| 11/18/08 | - Paramus Fashion Show Helps Women With Breast Cancer
A fashion show held in Paramus Tuesday helped raise funds for an organization helping...
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| 11/17/08 | - 3 women win $1M in Nassau sex harassment lawsuit
Three female former Nassau police detectives have won a $1-million verdict in a federal...
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| 11/16/08 | - Queens Women's Center Fights For New Home
A struggling women's center is ready to move into a new facility in Bayside, Queens,...
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| 11/16/08 | - Rep. Nydia Velazquez is front-runner for Senate seat if Hillary takes Cabinet job
Rep. Nydia Velazquez is the front-runner, for now, at least, to replace Hillary Clinton...
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| 11/14/08 | - Will Hillary be Obama's Secretary of State?
Speculation continued to swirl Friday on reports that Sen. Hillary Clinton is the top...
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| 11/12/08 | - State, Nation Get Bad Marks On Pre-Term Birth Rates
A new report from the March of Dimes released Tuesday gives the United States some...
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| 11/11/08 | - Fort Lee VFW Honors WWII Women Workers
On Veterans Day, the Fort Lee chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars honored nine women..
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| 11/11/08 | - Hillary glows at Glamour awards
The thunderous applause as Senator Hillary Clinton took the Carnegie Hall stage during...
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| 11/10/08 | - Knitting stores on Long Island offer fun, friends
With colder weather finally upon us, the idea of a soft, cozy hand-crafted hat, scarf...
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| 11/07/08 | - NOW celebrates women at historic upstate NY site
The National Organization for Women is staging the first in an annual series of...
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| 11/05/08 | - Campaign Encourages Pregnant Women To Get Flu Vaccine
A new campaign is in place to encourage more moms-to-be get flu vaccinations. NY1 Health..
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| 11/02/08 | - Kara Goucher takes 3rd in NYC Marathon, 1st podium finish for American woman since 1994
Kara Goucher ran in memory of her father, took to heart a note from coach Alberto...
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| 10/30/08 | - Battered-women's shelter at capacity, but funds dwindle
The Retreat, the only shelter for battered women on the East End, has never had more...
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| 10/27/08 | - Women's Clinics Seek Greater Protection
The scene outside the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Brooklyn was much the same as every...
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| 10/24/08 | - Columbia University defends women's studies
Columbia University urged a judge Friday to toss out a lawsuit that claims a women's...
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| 10/24/08 | - Nassau's first female judge honored in ceremony
As the doors were about to close at state Supreme Court in Mineola one night last month...
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| 10/23/08 | - Lawmakers Announce Study Of Breast Cancer On Staten Island
City lawmakers announced Wednesday they are funding a study to examine why Staten Island..
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| 10/23/08 | - Queens women sing for "Redemption"
Millions of people have welcomed the American Idol contestants into their living rooms...
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| 10/20/08 | - DOH: Fewer Women Getting Mammograms
According to a report released by the city Department of Health today, there's been a...
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| 10/19/08 | - Liza Minnelli plays Broadway's Palace Theatre in December for 2 weeks
Liza Minnelli will return to Broadway in December for the first time in nearly a decade...
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| 10/16/08 | - Breast cancer walk on Sunday
More than 6,000 participants are expected to take part in Sunday's annual Making Strides..
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| 10/16/08 | - Cervical cancer -- have you been screened?
Good news -- since 1955 the number of deaths from cervical cancer has dropped by 74...
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| 10/16/08 | - Police Athletic League Honors Notable N.Y. Women
The Police Athletic League celebrated some special New Yorker women Thursday...
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| 10/14/08 | - Economy dampens wedding plans
A fairy-tale wedding never took a recession into consideration...
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| 10/14/08 | - Passions, pain displayed in Brooklynite's play "Dreamless"
Native Brooklynite Cheryl Smallman's "Dreamless" is based on a nightmare that became a...
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| 10/09/08 | - Kid co-ops: With high cost of child care, working moms share responsibility
With more and more families needing two incomes to survive, many moms are exploring new...
