Mayor Michael Bloomberg, outlining his budget plan, said on Thursday that the city will eliminate more than 6,100 teaching positions.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie blasted both President Barack Obama and incoming Republican House members for what he said was failing to lead the country courageously when its fiscal future remains mired in debt during a speech before the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has announced Wednesday that 14 alleged members of the "137th Street Crew" gang have been indicted on charges including conspiracy to commit narcotics and weapons offenses. Others are charged with more serious crimes, including attempted murder and firearms possession.

Wal-Mart workers, former and current, will testify Thursday at the City Council's second and final hearing into the labor practices of of the retail giant, which is expected to get blasted by the employees following a fiery council meeting that drew protesters two weeks ago.

One-hundred residents lobbying for a restored hospital in the area met last night to discuss the St. Vincent's bankruptcy proceedings and consider various strategies in the wake of the medical center's closure 10 months ago.

New Yorkers proud of their water supply, filtered only by upstate forests and meadows, can now look forward to another 15 years of quality H2O. Under an agreement between the city, state and federal EPA, a land acquisition program targeting private properties in the watershed area will continue.

Police will be required to provide monthly reports of traffic accidents and summonses under a package of bills passed unanimously by the City Council Wednesday. The legislation requires the information to be searchable by precincts and even intersections.

Next time trash is overflowing on your block or snow remains unplowed, New Yorkers can check if anyone else has called in the same complaint with the city's new 311 map.

The group of boardwalk businesses known as The Coney Island Eight that have been fighting the eviction notices they received last fall in court and may live to see another sun-soaked season.

Not long ago, it seemed as if mega-bookstores like Borders would keep expanding, driving out small, independent bookshops. But as the chain declared bankruptcy, it turns out there are still plenty of indies -- and a few new ones around.

A fellow at New York University resigned after he posted offensive tweets about CBS chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan as news broke of her assault in Egypt.

The Taxi and Limousine Commission is hoping to get New Yorkers into the driver's seat when it comes to redesigning the city's cabs.

A Somali pirate who attacked the Maersk Alabama cargo ship off the coast of Africa in 2009 was sentenced to 33 years and nine months in prison in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday.

Congressman Charles Rangel plans to run for re-election in 2012 despite his conviction on House ethics charges.

The New York State Board of Regents wants to raise high school graduation standards to ensure that students are ready for college and work.

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.

Schools Chancellor Cathie Black told Albany lawmakers Tuesday that governor Cuomo's proposed budget cuts will have a significant, direct impact on students and classrooms -- including teacher layoffs.

Contradictory regulations, Kafka-esque bureaucratic mazes, and a financial cliff crumbling the foundation of where we stand. 

The New York City as described in City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's State of the City Speech is one in need of changes — big, small, and at times, absurdly obvious.

In a deal that will create the world's largest financial markets company, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange said Tuesday it will be acquired by the operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange.