Judge: NYC Cannot Use Grotesque Anti-Tobacco Ads
The city's campaign to scare smokers with grotesque images of decaying teeth or a diseased lung wherever tobacco products are sold was struck down Wednesday by a federal judge.
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The city's campaign to scare smokers with grotesque images of decaying teeth or a diseased lung wherever tobacco products are sold was struck down Wednesday by a federal judge.
Snow mounds left by plows have created a sort of slalom course for cars on the roads, and on the sidewalks, pedestrians don't have it much easier.
One side of the street is a snowy mess, but the other is lean and clear. Why the difference? That was the situation on Wednesday in Nassau County's Floral Park and Little Neck, just across the street in Queens.
The NYC medical examiner says a swimsuit designer found in a bathtub at the chic Soho House hotel was strangled and drowned. Her boyfriend has been charged in her death.
John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty Airport reported some flight departure cancellations on Wednesday.
A couple of bucks is the usual reward for teenagers who shovel snow. One local woman's reward has gotten her in a load of trouble.
The 151-foot-high road deck on the span connecting Bayonne with Staten Island is not high enough to accommodate the next generation of larger container ships.
Arlene Krasowsky, 69, of Ozone Park was afraid of what could happen. Her husband's in the hospital. "And if it wasn't for a neighbor with a cell phone, I got no way to call for help in here," she said.
A new video coming to libraries statewide shows the faces of four sex predators, men who became nightmares for parents after winning their trust and access to their children.
Fire officials said the blaze began in the back of the first floor apartment just before 6 a.m. on East 57th Street. There were no smoke alarms and officials said the outer and inner doors were double locked.
Starting at midnight, a new round of MTA fare hikes will go into effect.
This time, a 43-year-old North Bellmore man was arrested after going in the wrong direction on Sunrise Highway and crashing into another car.
While Monday's blizzard and its aftermath have caused massive headaches for New Yorkers and travelers in the city this week, some Big Apple residents are having nothing but fun playing in the snow.
Late in the afternoon on the 25th, three men broke into the Ultra Diamonds store at 707 Sixth Avenue. They got in by first accessing a neighboring building and knocking a hole in the wall.
Amtrak service was expected to resume Wednesday along the busy northeast corridor.