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| 10/09/08 | - Local Organization Works To Help Abuse Victims
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and one local non-profit organization is...
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| 10/08/08 | - "Think pink" in October and fight breast cancer
When it comes to breast cancer, sometimes the best way to fight back is with a little...
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| 10/08/08 | - Bronx program helps domestic violence victims move on
A new domestic violence program in the Bronx is showing survivors of abuse the door to...
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| 10/03/08 | - ACS, NYPD Bring Domestic Violence Awareness To Manhattan Salons
The Administration for Children's Services and the NYPD teamed up Friday for the second...
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| 10/01/08 | - Reaching out to breast cancer survivors
With October designated as breast cancer awareness month, Long Island advocates say the...
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| 09/29/08 | - Women are starting to achieve political parity
I moved to New York in 1984, during the '80s version of our nation's "historic year for...
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| 09/28/08 | - Mayor may be Carolyn McCarthy's major rival in years
After nearly 12 years in Washington, Carolyn McCarthy is no longer a newcomer to politics.
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| 09/28/08 | - New moms step up to workout routines
It's quite a sight - 20 moms sprinting through Cedar Creek Park in Seaford pushing their..
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| 09/28/08 | - PBS's Maria Hinojosa brings new focus to women in power
About three weeks before Maria Hinojosa's hour-long special "Women, Power and Politics"...
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| 09/27/08 | - After beating old boys club, Anucha Browne Sanders is coming up roses
It was a year ago this week that Anucha Browne Sanders beat them in Federal District...
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| 09/27/08 | - Liberty rallies in fourth quarter, beats Detroit 60-56 in Game 1
Tell Janel McCarville that she plays on the youngest team in the WNBA and the Liberty...
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| 09/26/08 | - Women In Bridal Gowns March Against Domestic Violence
Women marched through Upper Manhattan's streets in bridal gowns Friday to remember...
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| 09/21/08 | - SE Queens Residents Walk To End Area Rapes
Community groups in Queens teamed up to call for an end to sexual assaults against women..
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| 09/18/08 | - Drescher beats back cancer with grace, good humor
Hillcrest High School alum Fran Drescher, best known for her starring role as the title...
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| 09/18/08 | - First Clinton, now Palin out of NYC rally; organizers say no American politicians coming
Organizers of an anti-Iran rally next week have dropped Republican vice-presidential...
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| 09/18/08 | - Program to combat Asian women's suicide rates
Asian women living in New York City, who are over 65 years old, commit suicide at twice...
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| 09/18/08 | - Women's Professional Soccer latest to roll in NYC
Women's Professional Soccer, the matter-of-factly named league that kicks off next April..
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| 09/17/08 | - Bringing what matters into sharper focus
A new experimental breast cancer vaccine has proven to be highly effective in treating...
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| 09/14/08 | - Liberty gets tough in time for playoffs, but loses to Detroit
With its playoff seeding secure, the Liberty could easily have treated Sunday's regular...
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| 09/13/08 | - Stopping cycle of hurt in New York City's women and girls
Almost half of all women murdered in New York City are killed by their intimate partners..
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| 09/08/08 | - Knitting circles weave together old-fashioned fun for the trendy
This ain't your grandma's knitting circle. True, these women from Fort Greene and...
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| 09/08/08 | - No slowing her down: At 80, actress Estelle Parsons plays a pill-popping monster on Broadway
When people file into the Music Box Theatre on any given night, there's a good chance...
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| 09/08/08 | - Women's work: Long Island boomers make an encore
Three years ago the Long Island chapter of The Transition Network, a group for women...
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| 09/07/08 | - Hillary Clinton stumps, parades, but sidesteps questions about Palin during spin through NYC
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton marched for labor and stumped with Democrats on Saturday...
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| 09/07/08 | - Olympic champion Dara Torres trades swimming lanes for the runway at New York Fashion Week
After winning three silver medals in Beijing, Olympic swimmer Dara Torres has mastered...
