George Whipple and his dog Mayfair read the famous Christmas poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” by Clement Clark Moore.

George Whipple and his dog Mayfair read the famous Christmas poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” by Clement Clark Moore.

It was another interesting year on Broadway and NY1′s Roma Torre has a look back and her top ten from 2011.

It was another interesting year on Broadway and NY1′s Roma Torre has a look back and her top ten from 2011.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral has a new addition to its holiday celebration this year, with a new historical exhibit inside the gift shop.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral has a new addition to its holiday celebration this year, with a new historical exhibit inside the gift shop.

NY1 takes a look at what’s in today’s New York City newspapers.

NY1 takes a look at what’s in today’s New York City newspapers.

NY1 previews the day on Wall Street from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

NY1 previews the day on Wall Street from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Nurses at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan voted Thursday to go on strike in January if they don’t reach an agreement on a new contract with the hospital that includes better health care benefits and higher wages.

It may not last for eight days in this balmy weather, but a giant ice menorah carved in Midtown Thursday is helping people celebrate Hanukkah.

The holidays are upon the city, and now’s the perfect time to brush up on some last minute safety tips.

Firefighter Robert Wiedmann suffered second and third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body in a fire that broke out in Brooklyn earlier this week, and doctors said Thursday he will need several operations before he can go back to work.

Experts say seeking Fannie Mae and FHA approval is vital in today’s real estate economy.

Parenting Correspondent Shelley Goldberg catches up with the kids at the Police Athletic League’s holiday party.

Director David Fincher’s version of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” is a riveting take on the mega-popular novel.

A standoff in Washington that threatened to raise taxes on 160 million Americans and end unemployment insurance for 2.3 million ended Thursday when Republican leaders settled on a short-term agreement that will extend the payroll tax cut.

Every year around the holidays, the governor’s office receives many petitions for clemency, and if precedent is any indication, Governor Andrew Cuomo will reject almost all of them, though one Bronx woman is hoping to be one of the lucky ones.

The New York City Police Department’s ranks grew Thursday as more than 1,500 officers and their families attended a police academy graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden.

The New York City Police Department released crime statistics data Thursday that show a decrease in murders in 2011 as compared to last year, but other major crimes saw a slight increase. | Share your thoughts .

Calling the product a potential health threat, Senator Charles Schumer said Thursday that he wants to keep a new inhalable form of caffeine off store shelves.

City health officials are targeting so-called “light smokers,” defined as those who smoke less than 10 cigarettes a day, with a new advertising campaign and nicotine gum giveaway.

Nurses at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan said Thursday that they’re going on strike January 3 if they don’t get a new contract.

NY1 VIDEO: NY1 wraps up the day on Wall Street from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

The presence of drinking and drugs can make for a difficult holiday season for recovering addicts, but they don’t have to go it alone thanks to the Educational Alliance’s Project Contact program.

Congressional aides tell the Associated Press that House GOP members are ready to vote in favor of a short-term agreement that would extend the payroll tax cut extension for millions of Americans.

Some Brooklyn residents have long struggled with illegal dumping on their Bensonhurst street, but the Department of Sanitation recently helped clean the area up thanks to NY1 For You.

The New York City Police Department’s ranks grew earlier today as more than 1,500 officers and their families attended a graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden, and comes just days after its members paid their final respects to an officer gunned down in Brooklyn.

A man found fatally shot and burned along a rural Pennsylvania road last month has been identified through DNA as a missing Brooklyn man, and the death is now being ruled a homicide.