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More than 200 firefighters continue to fight a five alarm-fire at the former Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. Fire officials say the cause of the fire was spontaneous combustion of piles of compost and mulch — all very dry from the lack of snow this winter.

The owners of Zuccotti Park, Brookfield Properties, were within their rights to eject protesters from the park last November in order to clean it, a Manhattan judge ruled last week.

Beginning Monday night, shutdowns will start with portions of the No. 1, 2 and 3 subway lines as part of the MTA's so-called Fastrack program aimed at making overnight repairs to the city's subway system.

Broken glass and soot on the sidewalk around Macy's in Herald Square serve as reminders of the fire that forced the evacuation of the iconic store for about an hour Wednesday afternoon.

“Avengers” star Mark Ruffalo, a vocal anti-fracking advocate, called the process of extracting natural gas “illegitimate” and described his activism as a “sacrificial act.”

This week, President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, cutting regulations that supporters say prevent companies from growing but critics say provide crucial investor protection.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg sought to downplay a potentially damaging report on the city’s 911 emergency response system calling it a “working document.”

Jeremy Lin is recovering from surgery on his left knee. The Knicks point guard posted a picture on Twitter of himself in his hospital bed.

A 10-year-old Brooklyn boy is in stable condition after being struck by stray bullet while he was walking with his father in Williamsburg Monday night.

New York horse racing regulators announced they are creating an online database of animal deaths and accidents dating from 2009.

The wife of the JetBlue pilot whose behavior forced an emergency landing said his family believes he wasn't "intentionally violent toward anyone."

New Yorkers are snatching up Mega Millions lotto tickets in hopes of winning the record $640 million jackpot at the rate of $3 million an hour, state lottery officials said.

For the second year in row, New York State is on the way to an on time budget. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the first of several budget bills into law, while the Legislature passed all the bills that make up the $132.5 billion budget.

Friday is the deadline to register for New York's Republican presidential primary on April 24. Residents can sign up in person at local board of elections offices or send in an application, postmarked no later than Friday.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is set to leave Sunday for a weeklong trip to the Middle East. Travel to Israel is a gubernatorial tradition that began in 1988.

New York City is a better place for local youth serving sentences than upstate facilities, which can cause separation that has “devastating” effects, ACS Commissioner Ron Richter told WNYC.

The slow but steady march to rebuild the World Trade Center is reaching another milestone.