Beth Fertig

The New York City Fire Department today released almost five hours of dispatch tapes from the 2001 September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

The six train earned the highest marks in an annual survey of subway conditions.

A non-partisan budget group says the growth in state education spending has lagged behind the New York City's own contribution.

Construction on a controversial upper west side apartment complex has been halted.

Five people including a baby are in stable condition after they were struck by debris as a building collapsed on Broadway.

Facing continued questions over its security spending transit officials showed off some new devices being implemented that can sense a biological or chemical attack.

In New York, a black man is still recovering from a fractured skull after he was allegedly beaten with a baseball bat by a white teenager. 

WNYC has learned that the City is allowing a building with vital telecommunications equipment to store thousands of gallons fuel, despite the concerns of Lower Manhattan residents.

City teachers say the new pay raise for police bolsters their argument that they also deserve a bigger increase.

MTA board members want more time to consider new rules that would have fined subway riders for walking between cars, putting their feet up on the seats, and more.

An MTA committee is expected to vote today on a proposal that would fine riders caught walking between subway cars.

For many New Yorkers, walking between subway cars is about as basic an act as jaywalking. But New York City Transit wants to change that. 

Ever since the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, engineers have been taking a whole new look at skyscraper safety.

Federal investigators will release their recommendations today for making tall buildings safer, following their study of the 2001 World Trade Center collapse.

The state board of regents is planning to vote today on a plan to phase in tougher graduation requirements.

It’s been thirty years since PS 186 in Harlem was closed because of its dilapidated conditions. 

An arbiter has ruled city teachers who work during summer school may be hired based on their experience, not seniority.

The City Council is considering legislation that would give parents more information about overcrowding in their local public schools.

The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against the disabled – and one of its key features is accessibility. 

Charter school students out-performed other New York City public school students, according to a breakdown of the latest state test results.