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Tuesday, December 11, 2012  New York's highest court says street gangsters that commit assaults and murders are not terrorists under the statute enacted after hijackers crashed jets into the World Trade Center on 9/11.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, New York passed a law making it a crime to intimidate a civilian population through violence.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Even with no remembrance, people stop by Ryder Park memorial.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  More than a decade after the attacks, the billion dollar memorial and museum dedicated to the victims still is not complete.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  On the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks, Central New Yorkers are gathering to remember the victims and first responders.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Volunteers are cleaning up a neighborhood and remembering the victims of a national tragedy that forever changed us all.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Students, faculty and staff of Most Holy Rosary Elementary commemorate the eleventh anniversary of September 11th with a reverance ceremony. Students had an opportunity to thank local firefighters for their everyday services and sacrifices.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Soldiers, civilians and community residents will gather at Fort Drum in northern New York to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Monday, September 10, 2012  The NYPD will honor police officers killed on Sept. 11 on Twitter and Facebook.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The Iroqois Nationals will host the FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in September, 2015. The significance is two-fold. It's the fist time the Championship will be played on home land, and means 15,000 spectators will descend on Centrl New York, pumping $4 million into the local economy.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  Healthy Pet Clinics return for a second year this fall at St. Lucy's Church in Syracuse.  The Clinics offer low cost veterinary care for the pets of needy Syracuse residents.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Having the same birthday as The Boss paid off for an 8-year-old Central New York boy.

Friday, September 23, 2011  Neighbor crawled through a window this morning to pull a woman safely from a house fire.

Monday, September 12, 2011  Ten years ago, CNY Central reporter Brandon Roth traveled to New York City on September 11 to report on the attacks. These are his memories of that day, and the days that followed.

Monday, September 12, 2011  The plot of land that has been known for a decade as "the pile," "the pit" and "ground zero" will welcome the public Monday for the first time since that terrible morning in 2001, and visitors will find a place transformed from the gray ruins place so seared into our collective imagination.