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The New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation has delayed its plan to close permanently on Friday, in the hopes the state will approve a plan to save it next week. The NYC OTB Board decided to hold off, as the state Senate considers a plan to reorganize the corporation, during a special session on Tuesday.

Stormy weather is snarling traffic in the New York metropolitan area. All three of the region's major airports are experiencing delays. The MTA is asking for reduced speed on bridges....

The board of New York City Off-Track Betting has voted unanimously to end its operations on Friday and lay off more than a thousand employees.

Supporters of the federal 9/11 health bill hope a week-long exhibit in Washington, D.C. will help them rally the votes needed to push the measure through Congress.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker says 167 city police officers will be laid off as planned on November 30, after police union leaders rejected an alternative proposal to help offset the city's $11 million budget gap.

An eight-member panel of educators dealt a big blow to Mayor Bloomberg, voting on Tuesday evening not to support his choice for schools chancellor, publishing executive Cathie Black...

The Met's 20th manager, Terry Collins was officially introduced on Tuesday.

Construction started earlier this year on the largest development project in Brooklyn's history, the Atlantic Yards. And even though it isn't finished, the project is already a mu...

The panel that will evaluate Cathie Black for the schools chancellor position meets today.

The estate of an Ecuadorian immigrant killed in 2008, is filing a civil rights lawsuit, blaming police.

Political consultant Hank Morris, once one of New York's most powerful political consultants, has pleaded guilty to a felony in connection with the New York State pension fund scandal...

Governor Paterson announces land claim deal with Wisconson tribe and it may lead to a casino in the Catskills.

Delta flight lands safely at JFK after engine failure.

Annual study finds St.Louis, MO the most dangerous city, just ahead of last year's Camden, NJ.

More than 10,000 city jobs are on the chopping block if Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s revised budget plan is passed. The plan, released Thursday, is the latest sign of the toll the recession has taken on the city. And Bloomberg says this budget still wouldn’t go far enough.

New York University has abandoned plans to build a 38-story tower in Greenwich Village in University Village between Bleecker and Houston Streets. The move came after architect I.M. Pei, who designed the three other towers adjacent to the proposed site, withdrew his support for the project. The proposed plan has also incited local protests.

The House ethics committee is recommending that 20-term Harlem Congressman Charles Rangel be censured. They deliberated for about three hours before reaching their decision. The final vote was nine-to-one.

The House ethics committee's chief counsel has recommended censure, to punish Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel for violating House ethics rules.

The budget released by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday shows across the board staff cuts, including the elimination of 350 civilian police positions, 200 Department of Sanitatio...

Saying the city schools demand a leader with a proven track record, Mayor Bloomberg has sent a letter to the state education commissioner asking that Hearst Magazines chairman Cathie Black be allowed to serve as chancellor. Black needs a waiver from rules requiring her to have educational experience, based on other exceptional qualifications.