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The proposal for a waste to energy site at the site of the old Fresh Kills landfill has been withdrawn after local opposition in Staten Island.

Occupy demonstrators, armed with sleeping bags and blankets, have begun spending nights on the sidewalks of Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange and in front of banks.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order to create a health care exchange for New York residents, a state-run clearinghouse for individuals and small businesses looking for health insurance, after the Legislature failed to act.

A security guard found a suspicious package at 2 World Financial Center Thursday afternoon and evacuated the building as a precaution, authorities said.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg backed a national effort to overturn so-called "stand your ground" laws Wednesday, saying the law at the heart of the Trayvon Martin case promotes vigilantism. 

Now that Mitt Romney has a clear path the Republican nomination for president, focus has begun to shift to who his potential running mate might be. Gov. Chris Christie’s name has been floated often. But the New Jersey governor repeated Wednesday that he has “a job to do here."

The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin shooting, Angela Corey, announced Wednesday that a second-degree murder charge has been brought against George Zimmerman. An attorney for the neighborhood watch volunteer said his client would plead not guilty.

Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that the state will cover the local cost for recovery from Tropical Storms Irene and Lee.

The New York Attorney announced Wednesday that he is establishing a bureau to review potential wrongful convictions and streamline damage claims from those punished for crimes they didn't commit.

President Barack Obama urged Congress to pass the so-called Buffett Rule while speaking in Florida Tuesday – despite the bill’s poor chances of becoming law.

Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.

The Federal Communications Commission and cellphone companies are working together to make it difficult to use a stolen cellphone.

Independent congressional investigators are raising questions about why New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie scrapped the Hudson River rail tunnel project in 2010.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg toured the area of the Staten Island fire by helicopter Tuesday afternoon after firefighters worked through the night and into this morning to contain a blaze at the former Fresh Kills landfill, and managed to contain a brush fire on eastern Long Island.

An examination by New Jersey's largest newspaper, The Star Ledger, has found that political action committees are managing to get around the state's new anti-corruption laws.

More than 200 firefighters continue to fight a five alarm-fire at the former Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. Fire officials say the cause of the fire was spontaneous combustion of piles of compost and mulch — all very dry from the lack of snow this winter.

The owners of Zuccotti Park, Brookfield Properties, were within their rights to eject protesters from the park last November in order to clean it, a Manhattan judge ruled last week.

Beginning Monday night, shutdowns will start with portions of the No. 1, 2 and 3 subway lines as part of the MTA's so-called Fastrack program aimed at making overnight repairs to the city's subway system.