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Excavation at the World Trade Center site has unearthed a massive relic from New York's past -- a 32-foot hull of a 200-year-old ship.

Excavation at the World Trade Center site has unearthed a massive relic from New York's past -- a 32-foot hull of a 200-year-old ship.

It was not easy to find space, but New York City will get 14 new schools in the fall.

It was not easy to find space, but New York City will get 14 new schools in the fall.

The heated battle over a planned mosque and community center blocks from ground zero was carried over to a city Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing on Tuesday.

Fans and sports writers all over New York City have been weighing in on the passing of former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. In his reflections on Steinbrenner, WNYC's Richard Hake turns to one very special Yankees fan, his father, former Bronx NYPD detective Richard Hake.

Flags were lowered to half-staff at City Hall as fans gathered at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday to pay respects to the late team owner, George Steinbrenner. Many Yankees players and fans are singing the praises of 'The Boss.' But WNYC's Brian Lehrer talks to Richard Hake in the WNYC Newsroom about another side to Steinbrenner.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday tossed out a government policy that can lead to broadcasters being fined for allowing even a single curse word on live television.

New York Senate Democrats are trying again to come up with a way to let State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) campuses charge more for tuition without getting legislative approval. The Democrats' latest proposal would allow the SUNY campuses at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook to raise tuition by as much as 7 percent, with lower rate increases at the other SUNY and CUNY campuses.

The Justice Department filed a suit Tuesday against Arizona, charging that the state's new immigration law is unconstitutional.

Forecasters say it could hit 99 degrees in the city on Wednesday, with humidity that could make it feel like triple digits.

What are your strategies for keeping cool during the heat wave? Send us your tips.

A Queens imam has been deported after he pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation into a suicide bomb plot against the New York City transit system. The lawyer for Ahmad Afzali says the imam and his wife left for Saudi Arabia on Monday.

More than 3 million customers in New York City are expected to turn on their AC to beat the summer heat.

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His black t-shirt bore the message: 'free Kobi' and today, a Brooklyn judge did just that. The six-time Coney Island hot dog eating contest winner, Takeru Kobayashi, was released ...

New York officials are preparing for Queen Elizabeth's third trip to New York City.

Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s today, and exceed 100 degrees on Tuesday.

(Photo by Michael Drury)

It was man vs. beast at Coney Island today; three men squared off against three elephants in a hot dog bun eating contest. Although the elephants weighed in at four tons apiece and eat ...

A Manhattan judge granted bail to one person accused of spying for Russia and denied bail to two others after a prosecutor warned the defendants had plenty of helpers in the U.S. to help them flee.

Hours before the state's final budget bill was to be voted on, New York's Senate has shelved it until after the July 4th holiday.