Christine Quinn

The City Council passed new legislation Thursday to encourage local farming and urban markets through the city.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly may never have expressed interest in the job, but he tops the list of city officials New Yorkers would like to see as the next mayor in a new poll.

The BRC residence at 127 W. 25th Street is set to welcome its first 24 residents on Wednesday to the 328-bed facility, as City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called for a last-minute meeting to stop it.

Attorney General Eric Scheiderman filed legal papers that questions the constitutionality of a federal law that refuses to recognize marriage equality.

The first same-sex couples in the city said "I do" Sunday - some after decades of waiting.

Mayor Michael Bloombrg capped off a day of celebration by officiating the wedding at Gracie Mansion.

The Emerging Artists Theater Company has found a new home in the 45th Street Theater, but the 30-year-old performance space is not legally a theater.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer says there is "no rhyme or reason" to how member item money is allocated now.

The city will hold a public lottery for couples wishing to marry on Sunday to cope with high demand.

From harassing text messages to hacking someone's Facebook account, cyberbullying comes in many forms, advocates said.

The legislation, set to take effect Thursday, would have forced emergency pregnancy centers to disclose whether they provide abortions, among other information.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio have also raised serious money ahead of the 2013 race.

The office will open Sunday, July 24, in honor of the first day of gay marriage in New York.

After a a 15-hour delay, the Council voted 49-1 in favor of the plan, which saves teachers' jobs, but eliminates others.

The City Council will now vote on the austere 2012 budget and its deep cuts Wednesday morning.