Tough NY judge will hear insider trading case
February 07, 2012
| AP
A Manhattan judge with a reputation for being tough on white collar crime will preside over a $78 million insider trading case. Federal Judge Richard Sullivan was assigned to...
US actor Ben Gazzara dead at 81
February 03, 2012
| AFP
US actor Ben Gazzara, who enjoyed a long career on Broadway and in Hollywood, died of pancreatic cancer in Manhattan, the New York Times reported. He was 81. Gazzara, who...
DC eyes Watchmen, plans prequels to 1986 series
February 01, 2012
| AP
More than a quarter of a century after'' Watchmen'' intrigued readers with tales of less-than-heroic and all-too-human _ save for Dr. Manhattan _ crime-fighting vigilantes, DC...
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Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York. The borough and county consist of Manhattan Island and several small adjacent islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island, Wards Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, part of Ellis Island, Mill Rock, and U Thant Island; as well as Marble Hill, a very small area on the mainland bordering the Bronx. The original city...
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