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City's Inauguration Party Is Tapped Out

January 07, 2009

by Amy Eddings

The City Council is hosting a viewing party at City Hall for Barack Obama's inauguration, and it has had such an overwhelming response that it can no longer accommodate any more guests. The council ....

Council Requires NYPD Weapons Reports

January 07, 2009

by Amy Eddings

The City Council voted unanimously to require the police department to file annual reports about officers' use of their guns. Currently, the New York Police Department voluntarily submits its firear....

Rough Weather for New Year's Eve

December 31, 2008

by Amy Eddings

New Year's revelers will face subzero wind chills from Times Square to Buffalo as snow, wind and low temperatures drop New York into a deep freeze on the last day of 2008. While the city will see lig....

Traffic Issues

December 19, 2008

by Amy Eddings

How New Yorkers deal with traffic that's too close for comfort. ....

Waste Facilities a Blight for Brooklyn Residents

December 19, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Traffic is the bane of many a New Yorkers' existence. We're either stuck in it, dodging it, or listening to it, like Carlotta Giglio does every single day. GIGLIO: I used to keep very pretty littl....

20-Year Deal May Prevent Recycling Cuts

December 18, 2008

by Amy Eddings

A long-awaited contract that allows Sims Metal Management to process and sell the city's metal, glass and plastic for the next 20 years is finally official, just as the city faces pressure to cut cos....

Officers Indicted for Sexual Assault

December 09, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Officer Richard Kern is accused of sodomizing Michael Mineo with his baton. Two other officers, Alex Cruz and Andrew Morales, face charges for trying to cover up the assault. Brooklyn District Atto....

McMahon Ready for Capitol Hill

December 09, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Michael McMahon is the first Democrat in 28 years to represent the 13th Congressional district, which includes Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn In just four weeks, Michael McMahon, a city council....

Fixing the MTA Budget Deficit

December 04, 2008

by Amy Eddings

It's a plan designed to spread the burden among the largest group of people. At least that's how Richard Ravitch described his panel's recommendations for bailing out the Metropolitan Transportation....

Bagging the Habit

December 02, 2008

by Amy Eddings

A bill creating a statewide plastic bag recycling program in New York is now on Governor Paterson's desk and New York City's council is urging the governor to reject it. Speaker Christine Quinn says....

Star Wide Reciever Catches Bloomberg's Wrath

December 01, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Giants receiver Plaxico Burress pleaded not guilty today to two charges of criminal possession of an unlicensed handgun, after accidentally shooting himself at a Manhattan nightclub. Mayor Bloomberg....

Obama Introduces the New Secretary of State

December 01, 2008

by Amy Eddings

The weeks of rumor and speculation are over. President elect Barack Obama has selected New York's junior senator, Hillary Clinton, as his nominee for Secretary of State. He praised his former campa....

NY Food Pantries See Increase in Hungry

November 25, 2008

by Amy Eddings

The number of New Yorkers seeking food at pantries and soup kitchens jumped 28 percent this year, compared to last year, according to the New York City Coalition Against Hunger. The group says this ....

James Kwak's Financial Wrap

November 20, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Stocks dropped through the floor today as Democrats chose to delay action on bailing out the auto industry. The Dow sunk even further below 8,000, down 445 point to 7552, a 5.5 percent drop. The Nasd....

MTA to Meet on Service Cuts

November 19, 2008

by Amy Eddings

With a budget to balance by the end of the year, and a $1.2 billion deficit to fill, the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to announce steep service cuts when it meets to....

Senate Bill Would Force Referendum on City Term Limits

November 15, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Meanwhile, Brooklyn State Senator Kevin Parker has introduced a bill that would thwart Mayor Bloomberg's effort to run for a third term, by requiring a voter referendum on the issue. REPORTER: A sim....

Lieberman's Future Still Uncertain

November 06, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Former Democrat-turned-independent Joe Lieberman, Senator of Connecticut, is not saying whether he'll continue to caucus with Democrats or whether he's still chair of the Senate's Homeland Security c....

The End of a Sanitation Era

November 03, 2008

by Amy Eddings

As Commissioner, Emily Lloyd oversaw the the flow of more than a billion gallons of drinking water every day from upstate reservoirs into New York City homes. She was also responsible for the treatm....

Mayor Offers Short Term Relief to Help New Yorkers Through Economic Downturn

October 30, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Mayor Bloomberg wants to relax tax deadlines for some property owners, launch a public awareness campaign about debt and create a Web site for laid-off financial workers as part of his plan to give s....

Paterson Asks DC to Bail Out New York

October 29, 2008

by Amy Eddings

Governor Paterson is in Washington, DC, today, asking Congress to help bail out New York. Speaking before the House Ways and Means Committee at a hearing on a second economic stimulus package, Pater....