Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will not be running for governor of New York next year, according to a report in the New York Times. This is most definitely a huge disappointment to Republicans who considered Giuliani a strong candidate in a time of political unrest in the State of New York.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried before a federal court in New York. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to make the announcement that Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of 9/11, is being transferred from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, along with four other detainees to New York where they will stand trial before a civilian court instead of a military commission.

The gunman who held the principal at Stissing Mountain High School hostage this morning is now in police custody. The suspect surrendered to police Tuesday morning after a standoff with police that lasted several hours at the Pine Plains high school in upstate New York.

The unemployment claims website for the New York State Department of Labor is having some technical problems today. Shortly after 3pm EST, there was no access to the unemployment section of the New York State Department of Labor website.

The New York Yankees will celebrate with the public on Friday, November 7 at 11am and the NYC.gov site gave away 500 tickets to some very lucky fans. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present keys to the city to the Yankees at the ceremony, which begins Friday at 1 p.m. after the ticker-tape parade.

While Wall Street mavens are still raking in the millions, New York City is no longer the world's top financial center. That honor is now London's, according to an index just released by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF).

Betting on the World Series is big business. As with any sports event, however, there's a measure of civic pride, as well, and thus Philly Mayor Michael A. Nutter and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg have announced a World Series bet.

If you've lost your job and are now one of the growing number of people who receive an unemployment check, you might lose it if you make money blogging. Not big money, mind you. It could be a measly dollar a day from Google Adsense that might leave you without an unemployment check. In fact, laid-off attorney in New York lost her benefits because she was bringing in $1.30 a day from blog ads.

The New York DJ known as Mr. Magic had a fatal heart attack. John Rivas, better known as disc jockey Mr. Magic, helped to bring hip-hop into the mainstream. He debuted in 1983 on WBLS-FM in New York City with the first exclusive rap radio show to be aired on a major station.

Two men were reportedly removed from a United Airlines N flight at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Authorities indicated they were removed for suspicious behavior, but called the event a false alarm.

It's been reported that President Barack Obama has asked an increasingly embattled Gov. David Paterson to bow out of the 2010 New York governor's race. On Sunday, however, Paterson said he plans to run anyway.

Whitney Houston held a free concert in support of her new album on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Central Park Ramsey's Playfield, New York. Houston's life has been troubled of late, and this new album is considered a comeback for her.