Ailsa Chang

The problem-plagued crime lab in Nassau County was abruptly shuttered Friday after authorities uncovered a series of drug-testing mistakes.

Women's right advocates say the stabbing rampage that left four people dead this weekend is a chilling reminder of how dangerous it can be when stalking goes unreported.

A wave of hundreds of Egyptians flooded on to the streets of Little Egypt in Astoria, Queens, on Friday following news that President Hosni Mubarak stepped down. Listen to Live Co...

Federal prosecutors have brought new murder charges in an ongoing crackdown against members of the Latin Kings gang in Newburgh.  In an updated indictment unsealed Thursday, prosecu...

Mayor Bloomberg was a key witness before a grand jury that indicted one of his political consultants for stealing more than a million dollars from him, according to prosecutors in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on Tuesday.

Mayor Bloomberg was a key witness before a grand jury that indicted one of his political consultants for stealing more than a million dollars from the mayor, according to prosecutors in state Supreme Court in Manhattan this morning.

Winter-weary New Yorkers aren't the only ones reaching their breaking point.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is 1-1/2 years into his tenure, and even though he’s one of the most powerful people in New York, he’s still one of the least known.

A Manhattan federal judge appeared close to rejecting a request to dismiss the sole conviction against the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a civilian court on Thursday.

A Brooklyn man's gut-wrenching story about watching his wife of 25 years die from a heart attack after he frantically called 911 twice on Dec. 27 and waited for emergency responde...

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, who was convicted of a single count of conspiring to destroy government buildings by a federal jury in Manhattan, was acquitted of more than 280 other counts...

Investigators have seized $26 million from the six people charged in the CityTime kickback and money laundering scheme.

Any Christmas tree left on the curb for pick-up has been going straight into the trash.

Bloomberg administration officials were grilled yesterday for hours by the New York City Council about the city's response to last month's blizzard. WNYC reporters Ailsa Chang and Bob Hennelly discuss what came out of that hearing and the lessons learned as we look ahead to another snow storm. Plus, Bob previews NJ Governor Christie's state of the state address today. 

The city may find itself facing an avalanche of legal claims linked to the botched clean-up efforts on the 2010 blizzard. Already 60 notices have been filed relating to the snow fall.

The snow storm forecast for the city fizzled out by midday Friday, taking with it the chance for Mayor Bloomberg to showcase the city's revamped response to weather emergencies.

The city sanitation department said it has collected most of the 50,000 tons of garbage that accumulated in the blizzard's aftermath -- but New Yorkers are raising a stink.

Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that city sanitation workers conspired to slow down clean-up efforts after the snow storm.

New Yorkers will have to wait another week for normal garbage service to resume, but all neighborhoods will get at least one trash pick-up by Friday, the city's sanitation commissioner said today.

New York area airports are slowly groaning back to life after the blizzard. But New Yorkers trying to get home will still be stranded all over the country for days.