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The group, a riff on LCD Soundsystem, turned the U.S. government's finances into musical melodies.

More than one in five New Yorkers now live in poverty, new numbers show.

Shoppers spent nearly $1 billion on Black Friday in city stores, according to figures released Monday.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg questioned the logic of the continuing protests at Wall Street Friday, and left open the possibility that the city will shut them down.

One of every five city residents is living in poverty, according to new data from the Census Bureau.

After taking over the business from his father, David Stanger has shepherded his family's carpet store through the recession and things are once again starting to look up.

The national and state poverty rate both rose in 2010 amid concerns over a lack of job creation.

Many businesses closed after 9/11, but others survived or even thrived.

After last year's record attendance, the Children's Museum of Manhattan will now remain open on Mondays.

A 6-cent tax on disposable plastic bags could generate $94 million a year, the city's Independent Budget Office said.

Despite predicting higher tax revenue, the Independent Budget Office said a drop in state funding could erase any gains.

New York is hoping to boost its stature in applied science and engineering with a new research campus.

Home values in Inwood rose more than 15 percent from last year, while prices slumped in SoHo and Greenwich Village.

Manhattan had the largest increase in weekly wages in the nation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

New Yorkers' personal income fell 3.1 percent in 2009, the first decline in 70 years, according to a new report.