Officials broke ground Tuesday on a replacement for a college building that sat empty for years after a World Trade Center tower collapsed into it on Sept. 11, leaving it damaged beyond repair. Fiterman Hall, a City University of New York classroom building, was finally torn ...

Two New York City fried chicken restaurants in predominantly black neighborhoods are under fire for putting President Barack Obama's name on their signs. City Councilman Charles Barron said Friday that he will organize a demonstration next week outside Obama Fried Chicken in his Brooklyn district. Organizers ...

ALBANY—Here's a picture that almost shows mayoral hopefuls Bill Thompson and Anthony Weiner in the same frame as they walked into the black-tie dinner at the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators conference last night. Thompson, whose father helped found the organization, later gave a speech making the case for his candidacy. Weiner did ...