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Joseph Bruno has been found guilty of two counts of corruption by a federal jury in Albany.

Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son says he's too sick and doesn't deserve to go to prison for plundering his late mother's fortune.

A California venture capitalist has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in connection with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's investigation of a pay-to-play scandal at the state's giant public pension fund.

A bill to legalize same sex marriage was defeated in the Senate by a 38 to 24 margin Wednesday.

Its that time of year again! Preparations, including the inflation of 50 massive balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are well underway.

A teenager in Queens killed in a confrontation with New York City police over the weekend was shot 11 times.

Moody's Investors Service says the state's credit rating could suffer if legislature fails to make Governor Paterson's proposed cuts.

Drunk drivers who have a child in the vehicle will now face felony charges in New York State.

Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the decision to put alleged September 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and others on trial in a New York federal court.

New York City agencies are being told to come up with $1.75 billion in savings as Mayor Michael Bloomberg tries to bridge next year's multibillion-dollar deficit.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will carve the crowded airspace over the Hudson River into separate areas for local and long-distance traffic.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind behind the September 11th terrorist attacks, will go on trial in a civilian court in New York.

A federal judge in Albany has denied a motion for a mistrial in the corruption case of former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno.

Roughly 500 public school aides are losing their jobs today, after weeks of litigation between the city and their union.

Leaders in Albany appear to have reached a logjam on the state budget, at least that's how it appeared on a public telephone conference call with reporters on Thursday.

Governor Paterson used a rare mid-year appearance before the state legislature to urge lawmakers to support his proposal to address a budget deficit of more than $3 billion.