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New children's room on first floor (Photo by Kate Hinds)

The New York Public Library is reopening one of its historic branches on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The St. Agnes Branch, located at ...

Urban beekeepers are abuzz with the possibility that a decade-old-ban on keeping hives in New York City might soon be overturned.

To celebrate Black History month, WNYC will air five special programs during the week of February 8-12 at 8PM on both 93.9FM and AM820. We will also offer three additional programs on consecutive Sundays (February 7, 14 and 21) at 9PM on AM820 and 10pm on 93.9FM.

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There are reports that high-level members of the Obama Administration are rethinking the decision to hold the trial of accused Sept. 11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, in Lower Manhattan.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing some layoffs, agency cuts and savings from city labor unions in a preliminary budget that aims to close an estimated $4.9 billion budget shortfall.

Carnegie Hall has announced its new season, which features pop music alongside classical music heavy-hitters.

by Chine Labbé

After months of rumors and speculation, Apple finally released its new tablet computer, officially called the iPad. While many details about the device leaked in the press in the past weeks, until 1 p.m., nobody really knew what Steve Jobs' latest creation would do.

Throughout the morning, ...

Reported by Michelle Castillo
You can now share the sights -- and smells -- of the Big Apple with your loved ones. New York City-themed scratch and sniff greeting cards are coming to a mailbox near you.

Joseph Cavalieri from the East Village creates New York Smells Greeting Cards. ...

The city's Panel for Educational Policy voted early this morning at a hearing at Brooklyn Tech High School.

The pastor of a New York City storefront church is going to jail for scamming more than 100 immigrants by promising to get them U.S. visas and legal status.

Some lower Manhattan residents are back home today, after officials roped off a 15-block zone yesterday due to falling construction debris.

Beekman Tower, source of the falling debris (Photo: Matthew Schuerman)

Streets near City Hall are closed this afternoon as the Office of Emergency Management works to secure a construction site at 8 Spruce Street. ...

A notable painting by Pablo Picasso will undergo repairs, after a visitor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art accidentally lost her balance and struck the Picasso work.

Cornerback Darrelle Revis (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)

The Jets hope to secure a spot in the Super Bowl with an upset of the Colts this Sunday in the AFC championship in Indianapolis. Jets ...

Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal government has agreed to give New York $18 million for a police department initiative aimed at stopping nuclear and radiological devices from entering the city.

Last night, the Department of Transportation and the MTA unveiled proposals for new bus and bike lanes along First and Second Avenues. Right now, the proposed stops for Bus Rapid Transit or BRT (buses that make less frequent stops and move more efficiently than the existing buses) are slated to ...

Sidewalk sheds -- those big, brooding structures meant to protect pedestrians from falling debris during building renovations -- are set for a makeover (see gallery below).

The city announced the winning entry from an international design competition intended to make sidewalk sheds less dark and foreboding.

The winner, “Urban ...

Authorities say a misunderstanding about a Jewish prayer ritual led to the diversion of a US Airways flight to Philadelphia and a visit from the bomb squad.

The flight, US Airways Express Flight 3079 out of LaGuardia Airport, was bound for Louisville, Kentucky this morning, when a Jewish teen began ...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says his third term will focus on the "unfinished business" of economic recovery.