Grant Hill supports wife Tamia at NYC concert

FILE - In a Sept. 7, 2001 file photo singer Tamia, right, and her husband, Grant Hill, then of the Orlando Magic, arrive fat a concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, Friday, Sept. 7, 2001. A week after he retired from the NBA, Grant Hill celebrated with his wife as she performed for a …

Sinead O'Connor

One-time pop sensation Sinead O'Connor performs outdoors in New York on June 12, 2000, for the taping of a television morning show. In 1992, she worked with Ramone on "Am I Not Your Girl?." (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 E3

St. Patrick's Day festivities around the U.S.

The Breezy Point Catholic Club Pipes and Drums, from the Queens borough of New York, make their way up New York's Fifth Avenue as they take part in the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

St. Patrick's Day festivities around the U.S.

Members of the Emerald Isle Step Dancers, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, make their way up New York's Fifth Avenue as they take part in the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

St. Patrick's Day festivities around the U.S.

Kathy Brucia, of Bellmore, N.Y, left, and Kara Kerley, of Wantagh, N.Y., laugh as they watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade as it moves up New York's Fifth Avenue Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

St. Patrick's Day festivities around the U.S.

Members of the New York City Fire Department's Emerald Society Pipes and Drums make their way up New York's Fifth Avenue as they take part in the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

St. Patrick's Day festivities around the U.S.

John Sanford, foreground center, and other members of the New York City Police Department Pipes and Drums practice before the start of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Saturday March 16, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

St. Patrick's Day festivities around the U.S.

Holding flags in memory of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks, members of the New York City Fire Department make their way up New York's Fifth Avenue as they take part in the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday, March 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

HARPER

Actress Valerie Harper appears at the unveiling of a billboard featuring her and others in New York's Times Square, Thursday, Aug. 5, 1999, promoting Healty Woman, a new, natural over-the-counter soy supplement that claims to help relieve hot flashes throughout menopause. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

The AFI's 100 greatest love stories of all time

#94: "Body Heat," 1981, starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. Pictured: Actress Kathleen Turner arrives for the opening of the musical "Taboo," starring 1980's pop star Boy George, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Santa Claus is coming to town

The Santa Claus float rounds Columbus Circle during the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday Nov. 22, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Sandy victims get front-row seats for annual Thanksgiving parade

Temperatures topped 50 degrees and the sun shone on the crowds enjoying the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Sandy victims get front-row seats for annual Thanksgiving parade

The Santa Claus float rounded Columbus Circle during the big parade in New York City on Thursday.

Around the nation

The USS Michael Murphy, a guided-missile destroyer, is in full regalia for its commissioning ceremony in New York.

Halloween doings are so many it's getting downright scary

Village Halloween Parade in New York is among the seasonal activities held across the country. This year's parade theme is the end of the world, a reference to a Mayan calendar that ends on Dec. 21.

Writer, critic carved celebrity niche

Gore Vidal wrote hundreds of essays and the best-selling novels "Myra Breckenridge" and "Lincoln," but he was possibly best known for his sharp wit and commentary that mocked religion, politicians and prudery.

Animal shots of the week

Dachshunds dressed for the occasion, Clifford, left, and his cousin Dee Dee, share a moment as they wait to take part in the most expensive wedding for pets Thursday July 12, 2012 in New York. The black-tie fundraiser, where two dogs were "married", was held to benefit the Humane Society of …

Animal shots of the week

Dressed for the occasion, Hec-lin, a toy poodle from the Bronx borough of New York, foreground, waits with other dogs and people for the start of the most expensive wedding for pets Thursday July 12, 2012 in New York. The black tie fundraiser, where two dogs were "married", was held to benef…

Animal shots of the week

Wearing a bow tie for the occasion, Blue Joie is held by his owner Ingrid Robinson of New York, as they and others wait for the start of the most expensive wedding for pets Thursday July 12, 2012 in New York. The black-tie fundraiser, where two dogs were "married", was held to benefit the Hu…

A cocktail city gone 'Mad'

P.J. Clarke's bar at East 55th Street and Third Avenue in New York is one of many bars and restaurants in Manhattan featured on the AMC show "Mad Men."

A cocktail city gone 'Mad'

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A cocktail city gone 'Mad'

Doug Quinn serves a Sidecar cocktail at P.J. Clarke's in New York.

