REPORTER: Cautious hesitation seemed to be the theme for elected leaders at yesterday's public hearing on congestion pricing.

Some lawmakers haven't yet made up their minds because they're still unsure of how the proposals will impact their constituents.

Assemblyman Jonathan Bing, from the Upper East Side, says he needs to know what ...

How quick is too quick when pouring concrete?

That's 1 question the city's Contractors Association take up when it meets next week and discusses this week's fatal crane accident in SoHo. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports.

In New York City, contractors typically take just 2 days to pour concrete for each floor of ...

Opponents of Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards development have suffered another setback. A state judge on Friday rejected a complaint alleging flaws in the environmental review of the planned sports and residential complex. WNYC's Mathew Schuerman reports.

REPORTER: In her decision, Judge Joan Madden at times sympathized with the plaintiffs' arguments. But she ...

The commission currently hunting for a plan to reduce traffic in Manhattan has a tall order to meet over the next 3 weeks. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more.

The chairman of the panel, Marc Shaw, says that the point is to come up with a plan that will not only reduce ...

The council's public safety committee postponed a vote on a bill that would require environmental monitors to have their radiation and biochemical detectors registered and approved by the NYPD.

REPORTER: The Bloomberg Administration says the steps are necessary to prevent false alarms and unnecessary public concern. But at today's hearing, Manhattan ...

The bridge that takes people to JFK airport may now be named for the late president’s, late brother

REPORTER: During HIS state of the state address tomorrow, Governor Spitzer will deal with a transportation issue of his own making...he wants to rename the Triborough Bridge after the late US Senator, Robert ...

The Port Authority is teaming up with a private company from Australia to create a shopping center at Ground Zero. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports:

REPORTER: The government agency approved a deal on Friday to build the $1.5 billion mall with The Westfield Group. It features an unusual financial arrangement. But while ...

The word “forgery” conjures up a shadowy network of cynical brilliant craftsmen and dealers conning naïve clients with perfectly faked Old Masters. Eric Doeringer is the rare contemporary art forger who wants full credit for his copying. Matthew Schuerman stumbled across Doeringer hawking his forged art work on ...

Cervantes wrote Don Quixote in 1605 as a satire of the adventure tales of his day. Still popular 400 years later, Don Quixote is also a whimsical work of literary criticism as much as an adventure story. Matthew Schuerman has a look at the epic tale and some of the ...