Haunting 9/11 Video Captured by NYPD Helicopter Shows World Trade Center’s Twin Towers Collapse

NY Daily News

It’s a heart-breaking bird’s eye view of New York’s worst tragedy. Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 attacks, a shocking and powerful 17-minute video taken by an NYPD helicopter on that fateful day surfaced Monday on the web.

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After Business and Politics, Mayor Tests Opinion

NY Times

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, shown touring a new city data center, is adding opinion journalism to his media company.

Over the last year, representatives of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg quietly reached out to a handful of the country’s top journalists with an intriguing job offer: Divine and distill his unique brand of political philosophy and disseminate it around the globe for an annual salary of close to $500,000.

Hustlers Wreak Havoc in Subway Stations

by Ginger Adams Otis and Heather Haddon – New York Post

NEW YORK — MetroCard mayhem has hit the MTA. Vandals and swipe-selling scammers are increasingly wreaking havoc with subway MetroCard machines, and the criminals — some of whom are gang members — have become more menacing, according to MTA statistics and transit workers.

Over 1 Million Cars Ticketed for Running Red Lights

NY Post

Red lights mean green for New York City. For the first time ever, the city ticketed more than 1 million vehicles for running a red light and getting caught on camera. The city’s 150 secret cameras — 50 were installed in 2009 — nabbed an average of 2,741 drivers a day in 2010, according to figures obtained by The Post through a Freedom of Information request.

Bloomberg Signs Smoking Ban Into Law

Reuters

NEW YORK — Smoking in New York City’s parks, beaches, boardwalks, pedestrian plazas and other public spaces will be banned from May 23 despite complaints about excessive meddling by government in people’s private lives.

Sidewalk Rage Plagues New York City Streets

1010WINS

You’re walking to work, making good time, and then… someone steps in front of you, moving at a snail’s pace. Or a tourist blocks your path to snap a picture. Or some knucklehead in front of you is focused on their Blackberry, not where they’re going.