Ilya Marritz

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is threatening to sue an obscure but powerful intergovernmental agency, saying it's not doing enough to protect the Delaware River basin from the dangers of fracking for natural gas.

Not even a month after being confirmed in office, New York State's top environmental official raised the possibility that his agency may not issue permits for the controversial natural gas extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

Once a powerful public figure in New York, former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi is headed to prison for his role in a massive pay-to-play scheme.

Renowned educator Geoffrey Canada, who played a key role in the 2010 documentary "Waiting for Superman," testified Wednesday on behalf of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, who is on trial in Manhattan for alleged insider trading.

Despite shrinking payrolls by more than 4,000 last year, a new index still puts city government at the top of a lost of the city's biggest employers.

A Senate Committee is holding hearings Tuesday on the environmental and public health risks associated with natural gas drilling. Once an obscure issue, natural gas has recently become a major cause of concern. That’s because of a procedure known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” It has been linked with water contamination and a host of other problems. It’s also a powerful tool for tapping America’s gas reserves, and the gas industry says it can be done safely.

While other states like Pennsylvania and Texas have taken a 'drill now, investigate later' approach, Albany is doing the opposite: There’s an extensive environmental review of fracking underway, and legislators have proposed a host of bills to limit the practice.

Why is fracking in the news all the time?

Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is a method to get oil or gas out of the ground, particularly in areas where gas reserves were previously considered too difficult to tap. As dependence on foreign oil has become more of a hot-button issue, ...

An analysis of city data by WNYC shows home owners on this block of two- and three-story homes on Freeman Street — between Union and Prospect avenues — tallied an astonishing 41 vio...

Pro-gas drilling groups spent $1.5 million lobbying in Albany in 2010 — 21 percent more than they spent in the prior year. Industry lobbying expenditures have more than quadrupled s...

In an era when e-books and tablets are gaining more traction, one long-time New York City entrepreneur has stepped into the fray with a device that weds digital storage capacity with the old-fashioned printing press: a book-making machine.

The New York Times began charging for access to certain content on its website Monday in the publication's second attempt to net revenue from online users.

The High Line is searching for food vendors that are local, seasonal and affordable to cater to guests who walk the elevated park on the West Side of Manhattan this spring, summer and fall.

Most New Yorkers said they actually like much-gripped about bike lanes, according to a new poll. 

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More than two dozen academic institutions from around the world have said they'd be willing to put in money and manpower to develop a new scientific research campus in New York City. 

House lawmakers grilled the nation's two top officials on nuclear safety — Dr. Stephen Chu of the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko — ...

The artist Leghead in Soho on March 14, 2011.

Expatriate Greeks and Greek-Americans are being asked to use their savings to help their fiscally-challenged motherland.

Almost 21,000 jobs disappeared in New Jersey in January, compared with the same month one year earlier. Month-to-month job losses were also high — with 13,000 positions eliminated.

A new study released today by New York City Comptroller John Liu shed light on how New York City government's 306,000 employees are compensated, compared with New Yorkers doing similar work in the private sector.