Connecticut Legislature To Vote On Capping Gas Tax
Since last year, we've been telling you about Connecticut St. Sen. Len Suzio's calls to lower the gas tax there. Now something is being done about it.
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Since last year, we've been telling you about Connecticut St. Sen. Len Suzio's calls to lower the gas tax there. Now something is being done about it.
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Every spring roving repair contractors show up at doors in the tri-state area. The offer roof and chimney repairs, among other pieces of handiwork. But the "repairs" are often short-lived and over-priced, costing the consumer even more to repair again down the road.
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Peep World, the porn shop that's been a fixture across the street from Madison Square Garden for years, closed its doors for good Monday evening.
A Queens woman is suing Apple for $1,000,000 after smashing her face on a glass door at a Long Island Apple Store.
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Two U.S. senators are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews are violating federal law, their offices announced Sunday.
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A nice stretch of weather kicks off the week in the New York City area before a heightened chance of rain returns.
Along with the increasingly humid conditions comes another chance of showers and storms overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Rainy weather returns to the New York City area Sunday, bringing with it the threat of flooding.
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The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 9-7 on Tuesday night.
New Yorkers have a chance to snag discounted tickets to the U.S. Open.
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The DSNY reported an increase in needle stick injuries for New York City sanitation workers.
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