Ilya Marritz

Since the beginning of the year, New York City has added 34,000 private sector jobs. But some industries are lagging -- among them couriers and messengers. In leaner times, delivery businesses are slimming down and innovating to stay afloat.

Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo is signalling he won't approve the use of a controversial gas drilling technique until he's seen "bona fide" studies showing it can be done safely.

A new law aimed at clarifying a landlord's obligation to inform prospective tenants about bed bug problems is actually making matters less clear, according to an attorney who's handling several bed bug suits.

The world's largest retailer, Walmart, is the lead sponsor of the New York City Veterans Day Parade for the first time in the parade's history.

Federal regulators have subpoenaed records from energy company Halliburton in a clash that could have ramifications for New York's natural gas industry.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday that between the spring of 2009 and the spring of 2010, the average weekly wage in Manhattan rose 12 percent. In comparison, across the nation the average weekly wage increased less than one percent. The figures include end-of-year bonuses, which big banks typically pay out in the first part of the calendar year.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday that between the spring of 2009 and the spring of 2010, the average weekly wage in Manhattan rose 12 percent. In comparison, across the nation the average weekly wage increased less than one percent. The figures include end-of-year bonuses, which big banks typically pay out in the first part of the calendar year.

There are calls for better oversight following the explosion of a transformer at the Indian Point nuclear power station north of New York over the weekend. The environmental group Riverkeeper is calling on independent investigators to look into the cause of the fire Sunday, which resulted in the shutdown of one reactor.

Mayor Bloomberg says his daughter Georgina is recovering after a horseback riding accident on Friday in Upstate New York.

Heat from deep inside the earth will soon be used to provide heat and hot water inside people's homes on the East Side of Manhattan.

No other medium has the power to put a candidate’s image and message into voters’ hands like a campaign mailer, even if the voter walks the flyer straight to the recycle bin. And mai...

WNYC reporter Ilya Marritz discusses the controversy over hydraulic fracturing in areas of upstate New York and elsewhere along the Marcellus Shale, how the issue frames the relationship between New York City and the rest of the state, and where the candidates stand on the issue.

A law to close a tax loophole used by some employers in the construction industry takes effect today. The Fair Play Act is supposed to insure that building contractors pay all the taxes they owe and that their employees receive the benefits they're entitled to.

On Friday morning, Barneys Co-Op cut the ribbon on a new store in Brooklyn. It's the latest sign that major retailers are taking interest in a borough they shunned for decades. The ...

Transit riders on the East Side of Manhattan are trying out a new type of bus line which promises faster service that could spread to other areas if it's successful.

Paid sick leave could hurt the city's economic health. That's Mayor Michael Bloomberg's position, and he says he would veto a bill that would force businesses to provide sick days to employees.

Zagat's just released its 32nd annual restaurant survey. But with the arrival of Web sites like Urbanspoon, there's lots of competition in the restaurant advice business.

The number of workplace fatalities in New York City has hit its lowest level in almost two decades. 

On Wednesday morning in Albany, makers of household products meet with state Department of Environmental Conservation officials who want to know the ingredients in common cleaners. Un...

Big new streams of corporate money are flowing into political races, and a group of elected officials, mostly from the Democratic Party, says it's a problem.