Brookhaven Considers Restrictions, Ban On Planting Bamboo
Dove Tree Nursery owner Sunny Lipinski says she knows why Brookhaven is among the latest towns considering banning the planting of bamboo.
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Dove Tree Nursery owner Sunny Lipinski says she knows why Brookhaven is among the latest towns considering banning the planting of bamboo.
According to the survey, a third of all shoppers across the nation changed supermarkets in the past year for a number of reasons including price, poor selection, long lines and rudeness.
Assemblyman Dov Hikind said some high-level staff members claim despite recommendations from search committees, Provost William Tramontano prevented observant Jewish women from being hired.
New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said the city did its job in handling a mold problem at two Williamsburg schools and that recent air tests "came back with a clean bill of health."
Police say the man, who was described as being in his 60s or 70s, was suffering from hypothermia. He was taken to the hospital where he was admitted into the critical care unit.
Mayor Patricia DuBow is concerned that millions in taxable property will be lost, along with South Nyack's long-held wish for parkland over the Thruway. Dubow critiqued a draft environmental impact study she calls flawed.
It's now easier than ever to get your hands on some surplus government property. More than 450 vehicles are up for sale from 15 different agencies.
Is your county the healthiest in your state? Well, a new survey will answer that question.
New York City has given a reprieve to seven of the 33 schools slated to be closed and then reopened with dozens of new teachers, but will go ahead with plans to close the other 26.
There have been several deadly mishaps involving elevators in New York City of late and you might be surprised to learn that elevator repairmen in the city do not need a license.
Police say they have charged the mother of an 11-month-old Brooklyn boy who drowned in a bathtub with endangering the welfare of a child.
The NYPD's Intelligence Division's cyber unit is investigating the poster that was posted in the "artwork and design" section of a forum and whether it constitutes a "credible threat."
Parents have demanded that their children be relocated, but officials, including city health inspectors, have tried to reassure parents that recent testing revealed low levels of mold.
Attention New York City shoppers: there's no more sales tax and already "border wars" are underway. It turns out Long Island retailers are ready to rumble, as savvy buyers look to save.
A city agency said banning ice cream trucks would have to be done legislatively citywide or statewide. They said to ban the trucks just in Park Slope would be impossible.
