A firefighter proposes to his girlfriend during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon. She said yes, according to the department's Twitter account.

The mayor marched in the 250th St. Patrick's Day Parade on Thursday, a month after he made controversial remarks about the Irish that drew the ire of community members.

New York University is re-releasing plans for its proposed expansion in Greenwich Village and will begin the official review process in May. WITH PHOTOS.

Governor Andrew Cuomo said he's concerned over a report that one of the nuclear reactors at the Indian Point power plant along the Hudson River is on an earthquake fault line, and is checking into the matter.

Cuomo said it was a "surprise" to him that a federal study, first reported on MSNBC, finds Indian Point may be the nuclear plant most susceptible to possible damage from a massive earthquake in the nation.

One of the reactors is built very near an earthquake fault line.

The Department of Education said it "wasn't appropriate" for a central office staffer to send a political email to parents encouraging them to sign a petition against the last in, first out (LIFO) law protecting senior teachers in the event of layoffs.

New Schools Chancellor Cathie Black came off a bit nervous at times during a conference with 120 city principals at Fordham University on Wednesday, but there was at least some common ground: the need to be able to fire bad teachers more easily.

Four New York Times journalists reporting on Libya went missing in the country, the paper reported Wednesday. The last contact the paper had with the reporters was on Tuesday morning, New York time.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is facing the lowest approval ratings in eight years, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is urging Congress to pass a bill strengthening background checks for gun purchases. He was in Washington DC on Tuesday lobbying for the measure.

New York City Comptroller John Liu gave the go-ahead on the next phase of the 911 call system overhaul now that the Bloomberg administration has reduced its projected cost.

PHOTOS. New York is a city of specialists from foodies to academics, laborers to shopkeepers. Every Wednesday, Niche Market will take a peek inside a different specialty store and showcase the city's purists who have made an art out of selling one commodity.

Many travelers have remained undeterred from taking Chinatown buses in the wake of two deadly crashes this week involving smaller bus lines.

New Jersey's Division of Consumer Affairs is sending teams to flood-damaged areas to warn residents about possible scams.

With New York's budget deadline less than three weeks away, the state Senate and Assembly each approved their own budget resolutions Tuesday, setting the stage for the next round of negotiations.

Hedge fund boss Raj Rajaratnam, accused of insider trading, took a hit on a trade even though he had been tipped off, according to a government witness who testified in Manhattan court Tuesday.

A State Supreme Court judge heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit meant to block development of Park51, the proposed mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero. But he often seemed skeptical of arguments made by the plaintiff and suggested he did not want to challenge the authority of city administrators who had cleared the way for the controversial project.

The Brooklyn man accused of going on a 28-hour killing spree that left four people dead and injured four others in late February told police he was suffering from cancer, and allegedly told officers he'd be better off if they'd shot him dead.

Stock prices took an early, steep move down today, after Tokyo shares plunged. The Dow has been down about 200 points at midday.

Two people are dead after a tour bus traveling from Manhattan to Philadelphia crashed Monday night on the New Jersey Turnpike. The crash comes just days after a tour bus crashed in the Bronx, killing 15 people.