ALBANY—Sources in both the Senate and Assembly say the leaders of those chambers have agreed to pass a deficit-reduction plan of around $2.85 billion that does not contain mid-year school aid cuts but does contain some cuts to healthcare. It will also contain lots of tricks and one-shot actions, some of which David Paterson had already pledged to do unilaterally.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson delivered the message…

He was caught with 17 plants in his backyard and now faces more than a year in prison for each plant.

He was caught with 17 plants in his backyard and now faces more than a year in prison for each plant.

Caught on tape: Bouncers brutally beat two men at an Atlantic City club Saturday.

New releases from R. Kelly, OneRepublic, Juvenile and Kim Fowley.

Riccardo Muti conducted the second and last outing of a shortish program, consisting of Honegger’s Second Symphony and the “Eroica,” to a large and mostly enthusiastic audience.

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” led at the movie box office for the second weekend in a row. But “The Blind Side” was close behind.

Jim Brochu’s monologue about the great actor Zero Mostel brings the actor back to life.

Augustin Daly’s “Under the Gaslight” demonstrates that 142-year-old melodrama can still be fun.

There are many pleasures in the cheeky production of S. N. Behrman’s 1932 play.