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Ever since New York Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin first lit up the boards last week, fans have been clamoring for swag emblazoned with the point guard’s name and number.

The U.S. Housing Secretary praised the federal-state settlement endorsed by the state’s Attorney General on Friday, saying help is on the way for homeowners facing foreclosure.

Remains of another 9/11 victim have been identified.

Thirteen New York businesses have become the first in the state to register as benefit corporations, a new designation signed into law last December by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

A policeman who was shot in the head left a Manhattan hospital in a wheelchair as hundreds of uniformed officers gave him a thunderous round of applause.

Former state Sen. Nicholas Spano has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion.

A federal judge has sentenced the father of an admitted terrorist to 4 and a half years in prison for destroying evidence and lying to investigators.

See what health reporter Fred Mogul is reading on his beat this morning.

WNYC's morning news producers bring you a rundown of today's must-read stories.

The New York City police commissioner's TV host son is resuming his morning show duties at "Good Day New York" after being cleared of the prospect of criminal charges of raping a woman he met for a drink.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has ordered a citywide audit of all street-level narcotics teams after investigators discovered the cop who shot an unarmed Bronx man was not qualified for the detail he was assigned to the day of the incident.

The owners of the Mets want the Supreme Court to weigh in on their attempt to recover money lost in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

A man shown on video being kicked and punched by four New York City police officers says he's suffered from constant headaches and nightmares since then.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is defending the expanded costs for the World Trade Center project, but it also admits it needs to become leaner and more transparent after an audit called the organization "dysfunctional" and wasteful.

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is proposing making kindergarten mandatory for the city's 5-year olds and instituting a loan program to help middle-income families pay for child care. Read full prepared remarks here.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly scores high for job performance despite recent flare-ups in the press over surveillance efforts targeting Muslim communities and his role in a controversial anti-Muslim film, according to a poll of New York City voters.

Activists delivered a quarter of a million signatures to the Apple store in Grand Central on Thursday, asking the company to improve labor conditions for its suppliers’ workers in overseas factories.

New Yorkers have until 10 a.m. Friday to enter a lottery to win a weekend trip to Boston, courtesy of Mayor Tom Menino, who put up the deluxe trip as part of a friendly Super Bowl bet with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

WNYC's morning news producers bring you a rundown of today's must-read stories.