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Head of Government

Mayor Eric Adams

The real-life gangsters of New York’s Chinatown

10 Mar 2024 - 9:01AM

International Property

Has the New York property market bounced back after Covid-19?

7 May 2022 - 2:00AM

Scams and swindles

Where are Anna Sorokin’s parents now – and what do we know about them?

14 Apr 2022 - 7:00PM

Multiple people shot in NYC subway

13 Apr 2022 - 6:39AM

Property Matters

Why are all these celebrities’ homes going ‘cheap’?

From Britney Spears’ New York City penthouse for US$7 million to Taylor Swift’s Blank Space mansion, sold at half the asking price, the taste of fame could be yours ... at a discount

8 Apr 2022 - 12:10PM

Property Matters

Why retirement homes are starting to look like 5-star hotels

Seniors with money to burn are splashing out on luxury retirement living options offering five-star hotel amenities that help make the twilight years those to really remember

7 Apr 2022 - 1:00PM

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Fame and celebrity

Down in the Trumps! How Cristiano Ronaldo lost millions on his Trump Tower apartment

After years of trying to sell his apartment in the toxic former president’s trademark tower, Ronaldo’s lavish Big Apple home has finally sold – but at an eye-watering loss

8 Mar 2022 - 6:00PM

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo just sold his Trump Tower flat – for more than US$10 million less than he paid for it in 2016. Photos: AP

Fame and celebrity

Where is Inventing Anna’s Anna Sorokin now – and is she finally broke?

Far from being heir to a US$67 million fortune like her alter ego Anna Delvey, Sorokin is claiming to be poor, while her lawyers have argued her Inventing Anna Netflix payoff and fame means she should stay in the US

14 Mar 2022 - 10:22AM

Fame and celebrity

Is Suri Cruise estranged from dad Tom? 6 things to know about the teen icon

From her New York street style to the ultrasound machine her dad Tom Cruise bought when she was a baby, here’s what you need to know about his and Katie Holmes’ fashionista daughter …

3 Mar 2022 - 6:29PM

Meghan to Mako: 6 royals who moved to the US – and why

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s highly publicised exit is no secret, but which other royals have moved their lives to the US?

3 Mar 2022 - 6:00AM

Learn more about these six royals that lived and settled down in the United States. Photos: Kyodo, AFP, Princess Madeleine of Sweden/Facebook, @royalisticism/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jessica Pressler, the real Vivian Kent from Inventing Anna

Before the Netflix hit, the real life journalist wrote the article that inspired Jennifer Lopez’ Hustlers and framed her email ‘scolding’ from Shonda Rhimes

23 Feb 2022 - 4:42AM

Who is Jessica Pressler, who inspired Vivian Kent in Netflix’s Inventing Anna? Photo: @SoMais1Episodio/Twitter, Netflix

Fame and celebrity

Inside the New York building that Netflix’s Anna Delvey coveted

The fake German socialite from the hit series Inventing Anna wanted 281 Park Avenue South for her foundation, so what makes this building so historic and who owns and uses it today?

18 Feb 2022 - 11:35AM

Fame and celebrity

Inside John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s New York penthouses

Combining two units into one mega penthouse sounds like a dream, but the LA-based couple say they are just too busy with their careers in music, TV, cooking and retail to manage the project

2 Feb 2022 - 5:00AM

Asian woman pushed to her death in front of New York subway train

Homeless man charged with second-degree murder after shoving the 40-year-old Michelle Alyssa Go to her death beneath a Times Square subway train.

16 Jan 2022 - 2:39PMvideocam

Manhattan subway users were stunned and terrified as word of the latest subway system attack spread in its aftermath. Photo: Shutterstock

Nineteen killed in fire at block of flats in New York City

Nine children are among the 19 dead while 32 people were taken to hospital, with most of the victims suffering from severe smoke inhalation.

10 Jan 2022 - 7:27AM

Emergency service at the scene of a fire at a 19-storey residential building in the Bronx borough of New York on January 9. Photo: Getty Images / AFP

Racism and other prejudice

Chinese-American man dies after brutal attack in New York

Yao Pan Ma died on December 31, eight months after being knocked to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the head in an attack that drew national attention as part of a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.

9 Jan 2022 - 12:08PM

Donald Trump, Donald Jnr and Ivanka subpoenaed in New York

The subpoenas from the office of Attorney General Letitia James are part of her civil investigation into the former US president’s business practices and namesake company.

4 Jan 2022 - 2:01AM

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No sexual assault charges for Andrew Cuomo after allegations by two women

The former New York governor had been accused of planting unwanted kisses on the women’s cheeks.

29 Dec 2021 - 6:46AMvideocam

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after announcing his resignation in August. Photo: AP

Combating COVID-19 together

Omicron threatens NYC’s New Year’s Eve event

22 Dec 2021 - 8:50AM

NYC’s ‘Mother Pigeon’

31 Oct 2021 - 8:00PM

Opinion | What if a Covid-19 vaccination could give you a better, happier life?

Vaccinated people surveyed in Tokyo, New York and Shanghai report better social and psychological well-being and expect better earnings than the unvaccinated. Such findings, while far from conclusive, do add to the moral impetus to get as many people vaccinated as soon as possible.

2 Sep 2021 - 9:15AMvideocam

An elderly Nepalese couple wait outside after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 9. Photo: AP

Food and Drinks

A US$6,000 burger? Crazy expensive junk food around the world

From US$200 for French fries to US$10,000 for a home-delivered pizza, would you try these everyday comfort foods with an eye-watering price tag?

29 Jul 2021 - 12:06PMvideocam

The world’s most expensive junk food: a US$169 hot dog from Seattle’s Tokyo Dog, a US$100 milkshake from New York’s Serendipity 3, and the Golden Boy Burger at De Daltons in The Netherlands, costing nearly US$6,000. Photos: Guinness World Records, @serendipity3nyc/Instagram

Food and Drinks

Cash to burn? In New York, a plate of fries sets you back US$200

A US$200 plate of fries from New York restaurant Serendipity 3 has broken the Guinness World Record for the most expensive French fries.

28 Jul 2021 - 11:15AMvideocam

International Property

Is Chinese luxury real estate really the world’s best investment?

While prices dip in New York, London and Hong Kong, luxury real estate in China is soaring – with prime homes in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou gaining faster than in any other city on the planet

11 May 2021 - 3:00PM

Anti-Asian racism

NYPD hunts attacker who stomped on Chinese-American man’s head

The 61-year-old victim was collecting cans in East Harlem, New York when he was attacked from behind, knocked to the ground and kicked in the head.

26 Apr 2021 - 12:47PMvideocam

This image from surveillance video shows an unidentified individual police were seeking after a 61-year-old Asian man was attacked in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. Photo: NYPD

Millionaires and billionaires

Which city just passed New York to become billionaire capital of the world?

China’s rebound from the pandemic has propelled Beijing past The Big Apple with 33 new billionaires in the past year alone

8 Apr 2021 - 1:44PM

A man walks past a Prada store in Beijing, the city that according to Forbes now has the greatest number of billionaires on the planet. Photo: Reuters

Racism and other prejudice

All-Asian undercover police force set for deployment in New York

Racially motivated crimes against Asian-Americans rose by 149 per cent in 2020 in 16 major cities compared with 2019.

26 Mar 2021 - 7:41AMvideocam

The ultimate ego trip? Who knew Trump owned all these New York landmarks

From the Central Park ice rinks to the Empire State Building, Trump has owned all these iconic NYC landmarks – how many tourists would stop visiting if they realised?

24 Mar 2021 - 7:00AM

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