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.

Another case of the "lifestyle of the rich and famous" leading to substance addiction, and later death. Celebrity disc jockey "DJ AM," AKA Adam Goldstein has been found dead in his New York apartment Friday evening. Reports indicated that drug paraphernalia was found near his body.

A triple play is rare. An unassisted triple play is still rarer. An unassisted triple play that ends a game? That's the rarest, you have to admit.

The air traffic controller in charge of the airplane involved in last Saturday's collision between a small plane and a tourist helicopter has been placed on administrative leave. He was suspended as investigators discovered he was engaged in a phone call with his girlfriend at the time of the incident.

New York's LaGuardia Airport was the scene of a bomb scare on Saturday, prompting an evacuation of its main terminal, and stranding hundreds of passengers. The terminal has since been reopened.