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Convicted Lockerbie Bomber Dies In His Homeland

Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only person ever convicted of the 1988 explosion of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed dozens of New Yorkers, died nearly three years after he was released from prison on compassionate grounds.

Updated 05/20/2012 05:30 PM

Police Search For Queens Sexual Attacker

Police were searching Sunday for a man they say forcibly touched a 19-year-old woman late Wednesday in Sunnyside, Queens.

Updated 05/20/2012 05:19 PM

Ultra-Orthodox Jews Discuss Dangers Of The Internet At Citi Field

Thousands of ultra-orthodox Jewish men gathered at Citi Field in Queens on Sunday for a meeting about using the Internet and technology in a religiously appropriate way, and a counter-protest by formerly ultra-Orthodox men and women was scheduled to be held outside the stadium.

Updated 05/20/2012 05:14 PM

U.S. Attorney's Office: Pilot Tried To Take Gun On Flight To NYC

The U.S. Attorney's Office said the .357 Magnum was spotted in pilot Brett Dieter's bag by a screener in Buffalo-Niagara Airport.

Updated 05/19/2012 01:32 PM

Shred Fest Lets New Yorkers Dispose Of Sensitive Papers

The Department of Consumer Affairs hosted the city's fifth annual Shred Fest Sunday, allowing New Yorkers to safely shred and recycle documents for free at 14 locations in all five boroughs.

05/20/2012 01:22 PM

LIC Residents Put Own Stop Sign At Dangerous Corner

After asking the Department of Transportation repeatedly for over a year to erect a stop sign at the corner of 47th Avenue and 5th Street in Long Island City, City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and residents took matters into their own hands Friday by erecting a makeshift sign themselves.

05/19/2012 10:54 AM

In The Queens Papers 5/11/12

NY1 takes a look at this week's newspapers from the borough of Queens.

Queens People Of The Week: Jamaica Volunteers Bring Smiles To Local Hospital

Volunteers at one organization are getting a little extra recognition for all of their hard work at a local hospital.

Artist Tom Sachs Brings The Park Avenue Armory Into The Space Race

Arts

The final frontier is as close as the Upper East Side, thanks to a vast art installation by Tom Sachs that turns the Park Avenue Armory into the surface of Mars.

Mayan Flavors, Customs Spice Up The Yucatan's Top Tables

Travel

The hottest tables of Merida, Mexico serve so-called Yucatecan cuisine, which is prided by locals as having a distinctive flavor from the rest of Mexican cuisine.

New Bed-Stuy Zoning Proposal Preserves Neighborhood's Brownstone Character

Real Estate

A proposed zoning plan will make sure that new development in Bedford-Stuyvesant will not change the brownstone nature of the Brooklyn neighborhood.

Zagat: Two Spots Where NYers Can Get Their Claws On Lobster Rolls

Zagat

Just in time for the warmer weather, Zagat editor Jacqueline Wasilczyk visited Luke's Lobster and newcomer The Claw, two restaurants serving versions of the iconic New England lobster roll.