Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the country's largest gay synagogue, celebrated her 20th anniversary with a Hanukkah event attended by prominent figures like Cynthia Nixon and Christine Quinn.

Multiple news organizations falsely reported the arrest of a Boston bombing suspect, although images of a potential suspect were found on surveillance video near the blast site.

Anthony Baker, a former staffer in the office of New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, resigned after being revealed as the person behind the Twitter account "Hyman Doodlesack" where he posted racist and sexist tweets.