Empire State Passes Budget On Time
"The Legislature not only passed an on-time budget, but a historic and transformational budget for the people of the state of New York," Gov. Cuomo said.
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"The Legislature not only passed an on-time budget, but a historic and transformational budget for the people of the state of New York," Gov. Cuomo said.
A special election was being held Thursday in White Plains to fill the vacancy left when Mayor Adam Bradley resigned in February after being convicted of domestic violence.
The nation's financial regulators are looking to prevent another housing boom and bust by encouraging safer home loan lending and borrowing practices.
As New York's finest saluted and honored a retired police officer in Chinatown, Mayor Michael Bloomberg was defending the city's medical examiner Tuesday.
After residents settled in for the night, police say a brazen burglar struck seven homes in one Hastings-on-Hudson neighborhood.
The mayor said that while he's "not happy" about funding cuts to New York City, they are simply a reality that "we're going to have to deal with."
Town officials said they have taken to heart Governor Andrew Cuomo's desire to consolidate some of the 4,000 municipalities that drive up costs and taxes.
New Yorkers and tourists may soon be able to wine and dine at the Broadway pedestrian plazas.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has taken away permission for Super Luxury Tours Inc. to operate.
Police now say the remains found on Tuesday night are definitely those of a human.
It is being described as the biggest indoor "home-grown" marijuana bust ever. As many as 7,000 marijuana plants -- with a value of $10 million -- were found in seven houses across upstate Sullivan County.
"This bureaucratic overreach and utter failure of commonsense has left a little girl, a U.S. citizen no less, stranded thousands of miles from her parents," Long Island Congressman Steve Israel said.
Providence Hogan, 43, was charged with embezzling $100,000 while acting as treasurer of the PTA at P.S. 29 in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn.
The results of a 2010 survey released by the Straphangers Campaign found basic announcements on subway cars were clear and not garbled 83 percent of the time.
During an inspection of more than 1,200, 1 in 3 were found to be misrepresenting qualifications, violating consumer rights and illegally advertising rapid refunds.
