New York City gave congregations a deadline of Feb. 12 to stop worshiping in public schools, so the State Senate approved a proposal to allow the practice.

Luis Ortiz, the Brooklyn man who the authorities say fired a gun at a police officer, striking him behind the right ear, was indicted on a charge of first-degree attempted murder.

A decision on hydrofracking in New York State — its scope, its timing or whether it will happen at all — now seems much more uncertain, and the approval process has slowed considerably.

Assemblyman Rory I. Lancman announced plans to challenge Representative Bob Turner in November, underscoring a belief that the Congressional district will not be eliminated in redistricting.

Lawmakers and labor unions object to the tax department’s giving members of the state inspector general’s staff access to the returns.

The officer, William Masso, was accused of leading a group of officers who accepted thousands of dollars to bring weapons into the state.

Developers are proceeding with plans for My Image Studios, a “living room” of black and Latino-flavored arts and culture in Harlem.

At Butcher Bar in Astoria, cuts of meat can be taken home or cooked and served on the spot.

Fully 53 percent supported Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand’s re-election, her best showing yet, a survey from Siena College found.

Who do you think should join Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani in the cast of a movie about Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife during the 2011 sexual assault case?