Quinn Delivers State Of The City Address, De Blasio Calls It 'Kabuki Theater'
The City Council speaker spoke to a packed Council chamber and was interrupted by applause many times.
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The City Council speaker spoke to a packed Council chamber and was interrupted by applause many times.
The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act would require all colleges and universities that receive federal student aid to have in place anti-harassment policies.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Saturday morning that while New York City fared better than many areas in the blizzard overnight, precautions are still necessary as many areas were under a foot of snow.
One big difference this time around is the city's Emergency Medical Services has a new bag of tricks and they showed some of them to CBS 2 on Friday.
As the federal government releases its first batches of aid for recovery from superstorm Sandy, Shaun Donovan, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has been visiting some of the areas hardest hit.
Under the measure, the lethal medication would only be made available to patients who are told by a doctor that they have six months or less to live.
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says that the state should its own DREAM Act to help undocumented immigrants go to college.
In a statement that read more like an endorsement than a veto, Christie said he supports online gambling, with some minor changes, including bumping up the tax rate on casinos' online winnings from 10 percent to 15 percent.
Pitching his budget proposals to an audience at City College on Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said one of his top priorities is raising the state's minimum wage.
The first installment of federal aid for Superstorm Sandy victims will go for grants to homeowners and businesses. But some victims say Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to get the money flowing by spring or early summer isn't fast enough.
Gov. Dan Malloy unveiled the second, two-year budget of his administration on Wednesday, promising to move Connecticut closer to recovery from the national recession by continuing investments in education and job development.
The suit names Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Education Commissioner John King Jr. It was filed Tuesday in Manhattan on behalf of two dozen parents and students.
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) was trying to correct the record Tuesday, after Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" movie suggested that Connecticut was not entirely in favor of the 13th Amendment that abolished slavery.
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have had a number of meetings at the White House, including some that were quite tense. But as early as next month Obama will meet Netanyahu on his home court.
Gov. Christie was blunt as he talked to an audience in the hard-hit bay shore community about the government's handling of the National Flood Insurance Program. The governor said the program has funding, but has not yet released it to the state.