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| 09/06/08 | - Woman's mission: Keep Hispanic youths in school
Back-to-school time for Maria Gonzalez means Friday evenings in a church basement...
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| 09/05/08 | - It's all about politics, not gender, say NYC women
For New York women, Sarah Palin's speech was all about politics - not gender.
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| 09/05/08 | - Liberty wraps up playoff spot with 82-71 victory over Atlanta Dream
Throughout this season, Liberty coach Pat Coyle has refused to speak to her young team...
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| 09/05/08 | - Stony Brook hospital opens center for women, infants
Ronni Schultz said she can't wait to begin seeing patients at Stony Brook University...
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| 09/03/08 | - NY hospital will focus on women's health
New York's North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is holding a groundbreaking...
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| 08/28/08 | - Central Islip nurse takes aid to needy of the world
Muriel Gordon looked at the supplies stacked high on her driveway yesterday, then at the..
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| 08/27/08 | - Forbes ranks 15 New York women among 100 of world's most forceful
She's becoming a one-woman dynasty...
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| 08/27/08 | - NY lawmakers cheer loudest for Clinton
At times during Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech Tuesday night, the New York Democrats...
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| 08/26/08 | - Hillary Clinton To Deliver Prime-Time Address At Convention
New York Senator Hillary Clinton is set to take the stage tonight in Denver, Colorado...
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| 08/26/08 | - The Real Michelle
ONE of the dangers in creating a vicious caricature of a public person is that he or she..
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| 08/22/08 | - Mural Aims To Educate Women On Military Recruitment
Artist Elizabeth Maroney points to a mural on the side of the building -- a mural she...
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| 08/21/08 | - Asian Women Lead Fight For Assembly Seat
Community leaders, curious voters, political handlers and supporters of Grace Meng and...
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| 08/19/08 | - "Mujer": Portrait of 127 Dominican women
A Washington Heights vendor of habichuelas dulces (sweet beans), a livery cab driver...
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| 08/19/08 | - Economy squeezes Long Island's middle class
Toni Scarcella, 27, of Kings Park is a Long Islander to her core. Born in Brookhaven...
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| 08/15/08 | - Gospel singer Cece Winans shows young women their worth through "Always Sisters" conferences
At a time when scantily clad female socialites are powerful enough to influence...
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| 08/12/08 | - Mary-Louise Parker set to star in a Broadway revival of "Hedda Gabler"
Showtime's drug-dealing mom on "Weeds" will now take on another independent woman...
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| 08/12/08 | - More women hold state-leadership jobs
The number of women in state government leadership positions is on the rise, with the...
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| 08/11/08 | - NYC Olympians: Teen markswoman Sandy Fong
At first glance, Sandy Fong seems like your average teenager. She's articulate and...
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| 08/10/08 | - At 100, Patchogue businesswoman isn't slowing down
Halfway through her workday at The Colony Shop children's clothing store on Main Street...
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| 08/10/08 | - Meister, Rosenberg: LI moms turned authors
It's the Jaded Suburban Supermom World Tour...
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| 08/08/08 | - Brooklyn hospital cutbacks leave pregnant women, rape victims in crisis
As if health services were not bad enough already, Long Island College Hospital is...
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| 08/08/08 | - Democrats: Clinton Supporters Will Have Voice At Convention
Since clinching the Democratic nomination, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee...
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| 08/06/08 | - Susan Sullivan shines in "Buffalo Gal"
A surefire way for an actress to make a lousy first impression: show up for rehearsal...
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| 08/01/08 | - The great annual subway nurse-in: Breast-feeding advocates take the subway
Breast-feeding advocates boarded an A train Friday on a subway ride through the city to...
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| 07/30/08 | - New York women dominate Vanity Fair's best-dressed list
Step aside, ditsy Hollywood starlets. These style icons are more comfortable in a...
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| 07/28/08 | - QC Professor A "Body Mod" Expert
Queens College can add another name to its list of famous and successful alumni and...
