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On a day when the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 600 points in afternoon trading, President Barack Obama said the U.S. remains a AAA country despite its credit rating down grade last Friday.

A 40-year-old woman died Monday after competing in the swimming portion of the Nautica New York City triathlon over the weekend. Her death comes a day after a fellow participant died.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is seeking steep toll and fare increases starting in September.

The man accused of brutally killing an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy was found competent to stand trial. This comes after a a grand jury indicted Levi Aron, 33, who then claimed to hear voices in in his head. The court-ordered ordered a psychiatric evaluation in July.

The suspect in the kidnapping and killing of 8-year-old Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzky is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
   

The New York Islanders are stuck with the aging Nassau Coliseum after voters rejected a plan this week that would have revamped the arena.

The Newark Municipal Council has voted to introduce Mayor Cory Booker's 2011 budget by a vote of 5 to 4.

The City University of New York's board of trustees will hold a special meeting Wednesday to approve a $300-a-year tuition hike for students at senior and community colleges.

The peacock who wandered away from the Central Park Zoo and perched on the ledge of a tony Fifth Avenue apartment building Tuesday is safely back home.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Democrats won't support a proposal that would have ended the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Empire Center for New York State Policy has reported that 1.6 million New Yorkers moved to other states last decade. That's more than the populations of Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, White Plains and West Babylon combined.

The Fulton Street Transit Center is nearly half completed, and the MTA has opened a new entrance at William Street.

The Long Island Railroad is facing major delays that will affect evening commuters after multiple lightning strikes have knocked out the signal system.

A tornado warning has been issued for Westchester and Rockland counties in New York until 7:00 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

The world's largest mall operator is signing a deal with the Port Authority to manage retail at the World Trade Center site.

President Barack Obama and George W. Bush are expected to be in New York City this fall for the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, the mayor announced Friday.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he was "fabulous" after a short stay in the hospital Thursday because of an asthma attack.

A hedge fund manager's racial discrimination suit against the iconic Dakota apartment building on the Upper West Side has been given the green light to continue by a judge.

New York City Council passed a package of bills Thursday aimed at boosting local food consumption and helping more city residents build greenhouses.

The hotel housekeeper who accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault made her first public appearance Thursday to thank her New York supporters.