New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he expects damage in the state from Tropical Storm Irene to total $1 billion. He spoke Wednesday in Prattsville, a Catskills Mountain community that like many others was hard hit by the torrential rains …
New Yorkers living in low-lying areas should think about moving out Friday before Hurricane Irene hits the city of 8.4 million people, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday. The mass transit system might have to be shut down on Saturday, …
A research project linked to the cleanup of a heavily polluted upstate New York lake is turning up some interesting discoveries. An archaeological study of the bottom of Onondaga Lake has revealed numerous boat wrecks and shoreline infrastructure dating back …
Attorneys for Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, say they’ve found “smoking gun” evidence on a New York man’s computer proving he made up his claim that a contract he signed with Zuckerberg in 2003 makes him part owner of …
In a court case that has all sides seeing red, a judge said Wednesday that a French maker of luxury shoes worn by stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Scarlett Johansson and Halle Berry will likely fail in its effort …
The father of three children who drowned in upstate New York when their mother drove her minivan into the Hudson River is suing a city and county for $40 million each. The Times Herald-Record of Middletown reports Jean Pierre has …
New York’s Suffolk County is installing steel cable barriers on two of its highway medians in an effort to prevent deadly crossover crashes. Newsday says the barriers are being erected on the Long Island Expressway and Sunrise Highway. The first …
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted a housekeeper in a “violent and sadistic attack” in his hotel suite in Manhattan in May, a civil lawsuit filed Monday alleges. The lawsuit, which follows criminal charges against the Frenchman, repeats the …
Two city building inspectors and a New York Labor Department inspector were among nine people charged Thursday following a federal investigation into asbestos removal at a Buffalo housing complex that was slated for demolition. Two companies contracted to remove asbestos …
A Long Island congressman says 13 families who lost their homes in flooding more than a year ago will likely receive federal aid. Rep. Steve Bishop tells Newsday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed his office Friday that it …