Sneezing? Itchy Eyes? High Pollen in NYC
NBC NY
Attention, allergy sufferers: we know you’re coughing, mercilessly sneezing and desperately want to claw your itchy eyes out of your head.
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City Files Lawsuit Over Tax-Free Internet Cigarette Sales
AP
New York City has filed a federal lawsuit accusing 32 people of evading millions of dollars in taxes by buying heaps of cigarettes over the Internet, and then reselling them on the black market.
AP
New data show the state’s decade-long decline in major crimes slowed last year as rapes, robberies and assaults increased in New York City, burglaries rose elsewhere and murders statewide were up 10 percent to 861.
Decade Long Drop in NYC Crime Slowing Down
AP
New data show the state’s decade-long decline in major crimes slowed last year as rapes, robberies and assaults increased in New York City, burglaries rose elsewhere and murders statewide were up 10 percent to 861.
Brooklyn Public Library Offers ‘Amnesty’ Until End of the Month
Courier Life
If you’ve been living in fear of the library’s repo men, now’s your chance to make right with Mr. Bookman.
Mayor Bloomberg Says Ticket-Fixing ‘Almost Impossible’ These Days
DNA Info
BROOKLYN — Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that alleged police ticket-fixing would be “almost impossible” today thanks to a new electronic monitoring system.
Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa Reveals He Has Cancer
NY Daily News
Radio talk show host, anti-crime activist, and dear friend of the Crown Heights Jewish community Curtis Sliwa.
Radio host, Guardian Angels founder and Gotti family nemesis Curtis Sliwa was once the victim of a drive-by shooting. Now he hopes to have drive-through prostate cancer surgery.
New York Post
The scene outside the auto repair shop. Photo: WCBS 2
An off-duty Triboro-Bridge and Tunnel officer was shot and wounded in a wild gunfight at a Brooklyn car stereo shop with a group of four armed thugs who tried to rob the place, police sources said.
Off Duty Cop Heroically Shoots Robbers near Crown Heights
New York Post
The scene outside the auto repair shop. Photo: WCBS 2
An off-duty Triboro-Bridge and Tunnel officer was shot and wounded in a wild gunfight at a Brooklyn car stereo shop with a group of four armed thugs who tried to rob the place, police sources said.
Up to 400 Cops To Be Charged In Ticket-Fixing Scandal
NY Post
As many as 400 cops could face disciplinary charges for fixing tickets in a widening corruption scandal.
Gas to Average $4 a Gallon in New York
AP
New York – The average price of gasoline is now above $4 per gallon in five states, and it could rise to that level in New York and Washington, D.C., this weekend.
NY1
The number 929 is joining the city's list of area codes.
Coney Island’s Cyclone Opens Just in Time for Chol Hamoed
NY1
Another season of thrills officially got underway Saturday in Coney Island.
NBC New York
A powerful storm system moved in over the tri-state Saturday, bringing with it drenching rains and strong wind.
Powerful Storm Moves In
NBC New York
A powerful storm system moved in over the tri-state Saturday, bringing with it drenching rains and strong wind.
It’s About Time…
AP
Albany, NY – Just as the weather’s finally warming up, the state has received more money from the federal government to help low-income residents pay their heat bills.
Governor Cuomo Promises to Undo 12% Electricity Rate Hike
New York Post
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
Gov. Cuomo is racing to the rescue of heavily burdened New York City electricity customers who face a massive and unexpected 12 percent rate hike next month, The Post has learned.
Residents Raise Concerns About Potential Brooklyn Walmart
NY1
A public hearing was held about the transfer of city land in East New York, Brooklyn to the developer Related Companies. Many residents are worried that Related will use the land to build the city’s first Walmart at the Gateway Mall.
Brooklyn Residents Claim City Targeting Their Neighborhood for Garbage Stations
NY Daily News
Mayor Bloomberg is trying to dump the city’s garbage problem on neighborhoods in Brooklyn and the Bronx, advocates charge.
New York’s Cuomo Most Popular Governor in the Country
Bloomberg News
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has the highest approval rating among his peers around the nation, with New Jersey’s Chris Christie coming second, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
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