3 hrs ago | Star-Gazette
Upstate communities receive flood grants
I took my dogs for a walk this morning and had to check my calendar to make sure it's actually February.
7 hrs ago | Star-Gazette
New York: Cuomo sets Thursday as teacher evaluation deadline
I took my dogs for a walk this morning and had to check my calendar to make sure it's actually February.
12 hrs ago | The Brooklyn Paper
Red Hook: Shipping-wrecked: Pols and longshoremen say feds killing Red Hook port
Rep. Michael Grimm blasted customs officials for their plan to shut down inspections at the Red Hook Container Terminal, saying it would lead to thousands of trucks barreling through the heart of his district.
16 hrs ago | Poughkeepsie Journal
The North Lawn of the White House is seen, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, in Washington.
18 hrs ago | New York Post
The NYPD is teaching its officers to use the Find My iPhone application to track down stolen Apple smartphones, according to an internal training memo obtained by The Post.
NEW YORK -- The dollar-Swiss franc currency pair this week failed to follow through higher on its gains from the previous week and closed lower on Friday.
Bishop wants justice for cruise ship victims
ROME - Italy's president and top bishop are demanding justice for the victims of the cruise ship that ran aground last month off Tuscany.
Black New Yorkers answered the call to end slavery by fighting for the Union
Harry Bradshaw Matthews is associate dean and director of the U.S. Pluralism Center at Hartwick College in Oneonta.
.Com's Brief Encounter With James Houghton, Artistic Director of Signature Theatre Company
James Houghton, founding artistic director of Signature Theatre Company, talks about the expanded mission of the Off-Broadway company now that it has a new three-venue complex on West 42nd Street.
Catholic bishops react cautiously to Obama's compromise
The nation's Catholic bishops reacted with cautious optimism Friday to President Barack Obama's proposal to revise the administration's mandate on insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Fetches $265,200 at Christie's Sale
A case of Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux 1985 vintage Burgundy from the private cellar of winemaker Henri Jayer fetched HK$2.06 million as the top lot at a Christie's International sale in Hong Kong.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
The campaign account of former state Sen. Nick Spano, who pleaded guilty today to a federal tax-evasion charge, paid out $20,000 in December to the law firm representing him in his criminal case.
The NRLA tips its hat to regional leaders
The MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Conn., set the stage for the Jan. 25 to 27 NRLA LBM Expo.
American nuclear plants also could lose power
To the Editor: No one is claiming, as Thomas J. Csermely suggested in his Jan. 21 commentary, that power plants in New York are threatened by a "killer tidal wave" like the one that led to nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi in Japan.
Letter: Trails, not trains, best for Adirondacks
I live along the Adirondack rail corridor in Tupper Lake and have watched it go unused and continue to deteriorate for more than 30 years.
Erect fences to stop suicides on Verrazano Bridge, says kin of man who plunged to death
It took only a moment for Andre Carrasco to get out of his car and jump to his death from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge last month.
Syracuse bishop: The president heard our voices on birth control
Central New Yorkers opposed to a new federal requirement for employers to provide free birth control in their health insurance reacted with caution Friday to a compromise offered to religious-affiliated schools, charities and hospitals.
Briarcliff Manor Police Blotter: High School Student's Wallet Stolen; Mailboxes Damaged
Here's a look at some of the incidents investigated by theA Briarcliff Manor Police Department A from Jan.
BBCA Enjoys Viral Spread Of NYC Outdoor Ads
BBC America is getting social media mileage out of a new outdoor advertising campaign it's launched in the New York City area.
Weekend Storm Could Drop Two Inches of Snow on City
The storm expected to blow through New York late Friday night will only drop about 2 inches of snow before it tapers off mid-afternoon on Saturday, according to AccuWeather .