The governors of New York and New Jersey asked federal officials Tuesday to abandon a planned auction of prime takeoff and landing slots at New York City-area airports, arguing that it could result in higher ticket prices.

Two off-duty New York police officers are facing charges that they kicked, punched and pistol-whipped a man whose open car door was blocking their lane of traffic.

A New York policeman who body-slammed an unarmed woman onto a tile floor, breaking her jaw, has been indicted on a civil rights charge.

Eight scrolls of Hebrew Scriptures valued at around $500,000 have been stolen from a synagogue in New York.

The Washington Nationals traded right-handed reliever Luis Ayala to the Mets on Sunday for a player to be named, a move designed to provide depth to New York’s struggling bullpen.

Brett Favre proved he’s a quick study. The New York Jets’ new quarterback also showed he has plenty of zip remaining in that rocket right arm.

Billy Wagner felt discomfort in his pitching elbow after throwing a simulated game Saturday and the New York Mets’ closer won’t come off the disabled list Monday as expected.

Health officials say six residents of an upstate New York housing complex for seniors have been stricken with Legionnaires’ disease, and that one of them has died.

New York state health officials say six residents of a small-town housing complex for seniors have been stricken with Legionnaires’ disease. One of the six has died.