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Pity riders of the C train, named by the Straphangers Campaign as New York's worst subway line for the third year in a row. But the C train was not alone — it tied with the No. 2 train for last place.

Researchers have been studying whether New Yorkers have been fleeing the Big Apple for Philadelphia in search of a cheaper, more accessible urban dream.

Thirty-four troubled New York City schools will find out Friday whether they'll get extra help next fall to improve, or if they'll eventually face more drastic changes.

The schools are on the state's list of “persistently low achieving schools” and qualify to receive about $2 million each, annually, in federally funded ...

It’s officially summer. But New York City’s public schools don’t get out until Monday. That makes this last full week of class a long one for restless students. And a creative challenge for teachers.

On a hot summer day, with the ice cream truck beckoning outside, it might seem like torture ...

The state budget crisis, of course, won’t spare city services. One that may take a big hit is public libraries. Forty branches could be closed if funds aren’t restored -– under a worst-case scenario. But with so much up in the air and a good deal of politicking, it's hard ...

As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council negotiate next year's budget, advocates are raising the alarm about deep cuts to libraries. Mayor Bloomberg's spending plan would reduce aid to libraries by $74 million.

The Queens Borough Public Library says it could close up to 14 ...

Gov. David Paterson's proposal to keep all New York's 213 parks and historic sites funded and open starting Memorial Day weekend has hit resistance from lawmakers and environmentalists because it's embedded in a broader measure to reduce dedicated environmental spending.

Paterson initially said the bill would take $6 million from an ...

New York City released new figures today in the ongoing taxi overcharging scam, showing that 45 drivers overcharged passengers more than a thousand times each. The No. 1 offender overcharged passengers 4,683 times, according to the Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Some 600 of the worst offenders will lose their licenses. Others ...

This March, New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission announced that more than 35,000 cab drivers, about three-quarters of New York City’s licensed taxi drivers, may have been involved in a scam to defraud passengers by charging them an out-of-town rate for in-town service.

The TLC’s accusation stemmed from a customer ...

Gov. David Paterson wants to eliminate sales tax on bottled water and low-calorie drink. He's hoping the proposal will sweeten the soda tax he wants lawmakers to pass -- and that the legislature and the beverage industry have found hard to swallow.

The latest proposal would preserve Paterson’s original penny-an-ounce soda ...

The state's largest hospital network has grown a little bigger. Struggling Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side will join Northshore-Long Island Jewish.

The now 15-hospital Northshore network has been moving steadily west from Nassau County to Queens and Staten Island. Acquiring Lennox Hill gives it a foothold in Manhattan.

Even ...

New York's parks now have the dubious distinction of a listing on a national preservation group’s register of endangered sites. That’s due to the closings of several dozen parks and historic sites by Gov. David Paterson because of the state's budget crisis.

Wendy Nicholas with the National Trust for Historic Preservation ...

US Education Secretary Arne Duncan is putting the heat on Albany. He was in Brooklyn yesterday to tour several schools, including a privately managed charter school with high test scores. With Mayor Bloomberg at his side, he called on states to allow good charter schools to flourish.

"I understand that there ...

Faisal Shahzad, the man accused of driving a car bomb into Times Square, appeared in court Tuesday for the first time since his May 3 arrest.

He walked in quietly dressed in a grey sweatshirt and sweatpants. His hair was a bit longer than it has been in photographs published by ...

The Obama administration, countering criticism from lawmakers, says federal anti-terror funding for New York City's mass transit and port security is actually going up, not down.

A White House spokesman says the city has seen a net increase of $47 million for port and transit security over the previous year's ...

Should New York go the way of San Francisco and Washington DC: cities that require employers to provide paid sick leave? A City Council committee is weighing that question. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: In hearings Tuesday, most council members sounded sympathetic to the labor groups advocating for paid sick ...

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board say they still cannot determine what caused a Staten Island ferry to slam into a pier Saturday morning, injuring nearly 40 passengers. WNYC's Ailsa Chang has more.

REPORTER: Board member Robert Sumwalt said right now, they're not ruling anything out as to what caused ...

This week the debate intensifies over paid sick leave, As the city council considers a bill to require even small businesses to pay their employees who stay home when they have health problems. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: On one side of the debate, the Working Families Party wants 1.8 ...

Speaking Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and ABC’s “This Week,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said last Saturday's failed car bombing attempt in New York City’s Times Square was orchestrated by the Pakistani Taliban. Holder said mounting evidence shows that the group directed, facilitated and likely financed the attack.

"They ...

Former New York State Senator, and Senate Majority Leader for over a decade, Joe Bruno has been sentenced to two years in prison on corruption charges. He was convicted last year.

Jim Odato, a reporter with the Albany Times Union, has been following Bruno's career for many years, and he joins ...