United States Postal Service Backs Down On Cutting Saturday Delivery
The Postal Service said in February that it planned to cut back in August to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages, as a way to hold down losses.
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The Postal Service said in February that it planned to cut back in August to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages, as a way to hold down losses.
The proposals outline new crimes for violating the public trust, including bribery of a public servant, corrupting the government and failure to report public corruption.
A settlement was announced Tuesday in a lawsuit over the seizure of the Occupy Wall Street library at Zuccotti Park.
New York City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-22nd) introduced legislation Tuesday that would either ban or introduce tight regulations on costumed characters in New York City.
Already hit with criminal charges alleging that he took bribes in a federal corruption case, New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran (R-19th) is now facing an investigation by his own colleagues.
Pamela Geller will be taking center stage at a Long Island synagogue this weekend speaking about Islam, and there's been a firestorm of opposition.
The scorecard will incorporate committee and floor votes, bill co-sponsorships, public statements and other sources.
Mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn said lawyers will decide if the newly registered political action committee New York City is Not For Sale violated any campaign finance rules by launching million-dollar ad camapgin.
Former Chief of Department Joseph Esposito was questioned by about whether the police department has any program for tracking officers who may have a suspicious pattern of racial profiling in using stop-and-frisk tactics.
The president said "we can't forget" the tragedy of the Newtown massacre last December that left 26 dead. Obama also applauded parents of victims, who he said "used the grief to make a difference."
The embarrassing corruption scandals that took down a state senator and two assemblymen may finally lead to ethics changes. Sources told CBS 2 on Monday the Legislature is expected to make it easier for local lawmen to root out public corruption.
There's a new proposal to put more of the money you spend on child care back in your wallet.
The 71-year-old Lopez announced in February that his health was deteriorating and that he was extremely fatigued. Still, talk circulated of a possible council run.
Thatcher's former spokesman, Tim Bell, said that the former prime minister had died Monday morning of a stroke.
The newly registered political action committee, New York City is Not for Sale, launched its anti-Christine Quinn campaign Monday from the steps of City Hall.
