Ah, the start of Labor Day weekend. Wouldn't it be nice if tomorrow's monthly employment report...
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Bloodsucking “Twilight” beauty Ashley Greene has signed a lease for a one-bedroom at the new 2...
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Now that TJ Maxx is establishing itself uptown, the fashion forward discount retailer wants to...
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WASHINGTON -- Declaring the Iraq war over last night, President Obama at the same moment waved the...
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Her car was crushed -- and so is she. A New Jersey woman is devastated that her precious sports car -- just repaired and fully gassed up -- was wrecked by a suicidal man's 40-story attempted death leap on the Upper West Side. "I... Read Full Story
NORTH HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — West Nile virus has claimed its first victim this year in Nassau County. The Nassau County Health Department said Thursday that a North Hempstead resident over the age of 80 has died. The unidentified victim is one of 24...
NEWARK, N.J. — Two transportation agencies have launched a campaign to encourage travelers to take the train to Newark’s airport. Officials of NJ...
Tom Magill’s future will likely be riddled with painful years of surgeries and grueling rehabilitation for injuries that may never fully heal — and his...
Hundreds of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff's victims today challenged the latest bill from his bankruptcy trustee, which seeks more than $34 million for 120 days of work. The Aug. 20 bill, for services rendered between Feb. 1 and May 31, works out to...
ALBANY -- With the economy continuing to show signs of weakness, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced today increases over the previous year in the...
WEST HILLS, N.Y. — A triggered automatic fire alarm has led to the discovery of dozens of malnourished and dead animals at a spacious Long Island home....
The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian’s office affairs was freed from jail Thursday, city Correction Department records show. Robert “Joe” Halderman served four months of his six-month sentence in...
FREEHOLD, N.J. — Four men are accused of selling bogus tickets for ferries that shuttle passengers to and from New York City. SeaStreak alerted the...
State Senate candidate David Mejias was arrested overnight and charged this morning in a domestic incident after Long Island cops said he followed his ex-girlfriend in his car, forced her off the road before she got away. Mejias, 39, was charged...
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Trouble for commuters in northern New Jersey who ride DeCamp Bus Lines. There’s no service because drivers are on strike Thursday....
It's the calm before the storm. Parts of eastern Long Island and New Jersey's shoreline are bracing for a massive storm this Labor Day weekend as Hurricane Earl continues to pack 125 mph winds as it makes its way up the East Coast, authorities...
Gov. Paterson is a wanted man. Dozens of Native Americans -- including one brandishing a sign showing Paterson, a handgun and the words "I'm Hunting Indians. You See Any?" -- rallied on the side of the Thruway yesterday to protest the governor's...
The longtime principals at four schools deemed failing by the state are being promoted by the city -- and a fifth is moving from one failing school to...
Now that's elbow room! The city's 1.1 million public-school students will breathe a bit easier this school year with the addition of more than 17,000 classroom seats, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. In one of the largest single-year...
ALBANY -- Eric Schneiderman wasn't at yesterday's attorney-general debate, but his ears were probably ringing. The six-term state senator was pummeled in absentia as the four other Democrats vying to become New York's top lawyer squared off in...
Only death or "total incapacitation" would prevent him from serving out his third term, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday, trying to shoot down speculation that he might be in line for a White House appointment. The mayor didn't hesitate when asked...
After two years of denying that a Health Department manager was fired for reporting financial irregularities, the city has quietly paid him $90,000 to...
The sixth of seven Long Island teenagers to be sentenced for their roles in the stabbing death of an Ecuadorian immigrant got an eight-year prison term yesterday. Kevin Shea, 18, of Medford, pleaded guilty in February to gang assault, conspiracy...