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Yesterday at 2:21 PM  It's a sight that can trigger dread. The low-battery message appears on your cell phone when there's no charger around.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  A private citizen is suing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to try to force the Democrat to reimburse taxpayers for a $103,000 secret settlement of sexual harassment claims against an assemblyman.

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, June 07, 2013  The FBI says a Texas woman admitted sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but only after trying to pin it on her husband.

Friday, June 07, 2013  A Texas woman who told FBI agents her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to the president and New York City's mayor has been arrested.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Police say an emotionally disturbed man is in custody after he tried to slit his wrists outside NBC's "Today" show in New York City.

Monday, June 03, 2013  New York City's campaign to cut consumption of sugary drinks now features ads warning people about sweet teas, sports and energy drinks and fruit-flavored beverages.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it would be a "shame" if Anthony Weiner was elected mayor of New York City.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Colgate University says it's sending 119 paintings and drawings by Aboriginal children to a university in Australia

Friday, May 10, 2013  Workers have permanently installed the final sections of the silver spire atop One World Trade Center, which brings the iconic New York City structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Business leaders will be meeting in Albany this week for a state summit on tourism, which is the fifth largest employer in the state

Friday, May 03, 2013  Getting tattooed with the company logo is all the rage at one New York City brokerage firm.  The reward? A 15 percent pay raise.

Friday, April 26, 2013  New York police have secured a lower Manhattan site where surveyors discovered what appears to be part of one of the planes destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The developer of a proposed mosque and community center near ground zero has purchased a neighboring property.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  New York City officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square.