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Thousands of NJ Transit and Amtrak riders are facing delays because of signal problems. An Amtrak spokesman says a tree brought down overhead electric wires and knocked out signals near Hamilton, N.J., early Wednesday morning.

The Federal Reserve took action Tuesday, in an attempt to keep the economic recovery from slowing down any further.

Gov. David Paterson is offering developers of an Islamic cultural center and mosque near Ground Zero state land, if they agree to move the mosque further away from the World Trade Center site.

The new Willis Avenue replacement bridge floated up the river to its current location in upper Harlem at the end of July, but was raised off the barge Monday morning.

The old bridge was built in 1901 and connects the Major Deegan Expressway in the South Bronx to the FDR Drive in Harlem.

About 70,000 vehicles cross the bridge each day. The Department of Transportation says the new bridge will be open to traffic this fall.

The American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan can't pay its debts, and is struggling to survive. It's one of many cultural institutions facing challenges in a tough economy when it comes to getting access to credit.

The actress Patricia Neal grew up in a mining town in Kentucky, yet by 21 she had won a Tony for her Broadway performance in Lillian Hellman’s “Another Part of the Forest.” The husky-voiced actress went on to win the Academy Award in 1963 for her role alongside Paul Newman in the film "Hud." Neal had lung cancer and died Sunday at her home on Martha's Vineyard. She was 84.

The state comptroller wants to give New Yorkers $10.5 billion. That's how much the state is holding in unclaimed funds from people's forgotten bank accounts, decades-old insurance policies and uncashed tax refunds, according to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

The U.S. Labor Department released a weak jobs report on Friday -- a sign of what experts say may be a slowdown in the nation's economic recovery. According to the report, the nation lost 131,000 jobs last month. That dip is mostly due to the loss of temporary jobs created by the U.S. Census.

Every time you surf the web, companies install tracking devices on your computer that collect all sorts of information about the way you search and shop. It's a fast-growing business, and you may not even know that you're being tracked.

The New York Senate passed a one-year moratorium on the controversial method of gas drilling known as hydrofracking.

WNYC's Amy Eddings speaks with ProPublica's Abraham Lustgarten who has written about the bill and hydrofracking.

New York-based Barnes & Noble is up for sale.

The milestone is no longer a millstone for Yankee Alex Rodriguez, who hit his 600th home run Wednesday against the Blue Jays in the Bronx.

A new report from federal health officials has found obesity is still on the rise across the country. But New York is bucking that trend.

A new report from federal health officials has found obesity is still on the rise across the country. But New York is bucking that trend.

Conde Nast Publications may move to the World Trade Center.

From Brooklyn to the presidential palace? That might be what rapper-turned-activist Wyclef Jean has in mind for his native country of Haiti.

Conde Nast Publications may move to the World Trade Center. That's according to an e-mail to employees that was obtained by WNYC, which said Conde Nast is "in active negotiations" to move to 1 World Trade Center, the building formerly known as the Freedom Tower.

The man who created Cheeze Doodles, the crunchy, tube-shaped orange snacks, has died. Morrie Yohai's son, Robbie, confirmed that his father died of cancer at his Long Island home in Kings Point on July 27 at the age of 90.

Police say they've arrested a suspect in the latest alleged bias attack against Latinos on Staten Island. The NYPD says the suspect is 15 years old and is facing charges of second degree robbery, which includes assault and aggravated harassment as a hate crime.  

The City Council has approved a plan to redevelop a section of Brooklyn waterfront where the renowned Domino Sugar refinery once stood.