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| 07/27/08 | - First female cop in Nassau is honored
Kathleen Reilly wore badge No. 1...
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| 07/25/08 | - Janel McCarville's layup gives Liberty 69-68 win over Los Angeles Sparks
Janel McCarville knew that she had to remain calm, knew that she couldn't think about...
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| 07/23/08 | - LI women sue casino workers over insults in Spanish
A couple of roulette table workers at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut took a gamble...
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| 07/20/08 | - Thousands Cheer On The New York Liberty At Outdoor Game
The New York Liberty took center court Saturday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens...
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| 07/18/08 | - Op-ed: For women, a lesson in unity from Seneca Falls
This weekend, those of us who are united in the struggle for justice and opportunity...
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| 07/15/08 | - Mayor Opens Queens Center For Battered Women, Children
The mayor was joined by guests to open the city's newest Family Justice Center...
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| 07/15/08 | - Miss New York contestants visit Long Island
There she is, Miss America. But first a stop in Huntington - for the New York contestants.
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| 07/13/08 | - Liberty rallies to beat Detroit 74-64
When the Detroit Shock last visited New York in August 2007, it was the defending WNBA...
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| 07/12/08 | - N.Y. law often makes for messy divorce
Untying the knot is for many couples a heartbreaking, expensive and time-consuming...
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| 07/11/08 | - Single Mom Encourages Young Brooklyn Mothers To Succeed In College
The latest New Yorker of the Week is helping young mothers get into college and see a...
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| 07/10/08 | - Jamaica Artist Paints From Feeling
Caroline Sun loves animals and although she and her husband have many pets of their own...
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| 07/10/08 | - Obama targets women's issues with Clinton at hand
Going after the women's vote, Democrat Barack Obama chastised Republican John McCain on...
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| 07/08/08 | - Christie Brinkley touts herself as supermom
To the world, she is the former supermodel, but in her home, Christie Brinkley testified..
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| 07/08/08 | - East Harlem To Build New Women's Center
Candace House, a new center to help women live improved, drug-free lives, held its...
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| 07/06/08 | - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to hold joint fundraisers in NY
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will take Manhattan - for all the cash they can get...
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| 07/02/08 | - NY considers help to victims of child prostitution
Tiffany was 12 when her mother died. That was the same year she ran away from her...
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| 06/30/08 | - New women's shelter Susan's Place weathers a storm, due to open soon
After some initial false starts and a downsizing to meet community concerns, a shelter...
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| 06/29/08 | - Finding flowers to match your wedding's color scheme
When planning the look and tone of your wedding, it's easy to make your invitations or...
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| 06/26/08 | - Glamour magazine fulfills and films the visions of two New Yorkers
Every girl's got a dream. Some want to be a star, others a fashion designer or a business
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| 06/26/08 | - Liberty takes long way to "W"
After four quarters of play against the Indiana Fever on Thursday night at the Garden...
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| 06/26/08 | - One NYC woman tries a sexy new workout
I have never picked up a guy at the gym. In fact, I try to avoid all eye contact...
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| 06/25/08 | - Metro Golf Report: Newest N.Y. Golf Course To Include Vera Wang's Flair
One of the newest golf courses around the city bring the feeling of a Scottish course...
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| 06/23/08 | - Designer Advises Not To Judge A Purse By Its Price Tag
Women shopping for handbags are not just looking for style, but for quality, as well...
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| 06/22/08 | - Patti LaBelle plays Capital One theater at Westbury
Patti LaBelle may be sitting on the top floor of Sony's midtown headquarters,...
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| 06/18/08 | - Michelle Obama shows off her soft side on "The View"
If "The View" had propped up a panda bear plush toy in the middle seat this morning, it...
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| 06/17/08 | - Theater Review - "Body Awareness"
Annie Baker's deft comedy "Body Awareness" touches on sexuality and how it can distort...
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| 06/16/08 | - Muriel Siebert, first lady of Wall Street, says "old prejudices" still prevail
When Wall Street tried to lock her out of the old boys club, Muriel Siebert did what...
