WNYC Newsrom

An unusual, though not unheard of, side of the #MeToo movement.

The mayor is asking the state legislature to change the way students are admitted to Stuyvesant and other top schools, but Cuomo says the proposal will fail.

Jurors have found George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Reaction in New York was swift, and gatherings are expected today in protest.

Seventy-one people were shot and 12 killed when a gunman wearing a gas mask opened fire on moviegoers at a sold-out midnight premiere of the new Batman movie outside of Denver, Colorado, police said.

The military-grade explosives found at a historic New York City cemetery are more than 13 years old, police said Tuesday.

New York, NY —

As Pennsylvania moves closer to becoming one of the nation's biggest commercial gambling states, New Jersey is looking to the idea.

Governor Jon Corzine says he's more open to the idea of allowing video lottery terminals at state racetracks. He opposed the idea during his candidacy, ...

New York, NY —

The Parks Department broke ground today on what it says is the country's first golf course just for kids. The 12-acre, 6-hole CityParks Junior Golf Center is adjacent to the Dyker Beach Golf Course, in Brooklyn.

REPORTER: Children between the ages of 5 and 17 can ...

New York, NY —

Workers for the Long Island Rail Road will begin tightening the gaps between the trains and platforms at the Woodside station in Queens where, a Minnesota teenager slipped through the almost foot-wide gap and fell to her death this past August.

The gaps between LIRR trains ...

New York, NY —

New York Yankee Jason Giambi says he's "in a state of shock" over the sudden death of teammate Cory Lidle.

Lidle and another person were killed when the small plane they were flying slammed into a Manhattan high-rise apartment yesterday. Federal investigators say there was no ...