Dozens of people were injured yesterday in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan in an explosion that New York Mayor called "an intentional act"

An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood has left 29 people injured, and authorities said a second nearby site was also being investigated.

Hillary Clinton abruptly left a September 11 memorial service in New York after suffering a "medical episode".

A British stag do has angered New Yorkers by taking selfies with a blow up sex doll at the Ground Zero memorial to the victims of 9/11.

Listen Bud, we don't have much time so let's keep this short: Skip the Empire State, okay?

COMMENT: I've missed Kiwi life. I'm excited to be home. But oddly, compared to life in NYC, it looms in my eyes as an existence of unnecessary excess.

New York is said the be one of the most photographed destinations in the world but one man has managed to take a picture of the city like you've never seen before.

In a world in which 'sweeteners' are often put on the table as currency for votes, New Zealand's team on the UN Security Council has taken it literally.

Travellers at NYs Kennedy Airport loudly celebrating Usain Bolt's Olympic 100-metre victory may have prompted unfounded reports of gunshots there.

A New York woman was found killed and sexually assaulted in a marshy area after she went out for her evening jog.

New Yorkers have taken to carrying their pooches in all kinds of pouches to cleverly circumvent transportation rules that forbids bringing them on board

Has Pokemon gone too far? A Twitter user has captured the chaos which ensued when a rare animated creature appeared in Central Park.

A rare solar phenomenon has made an appearance in New York City, with thousands stopping traffic to snap that perfect picture.

Reporter bravely ventures inside NSFW (yep, that kind of NSFW) where New York's bankers and socialites live out their wildest fantasies.

Catching a train at New York's crowded Penn Station is no thrill, but a development team has proposed a novel plan to overhaul it.

A British tourist penned his last words after he found himself floating in New York Harbour on a makeshift dock.

New Zealand has criticised the United Nations Security Council for often being mired in paralysis and failure.

COMMENT: I never thought I'd eat at Rao's. Every Yelp review and every magazine profile calls it the hardest place in New York to get a table.

A sunken Central Park bordered by mirrors has taken out the top prize in a prestigious architecture competition.

A Kiwi woman has been plucked from obscurity and thrust in to the spotlight at New York Fashion Week.

Here are 10 ways to help transform yourself from overwhelmed sightseer into native New Yorker.

Security was tight as revellers took to the streets to welcome the new year due to fear of terror threats.

Beth J. Harpaz heads to the new epicenter of Brooklyn-cool.

A number of Kiwis will forgo the Rugby World Cup final to stand on the start line of the New York City Marathon tomorrow morning.

The real aim of Key's visit is the Trans Pacific Partnership, writes Claire Trevett. Talks are in the make-or-break stage in Atlanta and whether world peace emerges from the General Assembly or not,

PM John Key arrives in NY today to join about 160 other world leaders for a UN General Assembly week in which Syria is again expected to overshadow the main business of the week.

It's hard to imagine this "park in the sky" was once the domain of thundering freight trains.

Hundreds of couples have poured into New York's Times Square to re-enact the famous photograph of a kiss between a sailor and a woman celebrating the end of World War II.

The Security Council chamber at the United Nations was full of small island states yesterday, with nations debating the impacts of climate change, crime, and illegal fishing.

New Zealand chef Matt Lambert of New York's Musket Room meets with UNDP chief and former PM Helen Clark.