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The FDNY says 103 people suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a train hit a bumping block coming into the station. Officials have yet to identify a cause.

WNYC took audio and visual snapshots to capture how people in the New York city area marked 15 years since the terrorist attacks.

City beaches are closed through Tuesday as a major storm churns offshore.

The group wants the NYPD to release information about money and property it seizes during arrests.

Women are often targeted in the subways by people taking voyeuristic photos of them without permission.

The Rev. Al Sharpton says that he thought Sanders sent an important signal, but he's not yet endorsing a candidate.

Ethics reform, homelessness, rehabilitating youth offenders, and raising the statewide minimum wage are just part of the wide-sweeping agenda Cuomo presented to the legislature.

Authorities say the victim was attacked Thursday night as she and her father walked through Osborn Playground in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

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Gilbert Taylor is the second major official overseeing homelessness to leave the administration. 

Under the plan, thousands will see their wages rise to $15 an hour by 2018.

Billionaire financier Ronald O. Perelman is quitting after seven months as chairman of Carnegie Hall's board, after a clash with executive director Clive Gillinson.

While acknowledging the agreement is "not perfect", the Brooklyn Democrat concludes it is the "most preferable vehicle to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon."

Family says deal "isn't victory" and continues to push for federal prosecution.

Confetti will fly in lower Manhattan Friday when New York City holds a parade for the U.S. women's soccer team.

Lawmakers announce a string of agreements and executive actions including an extension of rent regulations for New York City tenants and landlords.

The stories explored police use of force and how the NYPD polices its own.

WNYC's coverage of Governor Chris Christie and the Bridgegate scandal wins a major award.

Gas line may have been "inappropriately accessed," mayor says.