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Candidates running for city council for the first time are suing the city's Campaign Finance Board, saying it is favoring incumbent council members who decided to run for re-election after the term limits law was changed.

The board is allowing those council members to keep money they had raised to run ...

Immigration policy hasn't come up in any of the presidential debates so far. Some are hoping that will change tonight when Barack Obama and John McCain square off for the last time at Hofstra University.

Patrick Young from the Long Island Immigrant Alliance wants the candidates to address their timetables for ...

New York City's Planning Commission has made a decision that could protect a 111-block zone of the East Village from development. It's voted to rezone the area, including a cap on the height of some buildings along Chrystie Street.

But opponents say the rezoning plan will actually push bigger developments into ...

Bike riders have a new place to park in the city. On Astor Place, officials have installed 10 colorful and geometric bike racks to encourage more cycling. Paul Steely White from Transportation Alternatives praised the effort.

STEELY WHITE: These new racks, particularly if they're installed in copious quantities, will really go ...