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| 06/12/08 | - Young Forest Hills Woman Picked For TV Lottery Team
Forest Hills residents may notice a familiar face when they turn on their television...
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| 06/11/08 | - Alanna Ubach makes her NY debut in "Patriotic Bitch"
Alanna Ubach found inspiration for Yolanda Rodríguez, the narrator of her ongoing...
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| 06/10/08 | - Hostos Community College graduating class has high percentage of women
Hostos Community College, celebrating its 40th year, held its 37th commencement last...
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| 06/05/08 | - "Scrubbing" Massage Grows In Popularity Beyond Korean Roots
Ko Im is a NY1 news assistant & a member of the Asian American Journalists Association...
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| 06/05/08 | - DOH Announces More Funds For Breast Cancer Patients
The state Department of Health announced a new grant program yesterday geared to...
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| 06/02/08 | - Battered Twice?: Victims Offer Critique of Courts
A compilation of the experiences of 75 survivors of domestic violence shows that many...
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| 06/02/08 | - One On 1: Designer Diane Von Furstenberg Reflects On The Wrap Dress
Diane Von Furstenberg's designs have made her a fashion icon around the world and, she...
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| 06/02/08 | - Original Runner helps couples walk down the aisle in super style
Julie Goldman's small business journey began with a walk down the aisle.
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| 05/29/08 | - Video: Women on Women at the Gracie Awards
Last night, our Jada Yuan caught up with lady news makers like Jill Hennessy, Julia...
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| 05/23/08 | - Revenge is sweet, stunning & sexy for Silda Wall Spitzer
If the best revenge is looking good, Silda Spitzer was the belle of her ball Wednesday...
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| 05/20/08 | - School Sisters of Notre Dame help women with learning
Five days a week, Fazimoon Khan walks into a Queens convent whose walls are adorned...
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| 05/19/08 | - Moms-to-be claim work bias
Executive assistant Krista Errickson had a miscarriage just weeks after starting her...
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| 05/19/08 | - Mother/Daughter Pair Graduate From Columbia Together
It was a rare event in Columbia University's history---a mother and daughter graduating...
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| 05/15/08 | - "Top Girls"
Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls," which originally debuted at the Public Theater more than...
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| 05/13/08 | - A strong generation of mothers
A couple of weeks ago, there was a wake for the mother of a friend from the old...
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| 05/11/08 | - New Yorkers Race Against Domestic Violence On Mother's Day
Thousands of runners took some time out of their Mother's Day Sunday morning to hit the...
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| 05/10/08 | - Clinton Celebrates Mother's Day In City
In a Midtown Mother's Day event Saturday, New York Senator Hillary Clinton asked...
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| 05/09/08 | - Mary J. Blige starts foundation to help women with careers
The queen of hip-hop soul is establishing a foundation to help women develop careers...
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| 05/08/08 | - Hope springs maternal as regular moms try makeovers
Feeling as good as the army of glamorous celebrity moms out there, such as Halle Berry...
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| 05/07/08 | - Hopefuls kick it for the Rockettes
The line of hundreds of women in multi-colored leotards outside Radio City Music Hall...
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| 05/07/08 | - Sports Museum of America is where Billie Jean is King
Amidst the traffic and crush of pedestrians in lower Manhattan is a sweet escape for...
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| 05/06/08 | - Mom's work is never done - or paid
Stay-at-home moms in New York are getting a bum deal, a revealing new poll has found...
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| 05/05/08 | - One on 1: Food Magazine Editor Ruth Reichl Finds Many Meanings In Meals
For fifteen years, Ruth Reichl has had an effect on where we eat and how we cook- first...
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| 05/04/08 | - A prima donna primer for four stars
Who says divas have no heart?
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| 05/04/08 | - Women don hardhats to build new Habitat in Brownsville
The latest Habitat for Humanity worksite was no place for a man Saturday...
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| 05/02/08 | - Midwife's tale: Empowering moms-to-be
There is a reason more than 7% of women in the United States choose to have a midwife...
