to prove that a chemical found in some soaps is potentially dangerous.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  An 18-year-old man who served time in a juvenile detention facility for killing his father five years ago has been arrested in New York City.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A long overdue book has finally been returned to the New York Public Library - 55 years late.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Groups representing the beverage industry, restaurateurs and other business interests filed the request Friday in a Manhattan court.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The late mayor Ed Koch is getting his own subway station in Manhattan named after him.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Cuomo has proposed three privately run casinos off Indian land to boost the upstate economy.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Columbia University professor who wrote "A Beautiful Mind" has filed suit against the school over almost $1 million that she says she's owed

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Police and fire officials say 30 to 50 people were injured when a ferry from New Jersey struck a dock during rush hour in lower Manhattan.

Monday, December 31, 2012  The Big Apple is a bigger-than-ever tourist draw.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  New Yorkers who got into minor trouble in Manhattan have been sentenced to Sandy -- to help with cleanup efforts after the devastating storm.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Thousands of men and women in Santa suits have taken to the streets of New York City to bring some good cheer, be a little naughty and donate food for Hurricane Sandy victims.