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Yale University President Richard C. Levin announced Thursday he is stepping down at the end of the academic year, after 20 years as the head of the Ivy League school.

Congressman Michael Grimm on Thursday refuted reports that he was removed as a Romney delegate because of an ongoing FBI probe and alleged campaign fundraising improprieties.

Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey said it is combining the wild safari with its amusement and water parks to create an attraction they say will be the world's largest theme park.

More women are coming forward to detail what they say was a hostile work environment in the office Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez who is in the heart of a sexual harassment scandal.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani praised New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s keynote address Tuesday night — and said he sees some of himself in the tough-talking former prosecutor. 

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said officers acted appropriately when they shot and killed a gunman near the Empire State Building last week, injuring nine bystanders in the process.

In a rare about face, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Tuesday that he was wrong to handle a $103,000 settlement in a sexual harassment case against Assemblyman Vito Lopez outside the ethics committee system and would welcome an independent investigation into the matter.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday reiterated his commitment to fracking as a way of extracting natural gas from upstate New York — but said it shouldn't occur near the network of reservoirs that feed drinking water to the city.

The MTA has submitted claims to insurers and the federal government to recover $65 million in losses it suffered during Tropical Storm Irene last August.

A major credit rating service has issued a more optimistic view of New York's future, which could eventually boost its credit rating. Standard & Poor's revised its outlook for New York to "positive" from "stable" on Monday.

As the state weighs whether to allow hydraulic fracturing, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has come out in favor of the controversial technique — with some regulations — and said Monday that natural gas is important for improving air quality and public health.

The man fatally shot outside the Empire State Building last week will be remembered by family and friends on Monday.

Authorities say about 140 passengers were stranded for hours on a train that runs to and from Kennedy International Airport following a computer malfunction.

Gov. Christie has launched new Twitter and Tumblr accounts to provide information on his keynote address and his travels surrounding the Republican National Convention.

More than 100 firefighters are on the scene of a Queens home that collapsed Friday afternoon.

The man who was shot dead outside his midtown office building Friday by his former co-worker traded accusations of harassment with the alleged gunman, law enforcement officials said.

A disgruntled former women's accessories designer shot a former colleague to death Friday and then was killed in a shootout with police near the Empire State Building that left ni...

MTA chairman Joe Lhota said work will resume Monday at the Second Avenue subway site where a blast went awry this week — but no blasting will occur.

The red, boxy Pier 17 building at South Street Seaport will be getting a modern makeover. City officials have reached an agreement with developer Howard Hughes Corp. to redevelop the building.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan will give the benediction at the Republican National Convention on the night Mitt Romney accepts the GOP presidential nomination.