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A day after cancelling a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he'll take another look at it. Christie promised a two-week review of several options that could salvage the tunnel after meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. But the Republican governor insisted the project was "financially not viable" and likely to exceed its budget.

The Yankees owe the city more than $11 million in back rent on their old stadium. This is according to an audit by City Comptroller Bill Thompson.

The baseball team was allowed to deduct $5 million a year in stadium planning costs, but Thompson says they deducted far more than that, ...

One of the biggest boosters of the planned basketball arena for the Nets says he's not worried about possible design changes to make it less expensive to build. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz says the arena at the Atlantic Yards will still resemble architect, Frank Gehry's original design.

MARKOWITZ: There is ...

The city's redevelopment plan for the Willets Point section of Queens is poised for passage in the City Council today after a last-minute deal. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman explains.

REPORTER: Just three months ago, a majority of council members signed an angry letter threatening to sink the Mayor's plan, which will turn ...

Preservation groups are speaking out against a development plan to dismantle and move the old Fulton Fish Market in Lower Manhattan, saying the 42-story hotel and apartment tower in the proposed complex would overwhelm the low-scale historic district. Simeon Bankoff is executive director of an advocacy group called the Historic ...

Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to charge drivers an eight dollar fee to enter Midtown and Lower Manhattan overwhelmingly won the approval of a state commission charged with reviewing it, and other traffic-calming options.

The commission made changes to the mayor's original plan, including shrinking the fee zone. It now goes to the ...