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After a record-breaking 6 percent increase  in 2009, enrollment in the CUNY system is up yet again in 2010--this time by 2.5 percent, according to preliminary numbers. Most of the additional 6,000 students were added to the city's community colleges, while enrollment at baccalaureate colleges remained about the same.

Hurricane Earl is threatening the East Coast, but New York is not likely to get a direct hit. Meteorologists still predict high winds and heavy rains starting this Thursday night.

Rudolph Giuliani's daughter has made a deal to have her shoplifting charges go away.

Freshly baked Italian bread, pizza dripping with olive oil, locally sourced meat and produce, wall-to-wall pasta and medicinal tasting Italian sodas are just a few of the delectables that celebrity chef Mario Batali is offering at his latest venture, Eataly, on 23rd Street in Chelsea. The store officially opened Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

Gov. David Paterson says he doesn't need to apologize to Muslim groups who criticized him and his defense of a branch of Islam seeking to build a mosque and cultural center near Ground Zero.

Former Yankee pitching ace Roger Clemens today pleaded not guilty to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone.

The Long Island Rail Road says commuters can expect normal train service today, after a week of schedule changes and delays. A fire severely damaged the switching system last Monday, disrupting service on the nation's largest commuter railroad.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has wasted almost no time in appointing an acting commissioner for his state's Department of Education. The new acting New Jersey Education Commissioner is Rochelle Hendricks, a former deputy commissioner.

Ousted New Jersey Education Commissioner Bret Schundler says it was Gov. Chris Christie who got his facts wrong.

The Independent Counsel appointed to look into Gov. David Paterson's acquisition of tickets for last year's opening game of the Yankees World Series has concluded that Paterson did not tell the truth when quizzed by investigators for the State Public Integrity Commission.

The Independent Counsel appointed to look into Gov. David Paterson's acquisition of tickets for last year's opening game of the Yankees World Series has concluded that Paterson did ...

The Long Island Rail Road is functioning at 60 percent of its capacity this evening and all trains are going local as a result of a fire in a control tower at the Jamaica transfer station.

Long Island commuters who normally ride the LIRR may have to find alternate ways home tonight.

That’s because service is still suspended on 10 of 11 Long Island Rail Road lines. Railroad officials say a fire at a switching tower just outside of Jamaica, Queens, servicing the trains headed into ...

Starting Monday night, the Brooklyn Bridge will be closed for Manhattan-bound traffic overnight. During these closures, all inbound traffic will be diverted to other East River crossings, while pedestrians and cyclists will not be affected. The closure also doesn't affect car traffic heading into Brooklyn.

The Seneca Indian Nation is seeking a federal order to stop New York State from following through with plans to tax reservation cigarette sales.

Daisy Khan, head of the American Society for Muslim Advancement -- and one of the organizers of a proposed Islamic mosque and cultural center near the World Trade Center site -- says dropping the plan is not an option. The developers of Park51 also said Friday that they never had plans to meet with Gov. David Paterson to discuss his offer to help find a site other than the planned location.

The controversy over a proposed Islamic cultural center is bringing dozens of tourists and locals to Lower Manhattan, to a dingy stretch of Park Place to see where it would be built. In some cases, seeing the former Burlington Coat Factory building up close is changing people's minds about the seriousness of the issue.

The dramatic steel of Frank Gehry's new Beekman Tower makes it one of the flashiest skyscrapers on the Lower Manhattan skyline. Paul Goldberger, the architecture critic for The New Yorker and a professor of design at the New School, joined WNYC's Richard Hake to talk about the building.

A sweeping overhaul of New York City's 21-year-old recycling program was passed into law earlier this week. Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed 11 bills that are intended to expand what is recycled in the city, hold city agencies responsible for their own recycling habits, find out how much waste businesses are generating and how well they're recycling.

A federal grand jury indicted seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids. The former Yankees pitcher faces charges of obstruction of Congress, making false statements and perjury.