Ilya Marritz

The discussion over a paid sick leave is heating up again. At issue is a bill before the City Council that would require all businesses in the city to offer sick workers paid leave so they can stay home and recuperate. Two new studies offer conflicting takes on the likely effects this bill would have on businesses.

The pension fund that serves retired New York City workers continued to make payments to at least 14 beneficiaries, even after they died, and those payments were received by living persons not entitled to the money, according City Comptroller John Liu.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its monthly forecast of consumer food prices. The costs of several raw ingredients have risen sharply this year and the purveyors of foods from bread rolls to beef are warning higher prices are on the way.

The Parks Department is warning New Yorkers that the danger from Thursday's storm hasn't passed. Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe says there are thousands of hanging limbs and adv...

New state and local employment numbers suggest there's an uneven pattern to the economic recovery in New York.

New York’s Fall Fashion Week is winding down, but this year it included 97 runway shows and attracted an estimated 100,000 visitors to its new Lincoln Center home. Some say the event ...

There could soon be ingredient labels on floor polish and toilet bowl cleaner sold in New York. The state is set to become the first in the nation to require disclosure of the chemicals in common household cleaning products.

Hundreds of self-described Tea Party activists took to the streets of Lower Manhattan Wednesday, and they weren't protesting the planned mosque and cultural center near Ground Zero. These activists are opposed to northeastern states' efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.

Thousands of tenants in a downtown Manhattan's Independence Plaza complex have won a round in their long-running legal battle with their landlord, Laurence Gluck. A judge has ruled the conversion of 1,300 apartments at the complex from rent-regulated to market-rate was illegal because Gluck continued to receive a city tax credit known as J-51 even after beginning conversions.

With school out for summer, the island of Manhattan became a big jungle gym for moms, dads and kids from all around the country. Soho, Chinatown, Ground Zero, the subways – everywhere you turned, it seemed there was a dad with a camcorder and young kids in “I ♥ New York” T-Shirts.

A Houston-based energy company is encountering opposition to its plan to build a natural gas pipeline through parts of New Jersey and New York City.

Newly-released figures show construction in the city slowed significantly in the second quarter of 2010.

The annual reappearance of Back To School signs in shop windows is a buzzkill for kids everywhere. And this year, parents aren't so excited about it either.

Grimaldi's, the famous pizzeria underneath the Brooklyn Bridge that was threatened with eviction, has won a reprieve from a civil court judge Friday.

Grimaldi's, the famous pizzeria underneath the Brooklyn Bridge that was threatened with eviction, won a reprieve from a civil court judge Friday.

Friday morning, a judge will be asked to cancel Grimaldi’s lease for failure to pay rent and back taxes. Landlord Dorothy Waxman claims Grimaldi’s owner, Frank Ciolli, has not honored...

With the New York Times' revenues growing again, and Vogue's September issue fatter than last year's, CUNY's Greg David says media outlets are recovering from a punishing recession.

WNYC's Bob Hennelly explains Gov. Chris Christie's plan to revive the stalled Xanadu entertainment complex in the Meadowlands.

The President of North Jersey Community Bank, Frank Sorrentino, says the new law is well-intentioned but could end up hurting local institutions and the people they serve.

New York City is adding its voice to those who say the controversial Indian Point nuclear power station should stay open. New York filed an amicus brief with a judge, stating that Indian Point is critical to the city's electricity supply.