Chuck Schumer

The Statue of Liberty is slated to reopen by July 4, but no date has been set for Ellis Island.

Former MTA Chair Joseph Lhota, Police Chief Ray Kelly and Mayor David Dinkins attended the event.

A new database will store information on every cell phone allowing users to make them useless if stolen.

Lawmakers want regulators to use a letter grade system for buses, the way they do for restaurants.

An advisory panel believes there is a clear connection between cancer and 9/11 toxins.

Mayor Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will co-star in a Super Bowl ad against illegal guns.

The menorah lighting kicked off the first night of Hanukkah.

Throngs of New York's political elite turned out for the music-filled funeral of former Gov. Hugh Carey at St. Patrick's Cathedral Thursday.

Soul singer Aretha Franklin will headline Rep. Charles Rangel's birthday fundraiser.

Sen. Chuck Schumer proposed a letter grade system for tour bus companies in the wake of a slew of deadly accidents.

Part of the cash will be used to relieve congestion in and out of Manhattan.

Dozens of Holocaust survivors and New York Jewish leaders gathered to honor the community Sunday.

Schumer asked the state Department of Motor Vehicles to audit the licenses issued to tour bus drivers.

Lawmakers are calling for tougher regulations after two deadly Chinatown bus crashes.

A threatened government shutdown Friday would force the closure of tourist attractions like Liberty Island.