Automakers To Eliminate Back-up Blind Spots
A Long Island father accidentally backed his SUV over his 2-year-old son, killing him. But instead of drowning in their grief, he and his family pushed for a new law to end this driveway danger.
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A Long Island father accidentally backed his SUV over his 2-year-old son, killing him. But instead of drowning in their grief, he and his family pushed for a new law to end this driveway danger.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is preparing to meet with the publishing executive who is poised to take over the city's public school system.
Senate Republicans have blocked a bill to aid people who got sick after exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's collapse.
New Jersey Transit's Board of Directors on Thursday was set to consider whether to hire a Washington, D.C., law firm. Patton Boggs would be paid $485 per hour to challenge the Federal Transit Authority's tab.
Ravitch is a widely respected fixer for governments in crisis. He was a key player in saving New York City from bankruptcy in the 1970s and preserving the city's transit system.
Steven Cohen, now Cuomo's counselor and chief of staff, will be secretary to the governor. He's a former partner at the law firm Cooley Godward Kronish and was a federal prosecutor and judge's law clerk.
The centerpiece of the plan is the early closure of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant. The plant sucks 1.4 billions of gallons of water each day from the bay and then discharges warmer water back.
Some discounts are said to have been completely removed and the appeals could soon heat up.
The board approved letting several betting entities start the process immediately, which would dramatically reduce delays for bettors to sign up.
In a campaign-style speech in Brooklyn on Wednesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, "when it comes to creating jobs the government hasn't gotten the job done."
Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he reached a settlement with one of Albany's most influential lobbyists that would ban her from appearing before the state comptroller for five years.
Altschuler spokesman Rob Ryan said the candidate has decided against forcing a hand recount in the 1st Congressional District. Bishop has a 263-vote lead.
The Democrat said that the departments of Transportation, Education, Social Services and Environmental Protection are too important make a rushed decision.
Supporters of the organization that has released thousands of classified government documents said they would attack companies and groups hostile to its founder.
With NYC's budget director saying he fears Albany's money problems could result in another $2B cut to the city, Bloomberg says he'll let you know what's about to happen.
