Beth Fertig

The Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened forty years ago this weekend. 

There were public hearings in New York City and in the suburbs. And Friday a State Assembly committee spent almost two hours grilling the executive director and chairman of the MTA.

After weeks of headlines about a fare hike, the public finally gets a chance to weigh in during a series of MTA hearings, which begin today.

Bill Lynch is best known as the man who made David Dinkins New York 's first African American mayor. Now, Lynch is running Kerry's get out the vote operation.

It was one hundred years ago today that Mayor George McClellan rode the first New York subway train from City Hall to Harlem. 

A subway blast from the past.

The infrastructure they designed a hundred years ago has been upgraded with the arrival of new technologies. But it's still working pretty much as it was originally planned.

Today and tomorrow on Morning Edition we'll hear how politically active New Yorkers are getting involved beyond writing checks.

On two occasions earlier this month, floods shut down several subway lines.

On two occasions earlier this month, floods shut down several subway lines.

Democrats say New York has contributed 52 million dollars to Kerry and their party.

Chancellor Joel Klein kicked off the first day of class by greeting students at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, where he was joined by the mayor.

Voters in all parties will select candidates for the November general election. There are two Bronx Senate seats up for grabs.

Republicans say they're showing solidarity with the city by holding their convention here. 

Opponents of President Bush have had a busy calendar organizing concerts, fundraisers, and theatrical events in advance of next week's Republican National Convention.

Republicans in New York City are used to being outnumbered, making up just 13 percent of the city's registered voters.

Labor tensions in New York are reaching the boiling point between Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the city's police and firefighters. 

Many New Yorkers are wondering how the city will be affected when the Republican convention arrives next month.

The Reverend Al Sharpton will address the Democratic National Convention in Boston tonight.

Roughly 9,000 third graders in danger of being held back this fall have a few more weeks to see if they can pass their exams and move on to the fourth grade.