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George Maragos says he supports development of the county hub, but he's not ready to endorse the $400 million sports and entertainment complex proposal going to a referendum - at least, not yet.
58-year-old Ronald Tackman is the stuff of legend around the courthouse.
St. Sen. David Carlucci is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the Power New York Act of 2011.
Health officials in Nassau County are warning residents to boil water before using after the dangerous bacteria E-coli was found in the water supply.
The federal lawsuit was filed by New York Lawyers for the Public Interest on behalf of a parents' group. Department of Education spokeswoman Natalie Ravitz said the 10-year plan is responsible and will cause minimum disruption.
Hempstead police officer Brian Jones is accused of selling prescription painkillers including oxycodone and oxymorphone.
The Leiby Kletzky Memorial Fund has a goal of raising $1 million for needy families.
City officials are shooting down a request from the American Association for Nude Recreation to establish a swimsuit optional section at the "People's Playground."
The former acting boss of the Bonanno crime family was found guilty in May. The same jury decided to spare him the death penalty last month.
Police are investigating how a 4-year-old special needs boy was left on a school bus for as long as five hours before being discovered by a maintenance worker
The next three days are expected to see temperatures in the middle to upper 90's. AccuWeather RealFeel temps could hit 105 to 110 degrees each afternoon.
Amy Dawson was walking down her block to catch the bus to church when two robbers came up behind her, knocked her down and grabbed her pocket book.
Levi Aron faces up to life in prison without possibility of parole if convicted, Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes announced early Wednesday evening. Aron's arraignment is scheduled for July 28.
The Ladder Company 3 truck helped civilians escape from the World Trade Center's north tower on Sept. 11, 2001. It was lowered today into exhibition space for the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
There were charges Wednesday that the FDNY is stretched so thin that response times to a fire at an historic Upper East Side synagogue were agonizingly long and well above normal response times.
