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Win or lose, the Jets and Giants are No. 1 when it comes to their civilized owners.

What it takes to be a hometown hero.

Vibrant, creative, edgy, demanding (only sometimes!), smart, funny. For this year's awards, we've chosen eleven New Yorkers who not only gave us their best but also brought out the best in New York. From Eliot Spitzer's determined drive to clean up the worst of Wall Street excess to Harvey Fierstein's monumental mom -- with a heart to match, in 'Hairspray' -- not to mention Tina Fey's irrepressibly irreverent humor, we salute their vision and celebrate our luck in being here at the right time and, of course, in the right place.

After Matias Reyes's confession in the Central Park jogger case, one of his earlier victims finally discovers who attacked her.

Thirteen years ago, the Central Park jogger case gave callous new faces to New York's social breakdown and began to usher in the Giuliani era. Now a new confession has reopened old racial scars and raised questions about how police do their work.

From lame-duck mayor to GOP superstar, Rudy Giuliani has in the past year become "the hottest political property" in the country. The question is not whether he will run again -- but how far he can go.

After three decent major-label releases, Kim Richey lets fly a masterpiece.

As the 9/11 anniversary nears, this year's U.S. Open is going all-American.

Controversial ex-FDNY head Thomas Von Essen sets out to save his reputation.