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The old Meatpacking District will soon be home to a new 10-story glass, mixed-use, retail and commercial building.

The structure received the green light from the city to go 24 percent higher than current zoning allows. Andrew Berman with the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation says the design is out-of-character ...

Millions of Americans take to the road every Thanksgiving, and for many New Yorkers it's in a bus. Competition among bus companies has intensified this year with big multinationals jumping in and selling one-way tickets to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington for as cheap as $1. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports.

REPORTER: Let's ...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a known gun control advocate, and has built a national platform to stem the flow of illegal guns into cities and towns. The group he co-founded in 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, has grown from 15 to 526 mayors. Its success has raised the ire of ...

A building that has served as a grim reminder of the September 11th attack in Lower Manhattan is itself about to become history. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Fiterman Hall was a 14-story building owned by the City University of New York, just a couple blocks north of the World ...

Members of the NYPD were at a school in Harlem last night to address what they see as an ongoing problem - the growth and increased sophistication of gangs. WNYC's Arun Venugopal was there.

REPORTER: The Gang Intel event, as it was called, was a sort of primer on the dozens ...

Top brass within the city's police department are looking into ways to shorten the time it takes to get blood alcohol tests after a suspected drunk driver refuses a breath test.

The panel's formation comes after two recent fatal drunk driving accidents involving off-duty cops. Both refused to take Breathalyzers. In ...

The City Council has approved the Museum of Modern Art's expansion plans in midtown. The proposal includes a 1,000 foot tall building that will contain museum space, private residences and a hotel. Council Speaker Christine Quinn says she supports the plan, even though her local community board opposes it.

QUINN: It ...

The real estate industry is reeling from a decision that was handed down by the state's highest court, Thursday. It means that the owners of Stuyvesant and Peter Cooper Village may have to pay millions in rent over charges to tenants and return apartments to rent stabilization system. Tenants are ...

Wall Street to Main Street. It’s been a constant refrain since the economy began to tumble. As the first bank bailouts hit, one big question was 'What does this mean for Main Street?'

WNYC has spent the year following different blocks in New York City and New Jersey to see how ...

New York Acorn prides itself on standing up for some of the poorest people in the city. But a recent scandal has threatened to bring it down. Now, roles have changed and the large powerful organization is asking its 45,000 members to stand up for ACORN. WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez reports.

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David Jones, president and CEO of the Community Service Society and Brenda Beal, a leader of Community Voices Heard, an East Harlem organization advocating for the needs of poor people, measure the success of Bloomberg's anti-poverty initiatives and weigh how Bill Thompson’s approach would ...

Another round of arbitration begins this week in the fight over the World Trade Center site. This time, developer Larry Silverstein is arguing he's getting financially hurt by the Port Authority's delays. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports:

REPORTER: Silverstein took the issue to binding arbitration this summer after he failed to convince ...

If you thought you missed the boat when it comes to buying at the bottom in Manhattan's real estate market, some analysts say, don't worry, you haven't. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports.

REPORTER: Your broker may be telling you housing prices are hitting bottom now, or they already have. Yes, on the ...

Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has indicted six alleged mafia members who worked for the city's Buildings Department. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more.

REPORTER: The indictment says there are 19 buildings in Manhattan and the Bronx where inspectors fudged permits or lifted stop work orders in return for bribes. Officials say ...

Bill Thompson, the Democratic nominee for mayor, has been involved in New York City politics for more than 30 years. He's been Chief of Staff for a New York congressman, a Deputy Borough President, president of the city's Board of Education, and now City Comptroller. Some would say he's perfectly ...

Barbra Streisand released her latest album this week. It’s called "Barbra: Love Is The Answer" and includes 13 jazz standards. But when you already have 62 albums in your repertoire, what could you possibly do to create a buzz? Streisand decided to go back to her roots to where it ...

Council Speaker Christine Quinn is calling on Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to investigate an improper police response to an alleged anti-gay bias crime in Hell's Kitchen early yesterday morning:

KELLY: When the police officers responded to the crime that they were not sensitive to the victim and the report says that ...

In their last debate before Tuesday's runoff election, the two remaining candidates for the Democratic nomination for City Comptroller faced off last night. Councilmen David Yassky and John Liu were cordial, but they clashed sharply on issues from term-limits to each other's integrity.

On the issue of pension reform Liu said ...

New York State Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith says legislation pending in the U.S. Senate would provide additional payments to many workers who have nearly tapped out their unemployment benefits. But she says the consequences will be serious if the bill isn't approved by the end of the year.

SMITH: We anticipate ...