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| 05/01/08 | - Dozens Of Women Join Class Action Lawsuit Against Bloomberg LP
The sex discrimination lawsuit against Mayor Michael Bloomberg's financial information...
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| 05/01/08 | - Local School Specializes In Education For Women
On a quiet residential street in South Ozone Park sits a vintage building...
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| 04/28/08 | - A scrapbook for Mother's Day
Looking for a new way to show Mom how much you care? Instead of relying only on their...
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| 04/25/08 | - Midtown Hotline For Women With Cancer Helps Them To Share Experiences
The city hotline SHARE helps women with cancer realize that they are not alone in their...
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| 04/24/08 | - Forest Hills Woman A Hero For Holocaust Survivors
As the world takes time to remember the victims of the Holocaust for Yom Hashoah next...
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| 04/24/08 | - Heart Disease Still Is No. 1 Killer Of Women
The days when heart disease was a men's health issue passed long ago. Today women are...
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| 04/22/08 | - Danica Patrick's need for speed
Tucked away in the corner of a French restaurant in uptown Manhattan sits Danica Patrick..
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| 04/22/08 | - L.I. mom sues Victoria's Secret
A single mom of four from Long Island whose fruitless quest for the perfect convertible...
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| 04/22/08 | - MTA to granny: Go take a hike!
Toby Rosen, an 86-year-old widow with failing vision and arthritis, has been stranded...
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| 04/22/08 | - Prenatal care program grows
While the Bronx's teen pregnancy rate is twice the national average, hundreds of babies...
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| 04/21/08 | - Bootcamp Has Women Waking Up Early To Break A Sweat
While most New Yorkers are barely hitting the snooze button, a tailor-made workout has...
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| 04/18/08 | - Brooklyn Woman Helps Women Rise From Streets To Success
A Brooklyn woman runs a shelter in East New York for women to take control of their...
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| 04/18/08 | - New York's next funny ladies
Only a week after her prime-time hit "30 Rock" returns to TV, Tina Fey will hit the big...
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| 04/14/08 | - Teens who can't afford prom dresses find an elegant solution
Picking out the perfect prom dress with Mom is part of the fun for many high-school...
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| 04/13/08 | - Making joyful noise & living a dream
Six months ago, Jennifer Pascual and Edward Cardinal Egan sat in the living room of the...
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| 04/13/08 | - Retiring Chief Judge Judith Kaye's last order of business: pay-raise suit
New York's chief judge, Judith Kaye, will end her 25-year run on the state's highest...
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| 04/11/08 | - City Women Are Inspired To Become Financially Successful
This New Yorker of the Week is a mentor to more than a dozen women who are re-entering...
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| 04/10/08 | - Elton John Radio City fund-raiser earns Hillary Clinton $2.5M
Elton John used Hillary Clinton's $2.5 million fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall...
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| 04/10/08 | - Liberty's pick is Essence of Rutgers
The first time that Essence Carson went to a Liberty game, back in 1997, she made a...
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| 04/09/08 | - Liberty to make history with outdoor game at Arthur Ashe Stadium
The New York Liberty will host the first regular-season outdoor game in pro basketball...
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| 04/07/08 | - Councilwoman Says She Welcomes Challenge Of Single Motherhood
Councilwoman Melinda Katz, one of the top contenders for city comptroller, has been...
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| 04/06/08 | - Women Over 40 Run In Annual Marathon
Thousands of women raced through Central Park Sunday to take part in More Magazine's...
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| 04/04/08 | - Painter to be featured at gallery that helps women, nurtures talent
Walking through Katherine Dolgy Ludwig's Williamsburg, Brooklyn, apartment feels a bit...
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| 04/03/08 | - Knitting Trend Grows In Queens
For centuries, women from northern climates have knitted, or crocheted, turning rough...
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| 03/28/08 | - Sanitation Women Honored By City Officials
Women within the Department of Sanitation were honored Friday in a Downtown Manhattan...
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