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As the week edges closer to Christmas and the end of the year, New Yorkers are rushing around with packages, dodging large puddles of melted snow and, in Union Square, the holiday market looks busy as ...

The Signature Theater Company is getting a new home in the theater district. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city would contribute $25 million toward the construction of a new building on 42nd Street.

Despite the sluggish economy, he says attendance at cultural attractions has grown 8 percent since last year.

There are more than 220,000 small businesses just in New York City-- that’s 20,000 more than five years ago. These are businesses that employ fewer than 50 people each, but overall they provide almost 40 percent of private sector jobs. Some economists say it is these small-time entrepreneurs who drive ...

The Stan’s Pepper Steppers performing at Thurgood Marshall Academy (photo by Karen Clements)

Reporting by Karen Clements

Some of the world's best double dutchers skipped over to Thurgood Marshall Academy gymnasium today ...

Education groups have filed a lawsuit against Gov. David Paterson, hoping to stop his move to withhold payments to schools this month.

The authority's board approved drastic service cuts to subway and bus systems Wednesday.

Over the past year, WNYC reporters have made repeated visits to six area neighborhoods: the Bowery in Manhattan, 161st St. in the Bronx, Smith St. in Brooklyn, Main St. in ...

If you'd like to try out a couple of the new voting machines New York City is considering to replace the old lever voting machines, the Board of Elections is holding a series of public demonstrations starting tonight in Brooklyn.

Both models on display are of the optical scan variety, ...

The MTA says it needs to close a major gap in next year's budget.

Gov. David Paterson continues to defend his decision to withhold $750 million in state aid to schools and cities.

Oils, toxins, and refuse coagulate in the Gowanus Canal (by Stephen Nessen)

WNYC's Amy Eddings has been reporting on the Gowanus Canal and the debate on whether it should become a Superfund site ...

City commuters are bracing for cuts to subway and bus service.

WNYC Newsroom intern Marine Olivesi sporting a “new” pair of gloves. (Photo by Stephen Nessen)

It's cold out there today. So cold that even someone who was ...

The eight-day festival of lights known as Chanukkah starts tonight, and that means tasty holiday delicacies.

At Moishe's Bakery in the East Village, sufganiyot are selling like...donuts during Chanukah.

Employees at the bake shop say they've sold hundreds of the ...

An alleged scammer was shot by an undercover officer Thursday.

It's not quite a lump of coal in their stockings this Christmas season, but for Goldman Sachs' top executives, it's the next worst thing -- no cash bonuses this year. Goldman says that, instead of cash, its 30 high-ranking executives will receive stock that cannot be sold for at least ...

Goldman Sachs' top executives will not be getting cash bonuses this year, as the Wall Street giant tries to stem the negative publicity over the issue.

With New York's coffers approaching empty, Gov. David Paterson says he is not prepared to announce his cuts to close the state's multi-billion dollar budget deficit.

Mayor Bloomberg is calling for more volunteers around the city to help clean up neighborhood blocks and teach free fitness classes to prevent obesity. The call for public service is part of the mayor's 'Give Your BLANK' campaign. It's based on the ...

Next year the city will have 13 new City Council members. Brian Lehrer and WNYC are exploring who they are, where they come from, and what they hope to accomplish.

Today we meet City Councilwoman-Elect Margaret Chin (D-1), who will represent Chinatown, SoHo, TriBeCa, and parts of the ...