NYPD Takes Over Enforcement Of Horse-Drawn Carriage Rules
The NYPD has taken over enforcement of regulations for horse carriages, and a spokesman for the industry said he hopes they will go by the law and not by a plan to shut the industry down.
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The NYPD has taken over enforcement of regulations for horse carriages, and a spokesman for the industry said he hopes they will go by the law and not by a plan to shut the industry down.
Comptroller Scott Stringer said Wednesday the budgetary elephant in the room this year is the number of open labor agreements the city has to settle.
Since announcing his "Vision Zero" initiative last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio said an interagency task force has worked to develop new strategies to make streets safer.
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton says he has "no problem whatsoever" with Mayor Bill de Blasio's call to the NYPD after a political ally was arrested.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration has reached a deal with one of the 150 municipal unions working on an expired contract.
The backlash continued on Saturday morning, as parents and teachers criticized the mayor's decision not to close schools during this week's snow storm.
The latest go-round of bad weather began overnight in some places as sleet and rain fell on roads already covered in many parts with deep puddles and icy patches.
A Staten Island teen was one of many people who thought Mayor Bill de Blasio made the wrong call on Thursday by keeping schools open during the snowstorm.
Students and parents were faced with gusting winds and blowing snow during Thursday's storm that brought nearly 10 inches of snow to the city.
Another winter storm has battered the Tri-State, and could dump another 6 inches of heavy, wet snow by the time it's all over.
New York State has reached an agreement with federal officials for a waiver allowing the state to reinvest $8 billion in Medicaid savings to support hospitals and improve health care, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Sen. Charles Schumer said Thursday evening.
Despite travel conditions and emergency declarations, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday defended the decision not to cancel class for the city's 1.1 million public school students, by repeatedly reminding parents that he is a public school parent too.
The mayor phoned chief Kim Royster to ask about the arrest of bishop Orlando Findlayter.
Controversy has erupted for Mayor Bill de Blasio, after police confirmed he called them to check on the arrest of an important political ally.
The primary focus of the mayor's plan includes universal, full-day pre-kindergarten, which includes $530 million from taxing the rich, a projection that got him a tongue-lashing from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The Quinnipiac poll found 49 percent of city voters support funding pre-K without raising taxes versus 40 percent who favor de Blasio's proposed tax hike on those making at least $500,000.
Mayor de Blasio has called for a tax on New Yorkers earning at least $500,000 a year to fund universal pre-K and after-school programs.
Undocumented immigrants and their supporters are cheering Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan for creating city identification cards this year.
In his State of the City at LaGuardia Community College in Queens on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he plans to ask state lawmakers next week for the power to raise the minimum wage.
Bill de Blasio has spent his first several weeks as mayor of New York carefully crafting his image as someone who is in touch with everyday New Yorkers.
De Blasio introduced Shola Olatoye as chairwoman of the New York City Housing Authority.
Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed two members of the Russian protest punk band Pussy Riot to City Hall Friday.
New York City First Lady Chirlane McCray on Friday launched an interactive multimedia blog showcasing her work and the people she meets.
Forecasters say slush and standing water from Wednesday's snow storm turned into ice as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight.
The Mayor's Fund, which had $37 million budget in 2012, develops public-private partnerships and investments with a focus on youth development, health, the environment and the arts.
