WCBS 880 Tri-State Top 11 Of 2011: No. 5 – Tolls
Commuting by car got a bit less attractive in 2011.
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Commuting by car got a bit less attractive in 2011.
Newt Gingrich, stumping in Mason City, Iowa with less than a week before the caucuses, blamed his slippage in the polls on negative campaigning by his competitors. But that didn't stop him from going negative against a non-candidate.
The Romney campaign says Christie will head to Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Dubuque on Friday to meet with voters.
At WCBS Newsradio 880, we continue our countdown of the top 11 Tri-State Area news stories of 2011 with one that "occupied" so much our time and one neighborhood park in Lower Manhattan.
Army veteran Alex Antiohos of West Babylon, and two other security contractors were not charged with a crime but had been held by the Iraqi Armed Forces for more than two weeks.
Buying light bulbs is no longer the simple task that it used to be, new federal regulations are leaving some consumers in the dark.
Mayor Bloomberg signed legislation today relating to the notification and reporting of the possible presence of PCBs in city schools. The presence of toxic PCBs in schools has been a hot button issue for parents for a long time.
WCBS Newsradio 880 is counting down the top 11 Tri-State area news stories of 2011 and number 9 marked a major change for the civil rights of those in the Empire State.
Commercial and recreational bikers beware. Jimmy Vacca, chair of the City Council Transportation Committee is promising tough new safety rules in the coming year and strict enforcement of the current ones.
The 1,500 NYPD officers sworn-in last Thursday at Madison Square Garden are now taking part in a team building event.
Congressional redistricting is shaking up the political scene in New Jersey.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to sign a bill today allowing the city to collect taxes on the 18,000 new livery licenses and 2,000 new medallions for wheelchair-accessible yellow cabs.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie didn't quite make the top ten of 2011, but he almost did.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is wrapping up his first year in office and he'll be happy to hear what some have to say about it.
Engine exhaust from cars, trucks and buses has been linked to cancer, strokes and New York City's high rate of childhood asthma. The city has tough laws to prevent drivers who sit with their vehicles running, but some say it's no more than an idle threat, because it's rarely enforced.
