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The city was hit with about four inches of snow overnight, creating conditions for slippery roadways and sidewalks during the morning commute.

More than 100 individuals, suspected of being members of New York and New Jersey's organized crime families, were arrested this morning and charged with crimes including murder, extortion and narcotics trafficking.

Robert Sargent Shriver was the brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy and the Democratic candidate for Vice President in 1972. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2003.

Seven firefighters were injured during a 10-hour battle against a blaze that broke out in a building full of hazardous material in Jamaica, Queens.

JetBlue lost $30 million as a result of a flurry of flight cancellations stemming from the Dec. 26 blizzard.

 

Tunisia has formed a temporary government comprised of members of the party of the deposed president and opposition party leaders, until new elections can be held in the country, the Associated Press reported on Monday.

The Jets backed up the words of their coach Rex Ryan beating the Patriots 28-to-21 in Foxborough.

New York City Council members blasted transit officials during a Friday hearing on the city's response to last month's blizzard.

The public face behind the controversial Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, will be stepping down from his role. The non-profit organization Park51 announced Friday that Imam Abdallah Adhami will be replacing Rauf as senior advisor.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, at the hospital bedside of longtime friend Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, witnessed the Arizona lawmaker open her eyes for the first time since she was shot in the head in an apparent assassination attempt on Saturday.

Here is the latest transit information as of Wednesday evening.

The mayor said the city's response to the snowstorm Wednesday morning showed it had improved its clean-up and preparedness methods since the bungled handling of the Dec. 26 blizzard.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New York City from 7 p.m. Tuesday until 6 p.m. Wednesday ahead of the storm expected to dump eight to 14 inches of s...

Three-quarters of the students at a Staten Island school stayed home on Monday after toxic PCBs were found in two classrooms. The PCBs apparently came from flourescent lightbulbs.

The New York City Council held a more than seven hour hearing on Monday to review response to last month's blizzard. The hearing began on Monday morning and ran into the early evening.

Members of Congress are increasing their vigilance at public gatherings following the shooting in Arizona on Saturday. Six people were killed and Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords is in critical condition, after a man opened fire in front of a supermarket in Tucson.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration will be questioned in detail on Monday for the first time about its admittedly poor response to the post-Christmas blizzard. 

Former New York Assemblyman Anthony Seminario, of Queens, has died in prison, at the age of 75.

President Barack Obama selected William Daley as his next White House chief of staff, according to the Associated Press.

The city's fire department has replaced its Emergency Medical Service Command chief, after more than 1,000 emergency calls got backlogged in last week's snowstorm.