Wall Street March

Participants in a march organized by Occupy Wall Street make their way uptown to Union Square Park Saturday Sept. 24, 2011 in New York. Marchers represented various causes both political and economic. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Celeb shots of the week

In this photo provided by the United Nations Foundation, Mandy Moore, actress, singer and anti-malaria activist, pauses as she takes part in a discussion on stopping the spread of malaria during the Social Good Summit Tuesday Sept. 20, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/United Nations Foundation, T…

Around the nation

Irene Aranda, foreground, and Patsy Miller wait for the start of Monday's West Indian Day Parade in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Hot Dog Contests

With the Empire State Building in the background, Takeru Kobayashi reacts after eating 69 Nathan's hot dogs in ten minutes during an unofficial contest Monday July 4, 2011 in New York. Kobayashi, who did his eating alone as a live ESPN broadcast of the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog competiti…

Hot Dog Contests

Takeru Kobayashi, foreground, reacts after eating 69 Nathan's hot dogs in ten minutes during an unofficial contest Monday July 4, 2011 in New York. Kobayashi, who did his eating alone as a live ESPN broadcast of the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog competition was showing beside him on an outdo…

Takeru Kobayashi

With the Empire State Building in the background and a live ESPN broadcast of the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog competition showing beside him on an outdoor plasma screen, Takeru Kobayashi, right, eats Nathan's hot dogs by himself, during an unofficial contest Monday July 4, 2011 in New York…

Hot Dog Contests

Takeru Kobayashi reacts after eating 69 Nathan's hot dogs in ten minutes, which would have been a world record, during an unofficial contest Monday July 4, 2011 in New York. Kobayashi, who did his eating alone as a live ESPN broadcast of the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog competition was show…

Hot Dog Contests

With the Empire State Building in the background, Takeru Kobayashi, center, eats Nathan's hot dogs during an unofficial contest Monday July 4, 2011 in New York. Kobayashi, who did his eating of 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes alone as a live ESPN broadcast of the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog comp…

Hot Dog Contests

Takeru Kobayashi smiles as he is surrounded by the media and spectators after eating 69 Nathan's hot dogs in ten minutes during an unofficial contest Monday July 4, 2011 in New York. Kobayashi, who did his eating alone as a live ESPN broadcast of the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog competition…

Even untainted by scandal, women lag noticeably in electoral sphere

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., right, speaks with attendees at the recent "Getting Women Off the Sidelines" event sponsored by the senator's campaign committee. Recruiting women to run for office has become a top priority for Gillibrand.

Even untainted by scandal, women lag noticeably in electoral sphere

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., right, speaks with attendees at the recent "Getting Women Off the Sidelines" event sponsored by the senator's campaign committee. Recruiting women to run for office has become a top priority for Gillibrand.

APTOPIX Bin Laden-US Reaction

Draped in the American flag, Pedro Valerio, of Elizabeth, N.J., right, and others in New York's Times Square react to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death early Monday morning May 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden

A crowd gathered in New York's Times Square reacts to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death early Monday morning May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States,…

Reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden

A crowd gathered in New York's Times Square reacts to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death early Monday morning May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that murdered thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States,…

From Jerusalem to NY, Easter is marked solemnly - and less so

The Manhattan parade is a mix of finery and bonnets, plus a big dash of quirkiness. In the latter category, two girls wore hats with Peep-like birds in teacups and rabbit ears.

Ivy League case tests NY drug-law change

Columbia University students Adam Klein, center, and Jose Perez, right, were arrested with three other students. Authorities say they sold LSD-spiked candy and a full menu of other drugs at fraternity houses and other campus residences.

Winter Weather

Travelers wait in New York's Pennsylvania Station as train service is impacted due to a severe winter storm Monday Dec. 27, 2010. A powerful East Coast blizzard menaced would-be travelers by air, rail and highway Monday, leaving thousands without a way to get home after the holidays and shut…

Imagine, if you can, Lennon at 70

The Imagine mosaic in Strawberry Fields in New York's Central Park drew throngs Saturday, on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday.

Hot Dog Contest

Spectators cheer before the start of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Sunday July 4, 2010 in the Coney Island section in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Hot Dog Contest

Joey Chestnut speaks to the media after winning Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Sunday July 4, 2010 in the Coney Island section in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

From 'chopsticks' to Prokofiev - sit down and have at it

After being used during a press conference announcing the public art project "Play Me, I'm Yours", a piano, which is one of sixty being used in the project, is moved from Gantry Plaza State Park in the Queens borough of New York to another location in the city on Thursday, June 17, 2010. Th…