Ailsa Chang

State Senator Jeff Klein of the Bronx has introduced a bill that would make cyberbullying a misdemeanor in New York — a move that follows a series of widely publicized cyberbullying incidents, including the suicide of a 14-year-old Buffalo teen last week who was bullied online with gay slurs. 

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has issued an internal order to the New York City Police Department commanding officers to stop arresting people for small amounts of marijuana possession, if the marijuana was never in public view.  The directive comes at a time when the NYPD is taking increasing heat about alleged improper marijuana arrests.

As same-sex couples continue exchanging wedding vows in New York, lawyers are working to catch up on the complications the new law creates.

The New York Police Department honored the officers who died in the September 11, 2001, attack, or after working on the toxic pile of rubble. The department handed medals to families of 23 officers who died that day and the 49 officers and one civilian who died since.

The organizers of the West Indian Day Parade said they have no plans to cancel or change the route of the annual Labor Day event despite a rash of violence earlier this week that has been linked to the festivities. 

The NYPD is more than a month late in providing the City Council data about public school student arrests and summons.

The NYPD is on track to have a record number of stop-and-frisks by the end of 2011.

A state panel charged with setting new salaries for New York state judges has decided to raise their pay by 27 percent over the next three years.

Ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the past months have been "a nightmare" for him and his family and that they're looking forwarding to returning home.

Prosecutors are expected to announce next Tuesday whether they will proceed with their allegations that former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assa...

Former New York City police officer Kenneth Moreno, who was acquitted in May of raping an East Village woman, was handed the maximum sentence of one year in jail on Monday as his accuser wept in the Manhattan courtroom.

The man accused of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old boy from Borough Park has been found competent to stand trial. The finding was announced by Levi Aron's lawyers after he pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn State Supreme Court Thursday morning.

A Brooklyn federal judge is set to begin hearing evidence Monday to decide what steps the city should take to recruit more black firefighters.

The man who barricaded himself inside an apartment near the Flatiron building after allegedly threatening window workers has been arrested, sources confirmed to WNYC.

Now that the hotel housekeeper who accused ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has gone to the press with her account of what happened, legal experts are debating whether the media appearances will help or hurt her credibility.

Thousands of same-sex couples in New York State will be diving into wedding preparations in the months to come, but amid the historic celebrations there will also be another group: same-sex couples who are choosing not to get married. For them, there are plenty of good reasons – legal, financial and personal – they won't ever say "I do."

With less than a week before same-sex couples can get get married in New York, new data reveals that hate crimes against gay men in the state have increased.

An eight-year-old boy who disappeared in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Borough Park, Brooklyn two days ago was found dead and severed into pieces Wednesday morning. Police Commis...

As the Manhattan District Attorney's Office faces criticism of its handling of the sexual assault case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the Guinean woman at the center of the case may have immigration troubles coming her way.

Many opposed to the same-sex marriage bill being discussed in Albany say it's impossible to predict what specific legal challenges would surface if gay marriage passed in the state — but legal and political ramifications are likely, experts said.