Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said that downtown residents have had enough of the Occupy Wall Street protests.

The city took a major step Wednesday toward closing the gaping hole in the East River's greenway that has cut residents off from the waterfront between East 38th and 60th streets.

NYU Langone Medical Center received a $50 million donation from the owners of the Hasbro toy company to fund a new pediatric medical center set to open in 2017.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's girlfriend, Diana Taylor, criticized President Obama, Senator Gillibrand and the slew of Republican presidential hopefuls in an interview with the New York Observer .

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.

Mayor Bloomberg shot back at criticism of the city's education system and his handling of it on "Meet the Press" Sunday.

Nycaps, a computerized system that tracks personnel information for the city, was nearly $300 million over its $66 million budget, according to the New York Times .

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

The city's libraries are offering kids a chance to eliminate their overdue fines.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited the Statue of Liberty Thursday morning for an early celebration of her birthday.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg touted the new Century 21 on Broadway near West 66th Street as an engine of economic development that will bring more than 300 jobs and lure tourists.

Murray Weiss reports that a Bronx grand jury is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to indict 17 cops for fixing tickets.  

Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned Friday that unless the economy improves, young people could riot on the streets.

Murray Weiss reports on what cops say led to the arrest of City Councilman Jumaane Williams at the West Indian-American Day Parade in Brooklyn. 

The city formally unveiled its new bike-share program, which will allow residents to borrow bikes for a minimal fee.