Theodore Roosevelt, who later became president of the United States, called Riis the most useful citizen in New York City.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

He would join the army. He wanted to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point,New York.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

He would join the army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York as the best student in his class.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

Local leaders decided the best way to get him out of New York politics was to support him for vice president of the United States.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

The United States Military Academy at West Point,New York, prepares officers for the Army.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

And he spoke at the United States Military Academy at West Point,New York.

VOA: special.2010.05.28

"We're going to be active all over the United States; we have events across the country from Santa Monica to New York, to the heartland of the country."

VOA: special.2010.04.21

They did not have much money. They moved into an area of New York City where many other poor Jewish immigrants had settled when they moved to the United States.

VOA: special.2009.12.20

Senator Charles Schumer - a New York Democrat - says the United States should impose punitive tariffs, if necessary, to level the playing field.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Their release was announced soon after the United States deported 10 suspected Russian agents detained last month and sentenced in a New York court.

VOA: standard.2010.07.09

Health officials in New York say the maternal mortality rate in the United States itself rivals that of poorer developed countries like Singapore and Ireland.

VOA: standard.2010.06.23

The protest in New York brought together former political prisoners and other Iranians in exile with residents from around New York and the rest of the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.07.25

Speaking Wednesday at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Secretary Geithner said the United States should never again be faced with having to choose between a financial meltdown and massive taxpayer bailouts.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

After their talk on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, Mr.Obama said the United States and Japan have a major role in working with other countries toward economic recovery.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23