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City officials say last rites may have been costing customers more than the going rate.

Christie's budget bridges a nearly $11 billion 2011 budget gap with deep spending cuts, no tax increases.

The Senator has been targeted for his support of health care reform and his voting record that favors government spending.

Con Edison officials say the weekend storm was one of the worst they've ever seen, and it may take until Friday to restore electricity to all of the nearly 59,000 customers still without power.

New York Governor David Paterson is warning that New York's budget is likely to miss its April 1 deadline.

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to rehabilitate 20,139 units in 21 public housing developments.

The weekend's storm caused major beach erosion at Jones Beach and Robert Moses State Park on Long Island.

Regulators have closed another New York City commercial bank, the second this week.

The pay-outs go to workers claiming illness from Ground Zero dust.

The Paterson Administration has formally dropped support on the controversial deal to build a casino at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens.

Recuses himself, citing possible conflicts of interest and need for transparency.

Both protesters and dignitaries make their voices heard at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the controversial Brooklyn development.

More from WNYC's Matthew Schuerman:

The big news today at the Atlantic Yards site? Well, given that the groundbreaking was largely ceremonial, and the last legal obstacle fell two weeks ago, not much. But still some amazing things are happening.
(I write live from the site.)

First, a 17-minute ...

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is raising eyebrows following a racial remark he made about Gov. David Paterson.

A Limbaugh caller incorrectly told the radio host that Paterson would have the power to pick someone to fill the seat vacated by Democratic Congressman Eric Massa, who abruptly resigned following allegations ...

AG Andrew Cuomo says the former investment officer for NY's state pension fund admits to funnelling money in a "pay-to-play" scheme.

In the age of cell phones, those red fire alarm boxes that dot the streets have become mostly antiquated. And Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano says deactivating 15,000 of them wills save the city $6 million. The Fire Department is also considering closing 20 ...

An effort to rein in Albany’s notorious overspending.

Federal prosecutors and state officials are investigating the bidding process.

Eight people with links to organized crime have been charged in a federal case involving bribery and extortion at the World Trade Center site.

A week after his boss left the New York State Police, the acting superintendent says he's retiring too.