Blame The Economy? Some Snazzy NYC Hotels To Eliminate Room Service
Hollywood shows the joy of lounging in luxury in numerous films, but the days of room service are numbered. The city's largest hotel, the Midtown Hilton, is getting rid of it.
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Hollywood shows the joy of lounging in luxury in numerous films, but the days of room service are numbered. The city's largest hotel, the Midtown Hilton, is getting rid of it.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced federal relief money will help gas stations pay for electrical wiring to use generators that would keep gas flowing during power outages.
A state budget that calls for big spending increases for science and technology at the University of Connecticut and expands gambling to bring in more revenue cleared the House of Representatives on Sunday and now heads to the Senate just days before the 2013 legislative session ends.
The sandwich, which comes with fried eggs and bacon between a split glazed doughnut, will become a part of the permanent menu starting June 7, which the chain claims is "National Donut Day.''
On Sunday's Eye On New York, CBS 2's Dana Tyler sat down with the actor Rob McClure, who's up for a Tony for his portrayal of Charlie Chaplin. The Tony Awards will be handed out next Sunday evening live on CBS 2 HD.
Sen. Charles Schumer, speaking in Bryant Park, said there are highly advanced sunscreens available around the world, but said the federal Food and Drug Administration still has not approved them for use in the U.S.
Memberships are available for $9.95 a day or $25 a week, which entitles riders to an unlimited number of 30-minute trips.
For the 2012-2013 Broadway season, shows yielded more than $1.1 billion, according to the Broadway League's computing.
Connecticut's House of Representatives early Sunday morning approved a state budget deal reached between legislative Democrats and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy that expands gambling in Connecticut and shifts about $6 billion in mostly health care spending for the poor from under the state's constitutional spending cap.
As the weather heats up and sun worshipers flock to the beach, people are relying on sunscreen to keep them from getting burned. But what many people don't know is that some sunscreens expire.
Discounts and specials will be offered by 27 restaurants and 30 retailers of businesses and will run through June 8. They run from 66th Street to 97th Street.
The Seattle-based chain said it will start banning smoking within 25 feet of its stores, beginning Saturday.
Some Sandy-damaged businesses on Long Island are getting help from a government-sponsored ad campaign.
On Thursday a group of Puerto Rican organizations, elected officials, activists, and community groups rallied outside of the Manhattan Beer Distributors' building in the Bronx.
The New York Giants and New York Jets refiled a lawsuit Thursday to stop developers from expanding a planned $3 billion megamall near MetLife Stadium, placing another roadblock in front of a project that already has endured 10 years of false starts and financial woes.
