Councilman: Banks Should Maintain Foreclosed Homes
by Adam Lisberg – New York Daily News
BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn city councilman wants to put banks on the hook for maintaining the homes they foreclose on in New York.
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Governments Consider Controversial Building Deals
Newsday
NEW YORK — New York City and New Jersey need a new bridge, but money is tight. So officials are doing something they’ve never done before: They’re getting a private company to build one, then buying it a little at a time.
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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.
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.
100 People Charged for Tree Abuse in 2010
NY Post
NEW YORK — It seems that not everyone loves trees. New York City issued more than 100 summonses for tree abuse last year and another 18 so far this year.
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.
The number of stop and frisks of potential suspects conducted by the New York City Police Department topped the 600,000 mark for the first time last year.
Number Of Stop And Frisks Topped 600K Last Year
The number of stop and frisks of potential suspects conducted by the New York City Police Department topped the 600,000 mark for the first time last year.
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.
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.
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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.
Sidewalk Rage Plagues New York City Streets
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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.
Cost of Living In NYC About to Get Even Higher
NY Daily News
Fresh financial pain is on the way, with price hikes expected on everything from underwear to cereal.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is upset that the city will not receive all the funds it requested from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help cover the costs for the Dec. 26 blizzard.
FEMA Denies Brooklyn Emergency Blizzard Funds
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is upset that the city will not receive all the funds it requested from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help cover the costs for the Dec. 26 blizzard.
Enjoy the Spring Temperatures While You Can
NY Daily News
Residents headed for the beach at Coney Island to take advantage of some balmy February weather. Temperatures will plunge back down starting Saturday.
After springing ahead to balmy temperatures, the city will fall back to more chilly weather this weekend.
CBS2
To most taxi riders, $100,000 left in the back of a cab is as good as gone, but John James is a lucky man.
CH Cabbie Returns $100K Worth Of Jewelry Left in Taxi
CBS2
To most taxi riders, $100,000 left in the back of a cab is as good as gone, but John James is a lucky man.
NY1
The Department of Sanitation has spent almost twice as much as it had budgeted for snow removal operation this year.
Department Of Sanitation Blows Snow Removal Budget
NY1
The Department of Sanitation has spent almost twice as much as it had budgeted for snow removal operation this year.
NY Post
The emergency room entrance to Kings County Hospital.
Patients seeking care at New York hospitals spend nearly five hours in emergency rooms — among the worst rates in the country.
You Could Die Waiting in New York Hospitals
NY Post
The emergency room entrance to Kings County Hospital.
Patients seeking care at New York hospitals spend nearly five hours in emergency rooms — among the worst rates in the country.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg today addressed the controversy surrounding his whereabouts during the December blizzard, after the Wall Street Journal published a story today that essentially confirms that he was in Bermuda during the storm.
Bloomberg Addresses Controversy Over Where He Was During December Blizzard
Mayor Michael Bloomberg today addressed the controversy surrounding his whereabouts during the December blizzard, after the Wall Street Journal published a story today that essentially confirms that he was in Bermuda during the storm.
by Glenn Blain - New York Daily News
ALBANY — The number of New Yorkers on food stamps has soared to a record 3 million - an 11% jump from 2009 and a 65% increase in the past five years, the Daily News has learned.
Number of New Yorkers on Food Stamps Soars
by Glenn Blain – New York Daily News
ALBANY — The number of New Yorkers on food stamps has soared to a record 3 million – an 11% jump from 2009 and a 65% increase in the past five years, the Daily News has learned.
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