City tow-truck companies are hauling off legally parked cars and then shaking down their hapless owners for cash — threatening to take their vehicles to the impound yard if they don’t cough up the dough.
A tourist’s snapshot of a New York City police officer giving new boots to a barefoot homeless man in Times Square has created an online sensation.
For the first time police officials can remember, New York City went through an entire day with no one shot, stabbed or slashed.
As the New York City Police Department assesses the damage to its properties from Hurricane Sandy, including the loss of about 200 of its vehicles, NY1 has exclusive video of the heavily damaged 60th Precinct house in Coney Island, which was evacuated during the storm.
Old phone booths in Manhattan’s Union Square are getting a modern makeover. Smart screens there display real-time local-based services, community information, current events and entertainment listings.
A Staten Island man in his 60s, dubbed “John Doe Duffel Bag,” was picked up by police for questioning in connection with a series of shopkeeper slayings, ABC News has learned, following tips to police from Brooklyn residents who recognized him in video recorded near two of three shopkeeper slayings in Brooklyn.
The FBI has joined the hunt for a possible serial killer who is thought to be preying on store owners in Brooklyn. Police want to speak with a man who was captured on video just after 6 p.m. Friday near the scene of the most recent killing.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg is extending the gas rationing system in New York City through Thanksgiving, despite having ended already in New Jersey and on Long Island.
After receiving complaints from several constituents, Councilman David G. Greenfield today introduced common sense legislation in the City Council that would allow motorists to temporarily stop at fire hydrants at all times as long as they are ready to immediately move their vehicle in the case of an emergency. Currently, drivers in New York City are allowed to temporarily stand at fire hydrants only during daylight hours, but not during evening hours.
A fire erupted at a Midtown sushi restaurant last night after a worker haphazardly carried gasoline in soy sauce containers, sources said.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food police have struck again! Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.
New York City and Long Island will begin rationing gas to relieve frustration and long lines at the pump as the region continues to recover from damage to fuel distribution caused by Sandy last week.
New York state residents have the highest state and local taxes as a percentage of income in the United States, while Alaskans have the lowest tax burden, according to a report on Tuesday by the Tax Foundation.
One fire engine collided with another FDNY truck in Brooklyn this morning, smashing through a resident’s brick wall and injuring 11 firefighters, authorities said.
A Nor’easter is heading towards the Tri-State area; United Airlines is canceling flights ahead of the storm and other airlines are still evaluating which flights will be canceled on Wednesday and Thursday. The storm could dump as much as four inches of snow on hurricane weary New York City.
A week after Superstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast, wiping out entire communities, residents were bracing for yet another potentially damaging storm.
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The marathon that once brought New York City’s people together for 40 years has come to a screeching halt because of the backlash it is receiving in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The NYC Marathon drew 45,103 runners in 2010 and is one of the largest marathons in the world.
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