Nearly 60 million foreigners visited the U.S. in 2010. Where did they go? The most popular destinations included New York, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Big Apple is particularly appealing, dra…
On Oct. 20, New York courts ordered attorneys for foreclosing banks to swear they’d personally confirmed that their documents are true and accurate. But a Brooklyn judge has taken things a step further. Since the banks aren’t c…
Allstate is suing Bank of America and its Countrywide Financial division over Countrywide’s sale of $700 million in mortgage-backed securities to the insurance giant, alleging that Countrywide knew in advance that the assets wo…
Google has bought a 15-story building that previously housed the New York Port Authority headquarters. The building, in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, has more square feet than the Empire State Building. The purchas…
The state Public Integrity Commission fined him more than $62,000 for accepting five free tickets to the 2009 World Series opener at Yankee Stadium. It’s the latest chapter in the long and dubious history of politicians gettin…