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Irish Pride On Display Throughout The City

Hundreds of thousands lined Fifth Avenue earlier today as the 249th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade made its way down the famed route.

Updated 5:28 PM

Gay Rights Group Protests Exclusion From St. Patrick's Day Parade

The gay rights group Irish Queers gathered in Midtown Wednesday to protested their exclusion from Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day Parade, and to announce plans to file a lawsuit barring the NYPD and FDNY from marching in the parade.

03/17/2010 05:14 PM

Mayor Toasts Irish Contributions At St. Patrick's Day Breakfast

Mayor Michael Bloomberg kicked off Saint Patrick's Day celebrations with a breakfast at Gracie Mansion on Wednesday, where he talked about the contributions Irish-Americans have made to the city.

03/17/2010 06:22 PM

Police Bust Upper West Side Drug Ring

Police arrested 28 people Tuesday in connection with a drug ring they say operated just steps from Lincoln Center on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

03/16/2010 09:39 PM

House Committee Approves September 11th Workers' Health Bill

Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised a House of Representatives subcommittee for passing a bill Tuesday that would give long-term health care and compensation to first responders and survivors of the September 11th attacks.

Updated 8:35 AM

New Yorkers Collect Their "Pot Of Gold"

Five New York lottery players are feeling the luck of the Irish.

03/17/2010 09:48 AM

Holder Says Bin Laden Would Never Be Tried In U.S. Courts

Attorney General Eric Holder says Osama bin Laden will never stand trial in the United States.

03/17/2010 09:17 AM

Pokemon Games Aid Fitness, "God Of War III" Aids Destruction

A new Pokemon video game will let children build a better fitness, while the new "God Of War" title lets kids act on their urge to destroy.

Job Losses Spread Unevenly Across Five Boroughs

New figures by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show job losses greatly affected Manhattan's economy between 2008 to 2009, while the Bronx actually gained jobs in that period.

NY1 Theater Review: "Looped"

Stage and screen star Valerie Harper returns to the New York stage as the late icon Tallulah Bankhead in "Looped."

NY1 Movie Interview: "The Bounty Hunter"

Actors Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler discuss with NY1's Neil Rosen their new movie "The Bounty Hunter," in which a bounty hunter is forced to pursue his ex-wife, who skipped bail.