Bloomberg Vows to Battle NYC Crime Wave
NY Post
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Mayor Bloomberg finally called the city’s rash of recent violence “unconscionable,” as an aide said the NYPD is flooding crime-plagued neighborhoods with cops.
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The city's payphones are about to start pulling double-duty as wireless hotspots.
NYC Payphones to Become WiFi Hotspots
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The city’s payphones are about to start pulling double-duty as wireless hotspots.
AP
Maybe it’s the urban dwelling of the future: studio apartments measuring no more than 300 square feet (About 17 feet from wall to wall).
Bloomberg Asks Developers to Build Tiny Apartments
AP
Maybe it’s the urban dwelling of the future: studio apartments measuring no more than 300 square feet (About 17 feet from wall to wall).
NY Daily News
New York City Mayor David Dinkins presided over the botched police response to the Crown Heights riots in 1991.
Ed Koch has a bridge named after him, so why not David Dinkins? That’s the question City Councilman Fernando Cabrera will ask Thursday when he introduces a bill to rename the Willis Avenue Bridge after New York’s first and only African-American mayor.
Politicians Want Bridge Named After Mayor Dinkins
NY Daily News
New York City Mayor David Dinkins presided over the botched police response to the Crown Heights riots in 1991.
Ed Koch has a bridge named after him, so why not David Dinkins? That’s the question City Councilman Fernando Cabrera will ask Thursday when he introduces a bill to rename the Willis Avenue Bridge after New York’s first and only African-American mayor.
New York City Bracing for Another Heat Wave
NBC New York
The tri-state area is set for another heat wave, less than a week after stifling humidity and temperatures in the mid-90s baked the region in its first of the year.
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Hakeem Jeffries Easily Beats Charles Barron
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Left: Hakeem Jeffries. Right: Charles Barron.
Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries trounced firebrand City Councilman Charles Barron, a former Black Panther with a history of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel rhetoric, Tuesday night in the Democratic primary to represent Brooklyn’s 8th Congressional District.
Google Brings Free Wi-Fi to Some Subway Stations
NY Times
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.
Bill Passed to Make Kindergarten Mandatory in NYC
AP
Kindergarten would become mandatory for all 5-year-olds in New York City under a bill passed this week by state lawmakers.
The Blaze
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.
New York City May Introduce Speed Cameras
The Blaze
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.
Wall Street Journal
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 Braces for Record Heat
Wall Street Journal
A full-fledged heat wave will hit Greater New York later this week, with public health implications for the New York City area.
Brooklyn Democrats May Nominate Anti-Semite
Weekly Standard
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.
Bloomberg to Ban Large Sodas in New York City
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 Goes After Poor People “Stealing” Garbage
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.
Time
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.
Bill Introduced to Ban Anonymous Online Commenting
Time
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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Cops Cracking Down on Unlicensed Flower Peddlers
NY Post
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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PSA: 25th Annual Fleet Week Kicks Off Wednesday
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.
Buckle Up: Seatbelt Crackdown Coming to New York
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.
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