A two-month long investigation of the sales practices of New York City funeral homes finds may of them are playing fast and loose with city regulations. Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Jonathan Mintz says the inspections of 579 funeral home resulted in 87 businesses being charged with a total ...

A doctor who questioned an unusually high fare is credited with touching off a widespread investigation into cabbie rip-offs. Dr. Mitchell Lee was riding home from NYU Medical Center in Manhattan in August when he noticed an extra $2 on his usual $5 ...

Urban beekeepers in New York City no longer have to keep the honey of their labors a secret. The city's health board voted Tuesday to overturn a longtime ban on beekeeping within city limits. Previously, the city's health code had placed honeybees ...

A poll shows support has plummeted among New Yorkers this week for scandal-plagued Gov. David Paterson to continue to serve out his term. The Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) University poll released Friday shows that 46 percent of New Yorkers say he should finish out his term. In a ...