New York City Informer

Ending weeks of speculation about his political plans, former Rep. Anthony Weiner has announced his entry into the crowded race for mayor of New York in a video posted to YouTube. Top Stories – NY1

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A 12 year-old girl got the scare of a lifetime Monday night, when a bullet went flying through her bedroom window and somehow landed in her hair without wounding her, cops said. The victim was in her bedroom around 9:00 p.m. when shots were fired near the Morningside… NY Post: Local News

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By KAITLYN MEADE | Children’s Warehouse ballet school just opened in Battery Park City. A new ballet school opened last week in Battery Park City, focused on making ballet accessible to young children, as parents enroll their kids in dance lessons at younger and younger ages. Children’s Warehouse, a ballet studio for children ages three [...]

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Despite a stellar performance from Henrik Lundqvist (32 saves), the Rangers fell to the Bruins, 2-1, at the Garden and into a 0-3 series hole.      Rangers Rss Article only

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The family of a 14-year-old Brooklyn girl whose body was dumped and burned on a beach after she was killed called the suspect a coward for allegedly suffocating her because he thought she was pregnant. Prosecutors at Christian Ferdinand’s arraignment yesterday said the 20-year-old suspect on Jan. 4 pressed… NY Post: Brooklyn

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Daniel Murphy tied a season-high with four hits, and lefthander Jonathon Niese delivered perhaps his best start of the season as the Mets beat the Cardinals, 5-2, on Thursday afternoon, ending a six-game drama-filled losing streak. Sports stories from Newsday

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Hankering for a chicken strip in the Gaza strip? Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe is only a tunnel away. The Al-Yamama delivery company is offering Gaza residents a chance to indulge in the finger-licking goodness of Kentucky Fried Chicken.      Food / Dining – NY Daily News

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New to the scene … Häagen-Dazs (HaagenDazs.com) is adding a touch of Italy with its new line of gelatos ($ 4.75 for a 14-ounce carton).      Food / Dining – NY Daily News

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An East Harlem man has been arrested and accused of forcing three women, including a teen, into prostitution. Taye Ellerby, 35, is accused of holding a 24-year old woman, a 21-year-old woman, and a missing 17-year-old from Connecticut, in a home in the Taft Houses on Madison Ave. near E. 112th Street. “He had [the [...]

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Richard Dorfman, captain of the South Street Seaport Museum’s Pioneer, leads the opening day sail of 2013. Downtown Express photo by Terese Loeb Kreuzer. BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER When Daniel Goldwyn, an information technology manager from Newark, boarded the South Street Seaport Museum’s schooner Pioneer on Saturday, May 4, the crew applauded. That was probably [...]

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NEW YORK (CBS 2) — By day they are just like everybody else, but by night a group of real life “superheroes” patrols the streets of New York City, avenging crime by taking matters into their own hands. Members of the New York Superheroes go by names like “Snipe,” “Spyder,” “Dark Guardian,” and “Spector,” names [...]

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Curtis Granderson is headed to Scranton, meaning a trip to the Bronx isn’t too far behind. Granderson will begin a rehab assignment with the Yanks’ Triple-A club on Thursday, although Joe Girardi declined to speculate how many games the outfielder would need to play there before returning from the DL.      Yankees – NY Daily [...]

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The small Fiasco Theater ensemble is bringing its stripped-down approach to the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical “Into the Woods.”      NYT > Theater

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Stanley Williams's family told that his body had been switched with another man's. Home Page Top Stories on DNAINFO.com – Sunday, May 5, 2013 | 9:37pm

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With a Kimye baby on the way, all eyes are on Kim Kardashian — especially when it comes to her maternity style. Will the reality TV vixen, who has made a name for herself showing off her famous curves every chance she gets, tame down her sexy look now that she’s pregnant? Our guess? Probably [...]

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