Tips for Extreme Cold Weather Safety
The New York City Department of Emergency Management released a list of tips and safety guidelines for New Yorkers to prepare for upcoming extreme cold weather.
New York City Braces for Blast of Arctic Air
A blast of freezing arctic air from the Midwest is expected to hit New York City by Wednesday evening, sending temperatures plunging to near zero.
90-Year Old Holocaust Survivor Fights Off Mugger
The NYPD says they’ve arrested a would-be mugger whose attempt to steal a Holocaust survivor’s purse was thwarted when the then-90-year-old woman fought back.
Flatbush Community Rallies to ‘Save Ocean Parkway’
Hundreds of outraged Flatbush residents rallied on Sunday to “Save Ocean Parkway,” after plans were unveiled by the NYC Dept. of Transportation to eliminate right and left turns off the main roadway, requiring cars to exit onto the service lane a block beforehand if they wish to make a turn.
Aging BQE Expressway to Get $1.7B in Repairs
If you rely on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) for your routine commute, be prepared for delays: the NYC Dept. of Transportation has announced plans to spend 1.7 billion dollars and five years to repair a one-and-a-half mile stretch of the aging highway.
MTA Proposes Increased Subway Fares for 2017
The MTA is considering a proposal that would raise fares and tolls system-wide in 2017. Under the plan, subway fares would rise to $3 per ride, while weekly MetroCards would rise to $32 and a monthly pass would cost $121.
Following Tragedies, MTA Considers Subway Barriers
Transit officials in New York City are reconsidering adding barriers on subway platforms following a string of recent tragedies involving subway trains.
Suspicious Man Photographs Jewish Girls’ High School
The NYPD’s Counterterrorism Unit has been called in to a Jewish girls’ high school in Brooklyn after an unidentified man was spotted taking pictures of the building’s exterior this morning.
Small-Time Airbnb Hosts Call New York Law ‘Unfair’
A new New York law that carries fines of up to $7,500 for certain kinds of short-term listings is causing headaches for many Airbnb hosts, who say they are getting unfairly swept up in a measure that’s more aimed at commercial operators who turn multiple apartments into illegal hotels.
NYPD Says Crime Rate on Track for Historic Low
According to preliminary data published Tuesday by the New York Police Department, crime in the Big Apple continued to drop again this year, with October being the safest month in the city since CompStat records began to be recorded.
New Jersey Gas Tax Hiked by 23 Cents a Gallon
Filling up your gas tank on the other side of the Hudson will no longer result in significant savings: on Friday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed legislation raising the gas tax by 23 cents per gallon, from the 49th highest in the nation to the sixth.
Brooklyn’s District Attorney Dead at 50
Brooklyn’s District Attorney Ken Thompson has died after a hard fought battle with a terminal illness and just a short while after disclosing his ailment. He passed away Sunday evening at the age of 50.
Brooklyn’s District Attorney Battling Cancer
After a prolonged absence from his office many speculated what would be keeping Brooklyn’s district attorney Ken Thompson from the office, those rumors further spread after he failed to make an appearance at this years West Indian Day Parade. Earlier today he clarified his medical condition in a statement.
Train from Monsey Crashes; 1 Dead, 100+ Injured
One person was killed and more than 100 people were injured, some of them critically, when a New Jersey Transit train derailed and crashed through the station in Hoboken, New Jersey, during the morning rush hour on Thursday. The train originated in Spring Valley, NY.
Out-of-Control SUV Slams into Manhattan Chabad
An out-of-control SUV repeatedly crashed into six others vehicles before barreling into a Chabad Hebrew school in Manhattan after an elderly driver suffered a medical emergency.
Suspect Wanted for NYC-NJ Terrorist Attacks Captured
An Afghan immigrant wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town was taken into custody Monday after a shootout with police in New Jersey, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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Kapporos Ritual Threatened in New York by Lawsuit
A lawsuit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court against several rabbis and the city by a group of animal rights activists who want to stop the Chasidic Jewish ritual called Kapporos, which takes place every year on the eve of Yom Kippur.
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