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Another person has decided not to take on freshman Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand -- and this time, it's not a Democrat. Republican Dan Senor says he is not running. The financial executive and Fox News commentator issued a statement saying it wasn't the right time in his personal and professional life ...

New Census estimates show growth in the New York City region over the last decade and a continuing exodus of people from some upstate areas.

The population estimates come as Census 2010 begins, and they give a sense of what that official count could show for New York. According to ...

The New York State Senate has unveiled it's annual budget proposal and its prevailing message is "No New Taxes." The Senate refused to tax soft drinks, or to raise the tax on cigarettes, as Governor David Paterson has proposed.

New Jersey Governor Christie has signed his first legislation since taking office in January--three bills making pensions and health benefits for government workers less generous.

The once powerful anti-poverty group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is disbanding nationally. Spokesman Kevin Whelan says ACORN's board decided to clo...

A Secaucus, New Jersey hotel owner has admitted to illegally discharging its sewage into the Hackensack River.

Voters in Brooklyn's 44th District will choose a new City Councilmember today.

by Maria Scarvalone

Today Amir Varick Amma will wake up in prison as he has for the last 19 years. He was convicted of two drug felonies -– the most serious: possession of two ounces of cocaine. But sometime today, if all goes according to plan, he will walk out ...

In preparation for another big congressional fight, thousands of New Yorkers travelled to a rally advocating for immigration reform in Washington. They boarded more than two hundred buses early yesterday morning to demand elected officials pass legislation this year.

A federal judge has rejected the proposed legal settlement for rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.

A former fundraiser for President Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Senator John Kerry has pleaded guilty in a federal bank fraud case.

Gay marriage advocates in New Jersey will file court papers today arguing the state's existing civil unions law does not give same sex couples the same legal protections as heterosexual couples.

Gov. David Paterson's press secretary Marissa Shorenstein has resigned.

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Urban agriculture has taken another step forward as the city has made beekeeping legal. Apiaries have been outlawed for years, but the health department has slowly been revising city health codes. Now, after ...

Jose Peralta won 65 percent of the vote, followed by Monserrate with 27 percent and Beltrani with 7 percent.

City officials say last rites may have been costing customers more than the going rate.

Christie's budget bridges a nearly $11 billion 2011 budget gap with deep spending cuts, no tax increases.

The Senator has been targeted for his support of health care reform and his voting record that favors government spending.

Con Edison officials say the weekend storm was one of the worst they've ever seen, and it may take until Friday to restore electricity to all of the nearly 59,000 customers still without power.