Snowplows as Rare as Spaceships, as City Still Frozen
NY Daily News
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Hours after the snow stopped, countless streets around the city were unplowed – causing a dangerous backlog in emergency responses and drawing outrage.
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Flights Resume at Airports Following Blizzard
An air passenger sleeps on a luggage conveyor belt at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Monday, Dec. 27, 2010.
NEW YORK [AP] — Planes have begun landing again at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport after a blizzard clobbered the Northeast and led authorities to suspend all flight operations.
Police in About-Face on City Crime Data
by Sean Gardiner – Wall Street Journal
The omni-present yellow tape as police and crime scene investigators probe yet another homicide
NYPD to post misdemeanor statistics for past 10 years in response to allegations that serious offenses were downgraded.
NEW YORK CITY [CBS] — The storm bringing a rare white xmas to the South Saturday will arrive over our area Sunday through Monday evening, making holiday travel a nightmare for many.
Blizzard To Bear Down On Tri-State Sunday
NEW YORK CITY [CBS] — The storm bringing a rare white xmas to the South Saturday will arrive over our area Sunday through Monday evening, making holiday travel a nightmare for many.
Senate Passes Health Benefits Bill for 9/11 Responders
WASHINGTON [CNN] — The Senate on Wednesday passed a compromise version of a bill to provide free medical treatment to first responders of the September 11 terrorist attack.
The New York Times has sued the New York Police Department, saying the department had routinely violated a state law that requires government agencies to provide information to the press and the public.
Times Sues NYPD, Saying Info Has Been Illegally Withheld
The New York Times has sued the New York Police Department, saying the department had routinely violated a state law that requires government agencies to provide information to the press and the public.
CNNMoney
The use of food stamps has increased dramatically in the U.S., as the federal government ramps up basic assistance to meet the demands of an increasingly desperate population.
1 in 7 Americans rely on food stamps
CNNMoney
The use of food stamps has increased dramatically in the U.S., as the federal government ramps up basic assistance to meet the demands of an increasingly desperate population.
Fire Department Fumes Over Hydrnt Law
YourNabe.com
The Fire Department is hot and bothered about a bill being pushed by a Southern Brooklyn lawmaker that would shrink the “no parking” area around fire hydrants from 30 to 20 feet, saying its big rigs need all the space they can get.
NY1
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has delayed signing a bill that would have increased fines on illegal sidewalk automated teller machines.
Bloomberg Holds Off Signing Sidewalk ATM Bill
NY1
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has delayed signing a bill that would have increased fines on illegal sidewalk automated teller machines.
Record Rise in Bike Accidents in 2010
Firefighters and EMS treating a Jewish boy after being struck by a van while riding his bike. Illustration Photo.
Somebody hit the brakes!
There’s been an alarming 16 percent spike in vehicle and bicycle collisions over the past year that investigators blame in large part on rogue cyclists who have turned city streets into demolition derbies.
Lunar Eclipse Set to Darken Night Sky
NY Daily News
The total lunar eclipse will being after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, and last for more than three hours.
A rare total lunar eclipse is set to darken the night sky on Tuesday.
The celestial event is expected to begin after 1 a.m. EST on Dec. 21, and will continue for more than three hours.
NY Post
Mark Moody enjoys his usual smoke at his window, where he says cops nabbed him as a suicidal lunatic and carted him off to a psych ward.
What were they smoking?
A pair of blundering cops mistook a downtown man's cigarette break for a suicide attempt, a lawsuit claims.
Cops Take ‘Suicidal’ Window Ledge Smoker to Psych Ward
NY Post
Mark Moody enjoys his usual smoke at his window, where he says cops nabbed him as a suicidal lunatic and carted him off to a psych ward.
What were they smoking?
A pair of blundering cops mistook a downtown man’s cigarette break for a suicide attempt, a lawsuit claims.
NY Daily News
'Tis the season to spread holiday cheer with festive cards - and for Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz to take a light-hearted swipe at the city's bike lane craze.
Markowitz takes jab at city’s bike lanes in holiday card
NY Daily News
‘Tis the season to spread holiday cheer with festive cards – and for Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz to take a light-hearted swipe at the city’s bike lane craze.
Proposed Legislation Will Create 1000’s of Parking Spots
BROOKLYN [CHI] — Council Members David Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) and Daniel Dromm (D-Queens) have introduced bills that would create as many as 100,000 new parking spots in New York City and save New Yorkers from thousands of parking tickets.
Malfunctioning Crosswalk Signals: To Cross or Not to cross
NY Daily News
To cross or not to cross – that is the question plaguing pedestrians at a startling number of Manhattan intersections.
New York Subway Plot Was Five Days From Success
Telegraph.co.uk
British intelligence helped foil an al-Qaeda plot to blow up the New York subway just five days before it was due to go ahead, it can be disclosed, as Abid Naseer, a suspect in the case, faces an extradition hearing in London.
Planned Fire Dept. Fees for Motorists Criticized
New York Times
Firefighters at the scene of an accident. Illustration Photo.
A plan by the New York Fire Department to allay severe budget cuts by charging motorists up to $490 to respond to accidents and car fires has touched off blistering criticism and calls for the City Council to outlaw the policy.
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