FTC Fines Facebook $5 Billion, Zuckerberg To Be Held Personally Responsible For Privacy Compliance

Federal regulators have fined Facebook $5 billion for privacy violations and holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally responsible in a limited fashion.

• Jul 24, 2019

Meek Mill, Jay-Z Team Up To Launch New Record Label

The Philadelphia rapper-turned-entrepreneur is launching a new record label in a joint venture with Jay-Z's Roc Nation.

• Jul 24, 2019

Commuter Alert: Truck Fire Causing Delays On Verrazzano Bridge

All lanes are closed on the Brooklyn-bound upper level.

• Jul 24, 2019

Senate Passes 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Extension, Bill Heads To President Trump

The House approved the bill last week, but it vote stalled in the Senate when Republican senators Rand Paul and Mike Lee raised concerns about the cost and oversight.

• Jul 23, 2019

Commuters Demand Change As MTA Subway Stations Get More Dangerous, Disgusting, And Flooded

Commuters wading through water and around indoor showers on the subway platforms has become the rainy day routine at some stations.

• Jul 23, 2019

Federal Monitor Finds NYCHA Broke Promises To Clean Up Rats, Mold And Lead Paint

The report says the city has not kept promises to fix a vast array of problems, from getting rid of rats and mold to lead paint abatement.

• Jul 23, 2019

Non-Profit Given $14 Million By MTA To Handle Homeless Outreach Has Done Almost No Work At All, Report Finds

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found the Bowery Residents Committee is "failing to assist homeless people as much as possible… and the MTA is not adequately monitoring BRC's provision of outreach services."

• Jul 23, 2019

Gator-Gate? 2nd Alligator Found In NYC Area In 4 Days

According to New York state environmental conservation law, owning alligators as pets is illegal.

• Jul 23, 2019

NYPD Official Says Officers Seen On Video Being Doused With Water Should've Been Tougher

There's new outrage after videos surfaced showing people disrespecting the badge. Water and even buckets were thrown at NYPD officers during the recent heat wave.

• Jul 23, 2019

NYC Cyclist Deaths: 2 Cyclists Killed In Separate Traffic Accidents As Toll Continues To Skyrocket

The deaths bring the number of people killed while riding a bike to 17 this year. There were only 10 cyclists killed in traffic in all of 2018.

• Jul 23, 2019

Trump Sues NY, House Panel To Protect State Tax Returns

The lawsuit seeks an injunction to block the application of a new New York state law that could allow the Democratic-controlled House and Ways Means Committee to obtain the returns.

• Jul 23, 2019

Summer Program Offers At-Risk, Low-Income High School Students Chance To Redesign Hospitals

High school students in Brooklyn are avoiding summer brain drain in a pretty unique way.

• Jul 23, 2019

State Attorney General James Calls Unprovoked Attack On Hindu Priest In Queens A Hate Crime

Puri, 62, stood outside Shiv Shakti Peeth Temple, his wounds on his head still healing from what he said was an unprovoked attack.

• Jul 23, 2019

Teen Nearly Killed By Falling Debris In MTA Subway Station, Considering Lawsuit

It happened around 10 a.m. Monday while the 18-year-old was waiting for the B-train at the Dekalb Avenue station in Brooklyn.

• Jul 23, 2019

Some Migraine Sufferers Find Relief From Treatment To Close Hole In Heart

For about 5 or 6 million migraine sufferers, it's thought to be related to a normal hole in the heart that usually closes up at birth.

• Jul 23, 2019

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