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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that conductor James Levine is reducing his schedule by about 1/3 for the remainder of the season on the advice of his doctors.

Jury selection started Monday in the trial of two firefighters killed in the 2007 blaze at the former Deutsche Bank building in Lower Manhattan and a judge estimates the trial will last four months.

Cops shot and killed a man in the Bronx early Sunday after he allegedly refused to drop a knife when confronted by police who were called to the house on a domestic dispute.

Brooklyn State Senator Kevin Parker was sentenced to three years' probation and anger management classes following his misdemeanor conviction stemming from a physical confrontation with a New York Post photographer.

Four New York Times journalists held by Libya have been released to the Turkish ambassador in Tripoli, according to officials.

Speaking from the White House on Friday, President Barack Obama said Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has "launched a military campaign against his own people."

A sales tax exemption on clothing and shoes is coming back to New York State — but only for some items.

A fallen police officer is being remembered as man of generous spirit who often comforted grieving family members visiting the World Trade Center site.

New York City is telling more than 15,000 formerly homeless individuals and families that they should not expect government to help with their rent starting in two weeks.

The mayor marched in the 250th St. Patrick's Day Parade on Thursday, a month after he made controversial remarks about the Irish that drew the ire of community members.

West Coast rap artist and singer Nate Dogg has died at age 41.

Hedge fund boss Raj Rajaratnam, accused of insider trading, took a hit on a trade even though he had been tipped off, according to a government witness who testified in Manhattan court Tuesday.

The Brooklyn man accused of going on a 28-hour killing spree that left four people dead and injured four others in late February told police he was suffering from cancer, and allegedly told officers he'd be better off if they'd shot him dead.

Stock prices took an early, steep move down today, after Tokyo shares plunged. The Dow has been down about 200 points at midday.

The head of a powerful umbrella group of labor unions in the city is stepping down at the end of the month, according to the New York State AFL-CIO, which oversees the group.

A state judge said he won't block the take over of Nassau County finances by a New York fiscal watchdog group.

Two NYPD officers with more than a decade of experience were killed in the line of duty last weekend. One was pushed over a railing and tumbled to his death on a leafy street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. The second was fatally shot by an MTA officer on Long Island after a confrontation with a knife-wielding man. The suspect was also killed.

Following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami on the east coast of Japan, the country is now racing to prevent a nuclear disaster at a major nuclear power plant. Below is a time line of events in Japan local time. (Updated 8:30 p.m. EST) •

A flood warning remains in effect for the Passaic River at Little Falls and Pine Brook, following extensive flooding in parts of the state over the weekend due to heavy rain. Both areas experienced flooding.