Specialty Food Truck Donates Dinners And Dollars To New Yorkers In Need
They say there's no such thing as a free lunch. But Monday — for 120,000 New Yorkers— there will be free dinners.
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They say there's no such thing as a free lunch. But Monday — for 120,000 New Yorkers— there will be free dinners.
A 200-kilometer mega-marathon relay race fundraiser starting in Brooklyn and ending in the Catskills kicks off this week.
Firefighters from a number of surrounding towns were dispatched to help fight the blaze.
"The Far Rockaway branch has been bused since about 6 a.m. this morning. Busing will continue indefinitely because a lot of the yard is underwater," Margie Anders, LIRR spokeswoman, told WCBS 880. "There's a pump truck but it's not doing much against the forces of nature."
Quinones, 21, is accused of breaking into a first-floor apartment on East 90th Street and raping a woman early Saturday morning. He's being held at the Special Victims Unit in Harlem, charged with rape and burglary.
Heavy rain and flooding Sunday has caused power outages, train service disruptions and has stranded motorists throughout the area. So much rain has fallen that New York City set a record for rainfall on Sunday.
Larry Dorman, a spokesman for the AFSCME Local 3145, would not release the vote totals but said a "clear margin" was in favor of authorizing a strike. He said Red Cross workers in other states also will be taking strike authorization votes this week.
Jennifer Delarosa from Brooklyn said the rain may have kept the crowd away from the parade, but all that meant was that they had to sing and scream a lot louder to make up for their absence.
Suffolk County police said a man was standing in the turning lane on Middle Country Road at Hawkins Avenue when he was struck.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer unveiled new legislation Sunday that would change a loophole in the law that doesn't require workers hired at most power plants to undergo FBI background checks.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo used state aircraft for more than a dozen flights to or from his home following statewide tours in which he called for belt-tightening and budget cuts for schools and other services, records show.
Raul Suruy, 40, of Paterson also allegedly started a fire before fleeing. He was being sought on several charges, including attempted murder and aggravated assault.
The Frank Catalanotto Foundation helps to raise money and awareness for the Vascular Birthmark Foundation.
Cosmo is playful, funny and sweet. He also loves attention, kisses and hamburgers.
The 21st annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival features 2,000 competitors and 165 teams.
