Beth Fertig

Mayor Bloomberg has chosen a new Chancellor to succeed Harold Levy. 

In New York, a federal jury has convicted a former police officer of perjury in connection to the 1997 assault on Haitian immigrant Abner Louima.

One year from now, the city's 32 community school boards will cease to exist.

Education activists are promising to appeal a decision by an appeals court.

The debate over welfare reform moves to the senate this summer as lawmakers consider changes to the 1996 welfare law.

By borrowing one point five billion dollars, the mayor and the council claim they've been able to close a staggering five billion dollar deficit without too much pain.

Now that Mayor Bloomberg finally has control over the city schools, what happens next?

Mayor Bloomberg says he has an "understanding" with state leaders on a deal giving him control over the city schools.

A ceremony marking the end of the cleanup at the site of the World Trade Center will be held on May 30th.

The biggest long-term threat to New York City's drinking water might be pollution. 

Today, two schools are being shut down by the state… as scheduled.

Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg released his executive budget, revising earlier projections about the city's deficit. 

Mayor Bloomberg is downplaying advertisements by a marijuana reform group which quote him admitting to having used the drug.

City Council may raise taxes.

As violence escalates in the Middle East, Palestinians and Israeli Jews are becoming increasingly polarized. 

The 45 year old councilman and his associate Jonathan Morales pleaded not guilty to charges of extortion and wire fruad.

While Mayor Bloomberg lobbies Albany to abolish the board of education, lawmakers seem ready to dismantle another part of the school system: The community schools boards.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign to eliminate the Board Education isn't the first time a mayor has wanted to control the schools.

A Federal study of the World Trade Center collapse was hindered because there were no clear lines of authority according to experts who testified at a Congressional hearing.

Charles Schwarz could soon be a free man.