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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....