This summer, New York subway riders might be able to actually get some work done on the train (rather than just beating their high scores in Angry Birds). Beginning Monday, free Wi-Fi will be available at a number of stations courtesy of Google.
Kindergarten would become mandatory for all 5-year-olds in New York City under a bill passed this week by state lawmakers.
It’s no secret that automatic cameras snapping the license plate numbers of red-light-runners and stop-sign-coasters generates revenue for cities — especially since they’re constantly on and a uniformed officer is not actively monitoring and getting paid to catch the would-be traffic offenders.
A full-fledged heat wave will hit Greater New York later this week, with public health implications for the New York City area.
New York City councilman Charles Barron may be on his way to winning the Democratic nomination for Congress in New York’s Eighth District, despite a history of racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel rhetoric. Barron, who has earned the support of retiring congressman Ed Towns, would be representing a district with a sizable Jewish population.
Mayor Bloomberg is proposing a sweeping ban on all sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces sold in restaurants, movie theaters, food carts and ballpark concession stands, NBC 4 New York has confirmed.
City officials are very concerned these days about sky rocketing crime; no, not the crimes that plague our neighborhood like shootings, muggings and break-ins – the city is busy with more important things: going after the poor chaps who scavenger recyclable garbage from the curbside. This epidemic of thievery has the city up in a tizzy because they make millions from the sale of our recyclable garbage, so they have taken to cracking down on these brazen criminals, and the New York Post is cheering them on.
Many visitors to blogs and news websites enjoy the liberty to post comments online without revealing their identity, but if a proposed bill in the New York State Assembly is passed, that common practice may become illegal.
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Life is anything but rosy for illegal flower peddlers in Borough Park. Cops in the predominantly Hasidic neighborhood are cracking down on the unlicensed hawkers after legit florists complained they are costing them between $5,000 and $10,000 a week in sales.
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An annual New York City tradition begins Wednesday, as Fleet Week kicks off with the Parade of Ships along the Hudson River.
Drivers and their passengers better make sure they’re buckled up. State police will be running a two-week crackdown on seatbelts starting Monday and running through June 3.
Complain about a ticket at your own risk. A Brooklyn man was hospitalized after he says an NYPD traffic enforcement agent had her partner beat him to a pulp for mouthing off over a ticket.
Do you like getting around New York City in an efficient and environmentally friendly way? There’s good news for you. The city is preparing to launch its bike sharing program.
A consultant’s report has found that New York City’s 911 system is troubled by delays and errors that endanger callers in an emergency. Mayor Michael Bloomberg released an edited version of the report Friday, but he is fighting a court order that the original, unedited version of the report be released to the public.
Thieves have waltzed off with more than 30 cast-iron manhole covers from thoroughfares in Brooklyn, The Bronx and Queens since March, Con Edison said Thursday, presumably selling the 320-pound discs for scrap, officials said.
Travel & Leisure magazine named La Guardia the nation’s worst major air hub for customer comfort.
The one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death has police in New York City on high alert.
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