Officials Rally, Want DOE To Shorten Timeframe To Rid Schools Of Toxic PCBs
About 700 New York City Schools have been contaminated with PCBs, and today elected officials called for the Department of Education to shorten its cleanup timetable.
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About 700 New York City Schools have been contaminated with PCBs, and today elected officials called for the Department of Education to shorten its cleanup timetable.
The shootings occurred before 11 a.m. at 413 W. 16th St. in the Fulton Houses complex, according to authorities.
When the new owner of the Hotel Chelsea took over the property last summer, he promised no permanent residents would be thrown out. Now, it appears he may be going back on that promise.
Authorities believe the remains of Shannan Gilbert are likely in one of the Oak Beach drainage canals, not far from where investigators found some of her personal items last week.
When a Queens auto shop owner decided to build his office 32 years ago, a large tree with sentimental value to his family stood in the way. But instead of cutting it down he found a way around it.
"We're really happy with the turnout because if one person is safer, than we achieved our goal," Dana Krause said.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and state Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens want the Transportation Security Administration to create the position at all airports.
Elected leaders, including Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Yvette Clarke, say they are outraged by reports that police officers posted offensive remarks on a Facebook page about patrol duty at the annual West Indian Day Parade.
Bronx resident Raymond Rodriguez, 47, was charged with grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property. He was taken into custody at 3:15 p.m. on the No. 4 train at Grand Central.
The Army has awarded a local New York resident and Army Reservist the highest honor for a noncombat situation.
A 5-year-old boy who was injured in a vehicle accident on Sunrise Highway this weekend died from his injuries on Sunday afternoon.
Police on Long Island say two men called a taxi and had the driver wait while they tried to rob a store.
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A woman was found shot to death in a home in the Jamaica section of Queens on Saturday night, police said.
A woman was shot in the head at a Bronx night club and several others were also shot nearby on early Sunday morning, police said.
