NEW YORK, July 14 (UPI) -- Physically fit students in New York tend to outscore their peers who are less fit on academic tests, city health and education officials said.

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NEW YORK, July 1 (UPI) -- New York City officials say they are out of money to hand out in tax credits for film and television productions.

NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- JetBlue might decide to leave its New York corporate headquarters if the city does not give the airline a reason to stay, sources told the New York Daily News.

NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- New York City reached its lowest rate of smoking on record -- 15.8 percent, with 350,000 fewer smokers than in 2002, city health officials said.

NEW YORK, April 13 (UPI) -- The New York Police Department says photographers and tourists have the legal right to photograph public places and sites.

NEW YORK, April 8 (UPI) -- More than half of New York City non-smokers have been exposed to second-hand smoke at levels high enough to leave residues in the body, researchers said.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Influenza has been detected in New York City, but city health officials say there is still time to get a flu short.