Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed Phil Ragusa in the 19th City Council District race in northeast Queens against incumbent Councilmember Tony Avella last week, but it seems it may not have much impact. More...

Councilmembers Gioia and Miller have introduced a bill that would ensure that cyber cafes remain safe and secure for students and adults who seek to use Internet resources and would specifically target venues where repeated violence occurs. More...

A law recently enacted in New York state gives grandparents legal standing in custody fights if they have previously cared for a child in their home for the past two years. More...

Some 100 seniors turned out for Assemblymember Michael Gianaris More...

On the heels of Saturday More...

With three weeks to go until Election Day, most of the attention about the November 4 ballot has gone to the pros and cons of a proposed change to the City Charter that would eliminate party primaries and replace them with so-called nonpartisan elect More...

Congresswoman Maloney, with Debbie Smith, a rape victim whose attacker was convicted through DNA testing, with Senator Patrick Leahy (VT), and Kirk Bloodsworth, whose conviction was overturned through DNA testing. More...