NYC Council Approves Ban On Indoor E-Cigarette Use
The New York City Council approved legislation Thursday to ban the use of electronic cigarettes from indoor public spaces where smoking is already prohibited.
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The New York City Council approved legislation Thursday to ban the use of electronic cigarettes from indoor public spaces where smoking is already prohibited.
Police said the truck was carrying 12,000 gallons of fuel when it slammed into the back of a car that was stopped at a red light.
Once again, snow and freezing rain fell throughout the day and into the evening across the Tri-State area Tuesday.
It is the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever, trailing only a $656 million jackpot won in March 2012, and the fifth largest lottery jackpot of any kind in U.S. history.
The MTA took some commonsense steps to make its Metro North trains and tracks safer -- one week too late.
Chun "Michael'' Deng, a 19-year-old freshman and pledge at Pi Delta Psi, died Monday while at a weekend retreat with the fraternity in Pennsylvania.
State Sen. Liz Krueger said her bill would bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the state.
The MTA said the new protections will warn engineers of approaching speed reductions and automatically apply the train's emergency brakes if speed is not lowered to the 30 mph maximum in the curve.
From Harlem to Hollywood, Paris to Beijing, people hailed Nelson Mandela's indomitable courage in the face of adversity as an inspiration for all.
Saturday marks the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl harbor. Two survivors -- one from New York, another from New Jersey -- recall the events of Dec. 7, 1941.
The red Schwinn's fenders were so shiny they reflected the lights on our Christmas tree. I was 9 years old, and that bicycle represented freedom to me.
Brooklyn Councilwoman-elect Laurie Cumbo recently said on Facebook that she believes the attacks against Jews in that area are related to a sense of resentment.
The engineer who was at the controls when a train derailed and left four people dead this past weekend has been suspended without pay.
The focus has pointed increasingly to human error in the investigation into the deadly Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx, after a union officials said the engineer "nodded off" at the controls and "zoned out" before the accident.
The program, which has operated for more than 100 years, enables members of the public and charities to respond to letters from children that are addressed to Santa Claus in the North Pole.
The Metro-North train that derailed while rounding a riverside curve in the Bronx was traveling at 82 mph at the time, a federal official said Monday.
Heavy rain and winds began sweeping through the area Tuesday night, causing holiday travel head aches for some early Wednesday.
Forecasters say a storm system has the potential to bring 2 to 4 inches of rain from Tuesday night through Wednesday.
Six seconds in Dallas. A half century later
Decades before Maurice "Mickey" Carroll was the Director of the Quinnipiac Poll, he was a reporter for the now-defunct Herald Tribune. He ended up a few feet from Jack Ruby when he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald at Dallas Police headquarters.
Joseph Tacopina, one of A-Rod's lawyers, said that Rodriguez will only testify if MLB Commissioner Bud Selig agrees to testify.
New Jersey is a far cry from Switzerland, the Cayman Islands or Liechtenstein, but Gov. Chris Christie thinks its a perfect tax haven for New Yorkers.
Police said a woman was walking on East 88 Street near 5th Avenue when she was approached by a man, who began talking to her as they walked toward Central Park, police said.
Sony expects to sell 5 million units of the PlayStation 4 by the end of its fiscal year in March.
The first snowflake of the season touched down the other day and 1010 WINS was ready for it.
