Annmarie Fertoli

New Yorkers of all faiths are reacting to the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden with mixed emotions.

The New York chapter of the American Red Cross is sending aid and volunteers to Alabama, the hardest-hit of the southern states damaged by a series of tornadoes this week.

In Long Island City, Queens, there's a five-story, mostly empty warehouse where graffiti is legal. It’s called 5Pointz, and for years, the building's owner has allowed graffiti artists to spray paint most of the facade.

Once again this spring, the city is offering 1,000 free rain barrels to residents of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx as part of a program to help reduce the amount of water that flows into the city's sewer system.

Despite the fanfare surrounding the unveiling of Coney Island's Scream Zone Wednesday, the park's opening has been set for Saturday, officials said.

Food imports from Japan make up less than four percent of all U.S. food imports, according to radiation safety information on the FDA's website, but some in the food industry are st...

A carousel operator took the city for a ride by keeping poor records of its financial transactions and failing to maintain sanitary conditions, New York City Comptroller John Liu charged on Friday.

The FDNY is expanding a program that requires firefighters to follow traffic laws, operate at reduced speeds and turn off lights and sirens when responding to certain non-life threatening emergencies to Brooklyn and Staten Island after a successful pilot program in Queens.

April is Autism Awareness month, and advocates are pushing for new legislation in Albany sponsored by Autism Speaks that would require insurance companies to cover treatment for the developmental disorder.

This is snow joke: An April Fool's storm that will unleash a wintry mix on the Northeast late tonight and into tomorrow, according to the Natinoal Weather Service.

The Bronx Zoo is still searching for a venomous cobra five days after the 20-inch female snake slithered out of the World of Reptiles. "It's the snake's game," said the zoo's directo...

It may feel like spring is off to a pretty cold start. But the National Weather service said cooler temperatures — and even some snow this time of year — aren't that unusual.

Wages for county employees will be frozen in Nassau County after a state oversight board declared a fiscal emergency in the wealthy Long Island community.

Four very different buildings in New York City have received landmark status, including one that is now the city's youngest landmarked building.

Demonstrators at military funerals in New York could face new guidelines under a measure currently before the legislature. State Senator Lee Zeldin and Assemblyman Dean Murray drafted the Specialist Thomas Wilwerth Military Dignity Act, which they said would create a larger buffer zone — between 500 and 2,500 feet — between mourners and protesters at military services.

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

Gov. Chris Christie has declared a State of Emergency for New Jersey, with the forecast calling for heavy rain — and the threat of floods — over the next few days.

Fewer New Yorkers are submitting complaints about identity theft, but the state still ranks No. 8 in the nation when it comes to the number of complaints on a per capita basis, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

A state task force in New Jersey released a set of recommendations designed to improve the state's education system.

Supporters and opponents of longtime Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi continue to fight for control over the country's major cities, as international pressure calling for Gadhafi's resignation mount.