Over $500 Million In NYC School Funds Left Unclaimed; Officials Scramble To Explain
The department has missed out on more than a half a million dollars that taxpayers have been forced to foot the bill for.
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The department has missed out on more than a half a million dollars that taxpayers have been forced to foot the bill for.
A significant reward is available for a tip that breaks the case. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI immediately at 212-384-1000..
The magical moment at midnight on New Year's Eve with the confetti flying over Times Square doesn't happen without some practice.
The man, who has a prior sex offense on his record, was taken into custody this morning in Sunset Park in the general vicinity of the attack, police said.
The former television producer who spent months in jail for trying to blackmail David Letterman in 2009 has a new job.
We're at number 3 on the WCBS Newsradio 880 countdown of the top 11 Tri-State area news stories of 2011, and a major political scandal.
Ricky Cernera was released without bail after pleading not guilty Thursday to grand larceny, perjury and other charges.
New Yorkers are living longer and experiencing less crime. Now, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city is on track to have an all-time record low in traffic fatalities for 2011.
At WCBS Newsradio 880, we continue our countdown of the top 11 Tri-State Area news stories of 2011 and with number 4, and a rarity.
It's been a bad year for commuters and if you rely on mass transit it's only expected to get worse as a federal transit tax credit is set to expire at the end of the year.
It's all part of an effort to close a $310 million budget gap.
New York bar owners are worried that a Harlem community board's proposal to shift the closing time from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m. could spread to other areas and damage the industry.
It took a decade for families of those who died on 9/11/01 to have a place to go to mourn their loss. Finally, back in September, on the 10 year anniversary of the terrible attacks at Ground Zero, the memorial opened.
They say that the rights of Muslims are being "flagrantly violated," adding they "cannot in good conscience appear at a public gathering with the government official who is ultimately responsible."
Paul Halvatzis, 52, of Flushing, will be facing a razor this Friday at the Redken Saloon Salon in Astoria to shave the mustache he's sported for the past 35 years.
