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A Columbia University teacher who was fired after she was accused of claiming others' work as her own has sued the Ivy League school.

New York City is knocking down 10 buildings on Governors Island to make way for new recreation space.

Gov. David Paterson says the winter heating season might be easier than expected for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers.

The New York City teachers' union says a city policy violates teachers' First Amendment rights by banning them from wearing political campaign pins.

Sen. Charles Schumer says the high number of Long Island Rail Road employees collecting disability payments may be due to dishonest doctors.

 The fate of one of the world's strongest property markets hangs in the balance as job losses loom over the Big Apple.

A tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of diesel fuel flipped over on the eastbound lanes of Brooklyn Queens Expressway Friday morning.

A Long Island family thought they got a good deal when they found a rental house for $1,000 a month -- until the owner showed up and asked what they were doing there.

A Bronx gang member already serving prison time for drug dealing now faces life in prison for hiring two teenagers to kill another dealer.

Government officials are ordering a Bronx fertilizer plant to keep the lid on odors from the sludge it processes -- after residents sued, saying the stench is ruining their lives.

New York City police are determined in finding an alleged burglar who they believe is responsible for seven break-ins on Staten Island since July.

New York City gardener Rolan Udugampola has grown a 5-foot-3-inch tall yellow squash. He proudly describes it as taller than his wife and very tasty.

Duane Reade Inc.'s former chief executive and chief financial officer were indicted Thursday on charges of exaggerating the income of the metropolitan area's largest drug store chain by millions of dollars.

Two New York City teenagers have pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter for a drag race that killed a passenger.

Federal Marshals captured an infamous mob informant who had been on the run for 23 days after his mistaken release from Brooklyn federal court.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office has confirmed it is issuing subpoenas to five doctors involved in the review process for Long Island Rail Road disability claims.

Tend to meet yourself coming and going? The New York Mets have just the thing for your home. Directional signs -- for a ramp and an escalator -- are among memorabilia from now-defunct Shea Stadium being offered at an online auction.

Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce rampant flight delays around the nation by auctioning off takeoff and landing times at New York City-area airports, where most delays begin.

The New York Civil Liberties Union claims 309 New York City students were illegally arrested over three years.