Julianne Welby

Now that a federal judge has declared New York's stop-and-frisk unconstitutional, some patrol officers will be strapping on judicially-mandated body cameras. It's a first for the NYPD — but other police departments across the country are already using the technology.

The husband of a top aid to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has been fired from his job at a major New York City not-for-profit, and is under criminal investigation by the State Attorney General.

The candidates for New York City Comptroller each took shots at each other over how their campaigns are funded at a debate Monday night.

New Yorkers have a chance to vote this November on whether there should be more gambling in the state. Those who treat people with gambling addictions say it will likely result in more problem gamblers.

As the privacy debate continues following revelations about the federal government's surveillance programs, the director of the National Security Agency is defending his organization's tactics.

Unlike many other cities, living alone in NYC doesn't mean you're more likely to die of heat stroke.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio’s first TV ad for mayor started running this morning, and it prominently features his mixed-race family. De Blasio doesn’t say a word in the commercial. Instead, he leaves the talking to his 15 year-old son, Dante, whose giant afro has made him a star on the campaign trail.

The commercial also prominently features de Blasio at home with his African American wife, Chirlane McCray.

In the latest Quinnipiac poll, de Blasio trailed Anthony Weiner, Quinn, and Bill Thompson among black voters likely to vote in the September 10 primary.

Lawyer and women's rights activist Sandra Fluke is endorsing Christine Quinn for mayor.

After nearly three years, the New York City Board of Elections has a new executive director. The ten commissioners appointed Staten Island Democrat Michael Ryan in a vote of six-to-three. One commissioner wasn't present for the vote.

A co-chair of Governor Cuomo’s Moreland Act commission on public corruption says subpoenas have been sent out and more public hearings are planned.

The majority of the city's home health care aides are earning poverty or near poverty wages, according to a new report from the health care advocacy coalition Alliance for a Greater New York. The report finds 62 percent of those surveyed earn less than $25,000 a year.

Whenever an officer is required to use force, there are unintended consequences, according to John Jay College Professor and former NYPD uniformed officer Eugene O'Donnell. He says the shooting of an armed teenager by a rookie cop in the Bronx early Sunday may be especially difficult for an inexperienced law enforcer to recover from.

Judgment Day for Alex Rodriguez has arrived. Major League Baseball hit the Yankees slugger with a 211-game suspension that will keep him out the rest of this season and through 2014.  

Gov. Chris Christie has agreed to reimburse counties for the additional costs of holding two special elections to fill a Senate seat in New Jersey. But taxpayers are still footing the bill.

The rookie officer who fatally shot an armed teenager was left without another option because Shaaliver Douse didn't drop his weapon as instructed, said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on Sunday.

Seventeen-year-old Kamau Chandler was known for his grace with physical pursuits like rowing, skiing and martial arts. His family credits him with popularizing skateboarding in the section of Coney Island where he lived. The soon- to-be high school senior was shot early on July 27 on Fulton Street after leaving a party with friends.