New York State Lawmakers are considering a proposal to require labels to warn consumers about the adverse health effects of sugary drinks, in a similar manner to the way cigarette packages are labeled.
Speed cameras, which issue tickets automatically when drivers go more than 10mph over the speed limit, have produced a surge in tickets and generated nearly $17 million in revenue for New York City.
New York City commuters, brace yourselves: The price of traveling on New York City’s mass transit system just got even steeper. Fare increases kicked in across the board Sunday on the city’s subways, buses, commuter trains, bridges and tunnels, part of a series of fare increases in recent years built into the MTA’s budget.
The Tri State Area’s first day of spring will feel much more like the last few months of winter. The NYC Office of Emergency Management has issued a travel advisory, warning of an incoming low pressure system that will bring snow and rain Friday morning, with accumulations as high as 6 inches.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William J. Bratton yesterday announced the deployment of new gunshot detection technology that will decrease officer response times to gunshot incidents and enhance community and public safety. NYPD will pilot the ‘ShotSpotter’ system in five zones of approximately three square miles each located within various precincts in the Bronx and Brooklyn. The first pilot area to go operational on Monday, March 16, 2015 will be in the Bronx.
Despite assurances by the newly appointed state Assembly speaker that he would support the Education Investment Tax Credit just two weeks ago, the proposed budget released today by the Assembly fails to include the bill which would bring desperately needed tuition relief to parents of yeshiva students statewide.
Usually a harbinger of spring, this year Purim day will be a harsh reminder of the lingering winter’s record-breaking snow and cold, with 3-5 inches expected to accumulate on the streets of winter-weary New York.
After a frigid February, New York City is preparing to start March with a snowstorm, with 3 inches expected to fall late Sunday afternoon.
FBI agents in Brooklyn have arrested three men for allegedly attempting to travel abroad to join ISIS. The trio had discussed launching attacks domestically if they were unable to travel to join them, authorities said.
Frigid temperatures and bone-chilling wind chills gripped the New York area on Friday, and meteorologists say it’s only going to worsen over the weekend, with some snow on Saturday and the coldest temperatures in 20 years before the weekend is over.
New York City, once notorious for high crime, broke a record on Thursday with no murders reported for 10 straight days, police said.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for the New York City area until Tuesday morning. After a morning bout of freezing rain, snow and sleet, the National Weather Service expects more snow to develop in the afternoon and continue through Monday evening.
As of Sunday night, A full week has gone by without a single killing in New York City, a rare milestone.
American Airlines, US Airways and many other carriers have canceled almost 1,800 flights, as winter-weary New York City is once again covered in a fresh blanket of snow.
Developer Sam Boymelgreen, son of Lubavitch real-estate mogul Shaya Boymelgreen, just sold a 126-unit rental building in the Windsor Terrace neighborhood of Brooklyn for $76 million. He paid $25 million for the property last year.
An arctic blast with wind gusts over 45 miles per hour and wind chill factors in the double-digits below zero is head for the tri-state area from Friday afternoon into Saturday.
Steady snowfall has been covering New York City since Monday morning and by Tuesday total accumulated snowfall reach just 6 inches – far below the predicted 24 to 36 inches. Snow is expected to continue falling throughout the day and total accumulations can reach 12 inches.
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