Transformer Fire Breaks Out In Midtown Building
The FDNY said 2,500 people were evacuated after the fire broke out shortly after 12 p.m. at an 13-story building near Ninth Avenue and 34thStreet.
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The FDNY said 2,500 people were evacuated after the fire broke out shortly after 12 p.m. at an 13-story building near Ninth Avenue and 34thStreet.
The attorney general made the remarks at a Senate hearing when asked by Sen. Frank Lautenberg how a law enforcement agency could spy on another state's residents without notifying authorities.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer said in the last week there were two accidents at the intersection of Laurel Hill Boulevard and 61st Street in Woodside, a suggested "safe route."
Topping the list is the Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County, where there have been 15 deadly accidents involving pedestrians from 2008 to 2010.
The ceremony will be held at the historic Harlem theater on June 4.
Owners of restaurants, bodegas, clubs and lounges in northern Manhattan are accusing the NYPD of unfairly targeting them in a series of police raids aimed at cracking down on underage liquor sales.
Police said 25-year-old Darren Prince shot 20-year-old Justin Cherry in the chest during a dispute around 9:20 p.m. Monday at the Whitman Houses on Carlton Avenue.
Investigators say just before noon on March 6, someone called 911 to report a car fire in a parking lot on Short Beach Road in Nissequogue.
The chic spring collection features items selected by Marni's creative director and founder, Consuelo Castiglioni.
Police have arrested a 34-year-old man who they say was drunk and driving without a license when he allegedly struck and killed a 69-year-old woman in East New York yesterday evening.
Police said they were called Wednesday and told 26-year-old David Hager, Jr. would be driving his 4-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son and that he might be drunk.
The lines will be closed in both directions between 59th Street-Columbus Circle and Jay Street-Metrotech in Brooklyn between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
On a quiet street in Lyndhurst a pair of low-level scam artists have allegedly been ripping off refunds, one house and one mailbox at a time.
Police say they are not sure of Marc Ringel's motives, but say the don't believe he is a member of an extremist group or a terrorist.
The head of the Newark FBI said Wednesday the NYPD's monitoring of Muslims in New Jersey has had a chilling effect on the feds' ability to gather counter terrorism intelligence.
