Kathleen Horan

City officials are urging New Yorkers to exercise caution during tonight's storm -- with two to four inches of rain expected and winds that could gust up to 60 miles per hour.

The birth certificates of Puerto Ricans living in the United States will now be valid until the end of next month. The federal government was initially set to stop recognizing them, starting on Thursday.

The city is setting its sights on reducing sewer overflows by 40 percent over the next 20 years.

New York City's Housing Authority is launching a pilot program to help public housing tenants catch up on late rent payments and avoid eviction.

One of the top-ranked high school football teams in Brooklyn hasn't played a bona-fide home game in five years. Saturday, they finally get the chance.

Abdul Quyyam has been driving a taxi for more than 11 years. He's got the endurance thing down. But mention the United Nations General Assembly and he shudders. Quyyam allowed me to ride along with him on Thursday to see first hand what it's like to navigate Manhattan while the U.N. is in session.

Billy Leroy, the colorful owner of the antique and curiosity shop that bears his name on the corner of East Houston and Elizabeth Street has been cleared of charges of criminal possesion of stolen property. The property in question are 96 MTA subway signs. Leroy has been selling similar signs for nearly a decade.

Dozens of  taxi drivers have been arrested on charges that they defrauded customers by doubling fares.

People are flocking to Coney Island this year in numbers not seen for almost half a century and the big draw is the area's newest attraction, Luna Park.

Governor Paterson vetoed a bill on Monday that would increase penalties for those convicted of assaulting a cab driver. Queens Assemblyman Rory Lancman, the author of the bill, said it is difficult to believe the governor rejected the Taxi Driver's Protection Act, which had near-unanimous support in both houses of the legislature.

The city says it has new evidence of illegal cigarette sales on a Native American reservation on Long Island. Undercover agents secretly videotaped the sale of untaxed cigarettes on the Poospatuck reservation.

The Imam behind the proposed Lower Manhattan Islamic Center is being ordered by a New Jersey judge to prove he's fixing numerous  problems at an apartment building he owns in Union City.

The MTA is poised to raise fares for subway and bus riders for the third time in three years. Before those fare increases go through, the agency is holding a series of public hearings throughout the five boroughs, through next week.

The MTA is holding the first of five public hearings on a proposed bus and subway fare hike Monday night. The agency wants to raise revenues by 7.5 percent.

President Barack Obama was in Milwaukee on this Labor Day, announcing another plan to help stimulate the economy. This time, spending $50 billion to help rebuild roads, railways and airport runways. "This is a plan that will be fully paid for," the president said. "It will not add to the deficit over time."

Republicans have already attacked the plan, saying the U.S. economy doesn't need more government stimulus spending.

Markets were closed for Labor Day.

Today saw the end of a big money-making movie season. Hollywood hit record revenues this summer, drawing in nearly $4.5 billion, according to Hollywood.com. But the $100 million bump from last year didn't come from more people going to the movies but rather from higher ticket prices.

The lure of Coney Island endures. The area's new amusement park has been open for less than three months, but Luna Park celebrated its one millionth visitor Friday.

The designer of Luna Park's 19 rides, Alberto Zamperla -- owner of the Italian amusement company that bears his name -- ...

While controversial plans for a mosque near the World Trade Center site may not have been behind this week's attack on a Bangladeshi cab driver in New York, the driver says his Muslim beliefs certainly played a role.

Ahmed Sharif, the Muslim taxi driver whose neck was slashed Tuesday night, allegedly because of his religion, spoke out on the steps of City Hall this afternoon surrounded by dozens of supporters from The New York Taxi Workers Alliance and other groups.

A 21-year-old college senior has been charged with attempted murder and assault as a hate crime for allegedly slashing the face and neck of a Muslim taxi driver.

As the summer season nears an end in Coney Island, some residents and preservationists are upset that it may be the last summer for some of the oldest buildings there.