Ilya Marritz

Thousands are expected to attend public hearings this week in Manhattan and the Catskills, on the controversial subject of hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking. 

With a consumers ground down by a harsh recession and a weak economic recovery, more retailers this year are offering layaway plans, in an effort to get people spending.

The amount of client money that went missing after a financial company led by former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine filed for bankruptcy could be much greater than was initially reported.

Internal disagreements over how strictly gas drilling should be regulated have caused an inter-governmental agency to indefinitely postpone a vote on proposed rules for natural gas drilling in the Delaware River watershed.

Approximately 250 were arrested when protesters marched through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday as part of the all-day citywide demonstration that officials said could draw ...

Tonight, New York State regulators will hold the first of four public hearings on the Cuomo administration’s proposal to permit and regulate the natural gas drilling technique called...

The hospitality industry isn't happy about it, but New York City is poised to extend higher taxes on hotel stays.

The extent of the damage is far from clear nearly two weeks after the bankruptcy filing of MF Global, the stock and commodities broker formerly led by ex-New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine.

A leading regulator said he will not participate in the investigation of MF Global because he has ties to former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine, who recently resigned from the New York broker-dealer that filed for bankruptcy last week.

Hiring slowed in October as employers faced more uncertainty over future economic growth, according to the unemployment report released Friday. But even in this weak economic recovery, some companies are growing — especially in the tech sector.

Jon Corzine stepped down Friday from running the securities firm that collapsed after his disastrous bets on European debt. The firm, MF Global, said Corzine has resigned as chairman and CEO and will decline a severance package worth $12.1 million, including cash and benefits.

The U.S. Attorney in Manhattan on Tuesday accused one of the nation’s largest privately held mortgage companies of a decade of fraudulent lending — costing the government hundreds of millions of dollars and forcing thousands of Americans to lose their homes.

The past few years have been a bumpy ride for the assets one believed to safe but have recently had wild swings in value: bonds, gold and real estate, among them. But through it all, one asset has performed consistently: New York City taxi medallions just keep getting more expensive.

Earlier this year, world cotton prices hit a record high. Now, the higher costs are working their way through the supply chain to consumers and the labels that sell to them.

An ex-board member of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble, Rajat Gupta, pleaded not guilty to acting as "the illegal eyes and ears in the boardroom" for a billionaire hedge fund manager who was sentenced this month to 11 years imprisonment in the biggest insider trading case in U.S. history. Prosecutors have obtained dozens of convictions for other defendants in related cases. WNYC asked former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz to explain the charges against Gupta.

The construction industry in New York is in for some more lean years, a forecast from an industry group revealed Wednesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that it will, for the first time, set national standards for disposal of the toxin-laden wastewater that results from hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking.

The latest government figures present a very mixed picture for employment in the region.

Citigroup has settled charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that one of its subsidiaries deceived investors in a mortgage-related product right before the collapse of the housing market.

The ribbon cutting for Fifth Avenue’s largest non-department store. From left: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Uniqlo chairman and founder Tadashi Yanai, actress Susan Sarandon, and Shin Odake, Uniqlo USA CEO.