Heat to Break Slightly After 8-Day Simmer
NBC
The triple-digit scorcher that taxed the electrical grid and made life uncomfortable in the tri-state is expected to simmer down somewhat.
CBS
The sun rises over Manhattan as seen from Chopper 880 – New York, NY – Jul 22, 2011
New York City broke a heat record on Friday. A record-high temperature of 104 degrees was measured in Central Park shortly before 2 p.m., easily beating the previous record of 101 for July 22 set 54 years ago.
NYC Hits 104 Degrees; Breaks Heat Record from 1957
CBS
The sun rises over Manhattan as seen from Chopper 880 – New York, NY – Jul 22, 2011
New York City broke a heat record on Friday. A record-high temperature of 104 degrees was measured in Central Park shortly before 2 p.m., easily beating the previous record of 101 for July 22 set 54 years ago.
NYC Breaks Record, Hits 104 Degrees
NBC
The heat wave that has melted the tri-state for the past week has broken a record in New York City. Temperatures hit 104 degrees in Central Park by early afternoon, eclipsing the record of 101 for July 22 set in 1957, and falling just 2 degrees shy of the city’s hottest day ever.
WCBSTV
The Tri-State may be in for one of the hottest weeks of the summer.
Heat Wave is Going to Stick Around For a While
WCBSTV
The Tri-State may be in for one of the hottest weeks of the summer.
NY1
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said traffic tie-ups cost businesses billions of dollars. They have to use extra gas and simply lose time, which slows down productivity.
New NYC Program Will Ease Traffic by Tracking Drivers
NY1
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said traffic tie-ups cost businesses billions of dollars. They have to use extra gas and simply lose time, which slows down productivity.
Police Investigate Security Breaches at NYC Airports
NJ Star Ledger
Newark International Airport
A pair of bizarre trespassing incidents at two of the region’s major airports, including one in Newark on Saturday, have heightened concerns about airport perimeter security.
NYPD Detectives Did SQUAT in Search for Leibby: Hassidic Man Credited for Job Police Ought to Do
NY Daily News
Yaakov German shows still image from one of the videos he examined from surveillance cameras. German’s work helped catch Levi Aron (below).
An amateur sleuth armed with determination and intuition helped cops crack the murder of Leiby Kletzky by tracking his path to doom. Yaakov German isn’t a cop or a private detective. He’s a property manager and father of 12 with a reputation as a do-gooder.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a new law that strengthens the enforcement against drivers who use handheld electronic devices for activities such as texting while a vehicle is in motion. The legislation makes this action a primary traffic offense, giving law enforcement the power to stop drivers solely for engaging in this activity.
Governor Cuomo Signs Texting-Driving Bill into Law
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a new law that strengthens the enforcement against drivers who use handheld electronic devices for activities such as texting while a vehicle is in motion. The legislation makes this action a primary traffic offense, giving law enforcement the power to stop drivers solely for engaging in this activity.
Cops “on Strike” – Issuing Fewer Summonses
NY Daily News
Dozens of cops have launched an unauthorized slowdown of sorts – dramatically cutting the number of tickets they issue for moving violations, sources said.
AP
As hot, muggy weather coupled with air pollution blankets eastern New York, state health and environmental officials are urging people with asthma and other respiratory troubles to limit strenuous outdoor activity.
NYC Air Quality Alert Issued for Hot, Muggy Weather
AP
As hot, muggy weather coupled with air pollution blankets eastern New York, state health and environmental officials are urging people with asthma and other respiratory troubles to limit strenuous outdoor activity.
Wal-Mart Makes Presence Known in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Mayor Michael Bloomberg Tuesday chose the Brownsville Recreation Center here to announce a $5 million pledge to the Summer Youth Employment Program from Walmart.
Beware of Giant Plant Which Can Cause Blindness
Department of Environmental Conservation
Giant Hogweed
State environmental officials are trying to nip a huge, dangerous plant in the bud.
Bloomberg: Perp Walks Are Outrageous
NY Post
Doing the perp walk, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), departs a New York Police Department precinct.
Mayor Bloomberg did a flip-flop in the direction of French critics who’ve denounced the NYPD’s “perp walk” of Dominique Strauss-Kahn by calling such public displays “outrageous” and a “circus.”
Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is standing by regulations that will force New York City and other municipalities to spend billions of dollars on projects that provide virtually no health benefits, the Bloomberg administration said in a letter to the agency’s chief.
NYC Water Rates Rose 134 Percent Under Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is standing by regulations that will force New York City and other municipalities to spend billions of dollars on projects that provide virtually no health benefits, the Bloomberg administration said in a letter to the agency’s chief.
NY Post: Obama Will Ask Governor Cuomo to Be 2012 Running Mate
NY Post
A Prominent Republican is joining a prominent Democrat in predicting that Gov. Cuomo will become President Obama’s running mate for vice president next year.
Huffington Post
The 4th of July is a special holiday weekend for all Americans, but perhaps more so for the NYPD bomb squad. That’s because each year they get to blow up all the fireworks the department has confiscated in a grand, fiery spectacle.
Video: NYPD Blows Up Confiscated Fireworks
Huffington Post
The 4th of July is a special holiday weekend for all Americans, but perhaps more so for the NYPD bomb squad. That’s because each year they get to blow up all the fireworks the department has confiscated in a grand, fiery spectacle.
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