Budget Cuts May Hamper Terror Security In NYC
A measure passed by the House last week slashes anti-terrorism grants for the Port Authority by about two thirds to just over $11 million.
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A measure passed by the House last week slashes anti-terrorism grants for the Port Authority by about two thirds to just over $11 million.
The legislation was signed back in August, months before unrest overseas pushed the average price of gas on Long Island to nearly $3.60 a gallon.
The Tourism Industry Coalition of New York State said more than 200 people involved in the tourism industry will meet with legislators Tuesday in an effort to keep $7.4 million in tourism marketing from being reduced.
The doomsday list details the worst case scenario under the mayor's current plan to make deep cuts to education. It shows exactly how the planned 6,000 teaching jobs will be eliminated.
AAA said the average cost of a gallon of gas jumped about 15 cents last week. Drivers are on the lookout for price gouging, but one local official said the city is allowing it to happen right under its nose.
The Supreme Court won't let New York City force taxi operators to go green.
They speak with their hands, but the message comes from the heart, and they want it heard loud and clear in Albany.
Gov. Cuomo's proposal, should it be passed by the Legislature, could force lower salaries for 319 superintendents, nearly half of the top district administrators in the state.
The smiling faces of loved ones lost to gun violence decorated signs, shirts and buttons as the crowd marched to Times Square.
In this Eye on New York segment, CBS 2's Don Dahler discusses New York's and Mayor Bloomberg's budget with New York City Comptroller John Liu.
Thousands of people filled City Hall Park Saturday morning in a show of solidarity with union workers in Wisconsin.
New Jersey's capital city has scrapped plans to furlough 600 workers following objections from state environmental officials and a Superior Court judge.
Happy to wield a veto pen, seemingly eager to lambast anyone and anything that stands in his way and apt to use sarcasm to make his points, Christie is a phenomenon--and not just in New Jersey.
There's hidden pain in New York's hard-times budget proposal beyond the public workers who face a pay freeze after steady raises during the recession, or teachers who might have to rely only on automatic 3-percent step increases instead of raises this year, or agencies facing a 10-percent cut in operating funds.
Congressman Anthony Weiner is taking a stand against a statue in Queens that has been a source of controversy for nearly 90 years.
