The guys who hang off Madison Ave in East Harlem are not what most people would describe as news-and-current affairs junkies.

One of Shortland Street's brightest stars is off to New York.

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Is it a lamp, a work of art, a piece of furniture, or a magical prop from a science fiction film?

Zoe Walker checks into a 'Baby Grand' hotel in The Big Apple.

This boutique hotel offers a cosy and elegant place to stay, with a popular restaurant and busy cocktail and espresso bars onsite.

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For a musical experience you won't soon forget, head to one of these four spots.

There'll never be enough time to do everything you want to in New York City, but Wynne Gray gives it a very good crack.

A New York City father began posting harrowing tweets online revealing how his high rise apartment building was burning below him - trapping him and his family inside.

A US court says negligence was not to blame for a third World Trade Center tower collapse on September 11, absolving a developer of the building's destruction.

Karen Walker just shown her latest collection called New Rose in New York - a range described in the press notes as "an alternative view to prettiness". "This town ain't big enough for both of us is the message - art school girl vs. working girl." Great dirty colours, oversized silhouettes and dripping rose prints.

Intricately embellished dresses, fluid silk gowns, and glamorous pops of jewel-toned fur hit the runway emoting a kind of effortless elegant we've come to expect from Carlolina Herrera.

America's attention is turning once again to turkeys as the Thanksgiving harvest holiday approaches next week, and a flock of the wild birds in NYC has caused a heated debate.

Claims by New York's newest resident and elusive artist Banksy that the new World Trade Center is a "disaster" have caused a stir in the Big Apple.

A woman and her four small children were 'cut and butchered' with a kitchen knife in New York city - allegedly by her husband's cousin.

As Halloween approaches, Heather Tyler finds some scary treats for travellers in the US.

Non-traditional urban accommodation providers are appealing to travellers in Austria and New York.

Lady Liberty was once again welcoming visitors to her shores after New York state agreed to shoulder the costs of running the famed statue during the shutdown.

Alexander Wang's women simultaneously embodied the relaxed modern and carefully elegant looks, their hood-like grey cashmere collars part of one of the most sophisticated collections the designer has come up with in his career. Furs were opulent, some in the form of sleeves running all the way along the arms, some encrusted with diamonds.

Megan Singleton laces up and takes a look at the world's premier marathons worth making the trip for.

As New York City's three-term Mayor, multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg, reaches the twilight of his 12-year reign over the Big Apple, the fight to fill his shoes entered a nail-biting phase this week.

Life in lower Manhattan resembled any ordinary day as workers rushed to their jobs in the muggy heat, but time stood still at the World Trade Center site while families wept for loved ones who perished in the terror attacks 12 years ago.

The mayor who has helped orchestrate the 9/11 observances from their start will be watching for his last time in office. And saying nothing.