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Comic book guru Kevin Smith, a New Jersey native whose new TV “Comic Book Men” is set in the state, said growing up in the Garden State emboldened him to push himself artistically.

A baby walrus from Alaska has arrived at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium.

An NYPD report shows police shot and killed 9 suspects and injured 19 last year — the lowest number in recent years.

Some of the world’s largest private equity firms — Blackstone Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, among others — are accused of colluding in a civil suit that points to e-mails showing the rivals may have been driving down profits during a period of buyouts.

It’s a topic Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University, is very familiar with. It was during his tenure as president of the University of Michigan that the Supreme Court  uphe...

Public Advocate Bill De Blasio said the NYPD should provide crime data for all city parks following an alleged sexual assault in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village over the weekend.

Staffers at the New York Times are ratcheting up pressure on the paper's management after hundreds walked out Monday in a bid to get the upper hand in negotiations over pay and benefits. 

Heroin use is on the rise among New Jersey’s youth, particularly in suburban areas.

On This Week in Politics, WNYC political reporters run down some of the top political stories from the week that was, providing insight and analysis on local, state and national political issues that touch the region.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker said he and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are not at odds over the city’s failure to adopt a budget for the past nine months — and that the governor did ...

The National Hockey League announced on its website Thursday that it will cancel regular season through October 24.

New York City is known for vibrant restaurant scene, but more New Yorkers are choosing to dine in rather than eat out, according to a new survey by consumer guide Zagat.

More than 13 years after Amadou Diallo was shot in the vestibule of his Bronx building, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly has agreed to give a service weapon back to one of the four NYPD officers involved.

The federal government is throwing its support behind a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase accusing Bear Stearns, the investment bank JPMorgan bought in 2008, of engaging in massive fraud in deals involving billions in residential mortgage-backed securities.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg attributes part of the city’s recent growth to the technology sector.  Though he expects the city to lead the industry for years to come, Bloomberg said there are still some challenges that need to be overcome, one of which is out of the hands of city government.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his frustration about the Iran nuclear threat during their meeting at Gracie Mansion on Thursday.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be making a few remarks before their meeting Thursday afternoon. The remarks are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

The perjury trial in which disgraced former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik will testify began opening arguments in Bronx state Supreme Court on Thursday.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has told thousands of protesters near the United Nations that the Obama administration has "betrayed" the people of Iran.

A police officer has shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect inside a building in Manhattan.