NYPD Announces Street Closures For Times Square
The New York Police Department has announced street closures in anticipation fo the New Year's Eve Celebration in Times Square.
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The New York Police Department has announced street closures in anticipation fo the New Year's Eve Celebration in Times Square.
The scam may play upon a service by the comptroller's office that tries to match unclaimed funds to New Yorkers who might not know they're owed money.
For the past 36 years, every eight to 10 weeks, 79-year-old Joe Mannana has donated blood and he's hit yet another milestone. This past week, Mannana donated his 70th pint of blood.
Gov.-Elect Andrew Cuomo is hitting the ground running as he prepares to start his new job on Jan. 1, 2011. He's even getting an early start. Cuomo will take the oath of office two hours early at 10 p.m. on Friday.
The snow is gone, the stage is set and New York is hours away from one of the most celebrated holiday events of the year.
Some hospital emergency rooms are treating large numbers of elderly slip and fall patients.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said five states had widespread reports of flu last week, up from zero two weeks earlier.
Time Warner Cable said customers will still be able to view major programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox even if it can't reach a deal with broadcaster Sinclair before their contract expires Friday at midnight.
Bloomberg called the slow response to clearing snow from city streets "unacceptable." He said he doesn't believe the Sanitation Department dragged out the plowing process, but will launch an investigation.
As if the blizzard wasn't enough, now some New Yorkers are being forced to pay for it. Police in one Westchester community have started writing tickets for vehicles still stuck from Sunday's storm.
For most New Yorkers, the beauty of the holidays is being overshadowed by the ugliness of growing mounds of garbage.
As nearly a million revelers cram into the streets to mark the event, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is promising a safe celebration with no threats, but lots of security.
Just days after the blizzard, consumers are now in the driver's seat, demanding record bargains and getting them.
Teachers and parents do all they can to keep students from dropping out of school, and now a group of local comedians has joined the fight.
Long-awaited fare hikes finally arrived on Thursday after a week of frustrating delays on buses, subways and more. Despite roads and rails still being affected by Sunday's blizzard, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority went ahead with its scheduled increase in fares.
