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The owners of the New York Mets said Thursday that the deal to sell a minority stake in the club to hedge fund manager David Einhorn for $200 million is off.

The driver of a tour bus that crashed on a New York City highway, resulting in the deaths of 15 passengers, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in Bronx State Supreme Court on Thursday.

Two-time U.S. Open champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from the tournament due to an illness.

A ban on religious head coverings on rides at Rye Playland led to scuffles that resulted in 15 arrests when a group of 3,000 from a Muslim tour group celebrating Eid al-Fitr visited the upstate New York amusement park.

PHOTOS. Rural communities in the Catskills were among the hardest hit by Tropical Storm Irene, which turned main streets into rushing rivers and once-grand homes into splintered ruins when it barreled down on the region. As the flood waters recede, the lengthy cleanup begins — one Governor Andrew Cuomo said could cost the state $1 billion.

Oil and water don't mix — but the two are jointly causing problems in Schoharie County in upstate New York where flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Irene damaged tanks at an oil distribution center and caused a spill.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has accused four New York City motor vehicle inspectors of issuing more than 7,000 safety inspection certificates without testing the vehicles.

Speaking in the Catskills community of Prattsville, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that he expects damage from Tropical Storm Irene to reach $1 billion as the flood waters receded from rural communities in the mountainous region upstate and elsewhere to reveal the extent of the destruction.

Mayor Bloomberg and other health care leaders are urging New Yorkers to roll up their sleeves and help in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene by giving blood.

The gut-wrenching images of muddied water surging down quaint main streets and the splintered houses where grand country homes once stood has been captured by residents using social media in rural villages of the Catskills ripped apart by Tropical Storm Irene.

All subway and rail service throughout the New York metropolitan area was either fully or partially running Tuesday after a full shutdown of the mass transit system ahead of Tropical Storm Irene. Many others in the region were still dealing with the aftermath of the storm, as flooding and power outages continued.

The head of the $2.8 billion fund that will be used to compensate people made sick by the September 11 attacks announced final rules governing the fund, including expanding the geographical area covered.

PHOTOS. Tropical Storm Irene walloped much of upstate New York — including Delaware County where the torrential rains sent water gushing down the main streets of rural villages in t...

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy took a helicopter ride across the state get a first hand, aerial view of the damage that Tropical Storm Irene caused over the weekend. The storm that barreled up the East Coast was blamed for two death in Connecticut, flooded roads, and knocked power out to more than 700,000 homes and businesses across the state.

Subway service was restored for Monday and many who evacuated from flood-prone areas returned to their homes as the tri-state area began the clean-up in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.

Many residents of Red Hook who chose to ignore the mandatory evacuation order and weather the storm in their low-lying Brooklyn neighborhood emerged from their homes Sunday and were not surprised by the extent of damage that Tropical Storm Irene left in its wake.

Officials said most subway service would be restored by 6 a.m. Monday while many who evacuated from flood-prone areas returned to their homes as the tri-state area began the clean-u...

UPDATE: 11:17 p.m. The first rain from Hurricane Irene began to fall in the tri-state area Saturday as the city's mass transit system ground to a halt Saturday and more than 370,000...

UPDATED: 10:30 P.M. The latest on transit, traffic and evacuation plans in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

To weather the hurricane safely this weekend, there are a number of steps you can take. Staying below the 10th floor of a high rise but above floors at risk for flooding are among some of the tips experts offer.