Multi-billionaire mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, quietly admitted in a radio interview that he expects surveillance drones to come to New York and that there's no turning back the tide for American domestic use.
Piggybacking off someone else's Wifi is generally frowned upon - but Google is planning to allow residents of a 10-block area near its offices in New York to have a free connection.
New York's attorney general has booted thousands of sex offenders off online gaming platforms as part of a drive to protect children from online predators.
3D printer manufacturer MakerBot is making its biggest effort yet to target the consumer market with the release of a new low-cost model and the opening of a New York store.
The governor of New York is proposing a new law that would make the state the first in the country to require convicted criminals to provide a DNA sample.
New York residents will now have to be extra careful when they throw their batteries away. Thanks to a new state law those who get caught discarding rechargeable batteries could be fined $50 or more.
In a rage somewhat reminiscent of Amy Fisher a la 1990s, a Long Island woman has been arrested for running over her cousin with a minivan after a Facebook induced catfight.
Graphic porn involving children possibly as young as five was on social networking site tagged.com for two months after it was reported to the site's administrators, New York's attorney general says.
Gay New Yorkers who may have wanted a useful resource to finding the best spots in the city have just been shut down by Apple with its latest app rejection.