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The stock market ended the week down as investors continued to worry about a global recession, the health of the European banks and data showing slower economic growth.  The Dow Jones industrial average again fell by triple digits, but it was less than Thursday's drop.

The husband of the woman shot and killed while they walked along a New Jersey street with their 3-year-old son Tuesday night has been charged in her murder along with another woman, who was arrested in Massachusetts.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the decision not to include most first responders in the official September 11 ceremony for tenth anniversary of the attacks this year.

Striking Verizon workers got support from other union members on the picket line when they protested outside the home of Verizon's CEO in Mendham, New Jersey, on Thursday night.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 419 points to close at at 10,990.58. It recovered slightly from this morning's plummet of 500 points, as stocks fell around the world on fear of more economic weakness.

Reverend Al Sharpton has decided not to speak on a panel to mark the 20th anniversary of the violent Crown Heights riots after critics — including the family of a Jewish man who died during the clash — fumed over his participation in the event this weekend.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he was proud of Bloomberg L.P., the financial news and media company he founded that claimed a major victory Wednesday when a federal judge tossed out a class-action discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of pregnant women who worked at the company.

As Verizon and the unions representing its employees clash over a new contract, some New Yorkers are suffering collateral damage.

Some City Council members are calling for Albany to pass a bill that would de-criminalize having small amounts of marijuana in public view.

A federal judge ruled there was not enough evidence to show that Bloomberg L.P., the business and financial news company founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, discriminated against pregnant women and mothers.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation Wednesday that aims to promote locally grown food and reduce wasteful packaging.

It might be a good thing to delete that email about a speeding ticket. New York State police warned Wednesday that a virus-laden email made to look like a speeding ticket notice from New York was popping up in inboxes.

Tech-savvy motorists could soon be paying for parking meters with cell phones instead of quarters.

The latest metro-area hospital on the brink of closure has won a couple more days to present a restructuring plan.

The fight over the controversial Prospect Park West bike lane is over.  Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Bert Bunyan dismissed claims that the city failed to go through proper channels when it installed the two-way, protected path.

The state's largest public workers union has approved a five-year contract that freezes wages for three years, but also avoids thousands of layoffs.

On the same day Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill ensuring state officials follow ethics rules, he was facing questions about his use of state aircraft to and from his Westchester home.

Stocks extended gains for a third day, erasing last week’s losses after Standard & Poor’s downgrade of U.S. credit rating.

A day after record-setting rainfall fell on New York City, a flash flood watch has been issued for the tri-state area until 9 p.m. Monday. Records were shattered by 5 p.m. Sunday, wh...

New Yorkers should not be alarmed by what appears to be heightened police activity in Lower Manhattan on Monday.