1 Week After Union Vote, DNAinfo and Gothamist Close
Two of New York City’s most popular neighborhood news websites have ceased operations just one week after reporters and editors voted to join a union.
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New York Set to Vote on Constitutional Convention
New York voters will be asked on November 7th whether they want to call a constitutional convention — as required by law every 20 years — where elected delegates would consider changes to the governmental blueprint. If a convention is approved, any recommended changes would have to be ratified by voters.
Car Ramming Attack Believed to Be Terror Related
At least six people are dead and fourteen others injured after a truck drove onto a bike path in lower Manhattan in New York City. Police now believe the incident to be terror related, and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has joined the NYPD at the scene.
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New York to Get Legoland Park in 2020
A Legoland amusement park is set to open just north of New York City in 2020, joining existing Legolands in California, Florida, the United Kingdom, Germany, Malaysia, Denmark, Dubai and Japan.
New York State Bans E-Cigarettes at Workplaces
New York State has added electronic cigarettes to its indoor smoking ban, making it illegal to use the devices in workplaces, including bars and restaurants.
MTA to Phase Out Metro Cards
New York City’s transit agency, the MTA, is changing how bus and subway passengers pay their fares, phasing out its MetroCard in favor of something more modern.
Cow Runs Loose in Prospect Park
Police wrangled a cow on the loose in Prospect Park today, Tuesday, after the animal became a spectacle for tourists and New Yorkers alike when it was spotted roaming the streets and enjoying the park facilities.
New York Jewish Businesses Receive Threatening Letters
Anonymous hate letters bearing inflammatory rhetoric have been reported by multiple businesses in Brooklyn and Manhattan, prompting an investigation of the mail by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force.
Mayor Pledges Additional $750K to Fight Rats
New York City’s mayor is doubling down on the war on rats, pledging three-quarters of a million dollars to fight the scourge.
New Street Cleaners Could End Alternate Side Parking
Assemblyman Yoni Hikind has proposed that the New York City Department of Sanitation replace their large sweeper trucks with smaller, mobile vacuum units that are capable of cleaning the streets and could eliminate the need for alternate side of the street parking.
Hurricane Jose Eyes New York
Hurricane Jose has restrengthened into a Hurricane in the Atlantic, and may threaten New York City and other areas of the East Coast by this Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Openly Antisemitic Candidate Defeated in Landslide
New York City Council candidate Thomas Lopez-Pierre, who blamed “greedy Jewish landlords” for the “ethnic cleansing” of black and Latino residents from Harlem, was soundly defeated in a Democratic primary vote.
Bill De Blasio, Laurie Cumbo, Win Democratic Primary
Mayor Bill de Blasio won the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City on Tuesday night, defeating Sal F. Albanese, a former city councilman, and three other challengers. He’ll compete against Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican assemblywoman, in the general election on Nov. 7.
Today: New York Votes in All-Important Primary
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio faces a crowded primary field, but no challengers with his organizing power or financial muscle, as he seeks a second term as the leader of the country’s largest city.
Video: Brooklyn Street Swallows Man’s Foot
A sudden sinkhole in a Williamsburg street swallowed a man’s foot, trapping it there until it was extricated by the Fire Department.
NYC Hikes Price of Pack of Cigarettes to $13
Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed legislation raising the minimum price for a pack of cigarettes to $13 in New York City, making it the most expensive place to buy cigarettes in the U.S.
Attorney Zev Goldstein started the petition on Monday to call attention to the inequity in the way tickets are handled in the five boroughs. Photo: VIN News.
Petition Aims to Disband Traffic Courts
A Monsey lawyer is looking to change the way traffic violations are handled in New York City, with an online petition that he hopes will convince lawmakers to disband an administrative traffic court bureau that was created more than four decades ago.
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