by Tracy Chimming, Emily Feldman, Joel Schectman, and Tim Persinko WHAT A speeding unmarked police vehicle driving in the wrong lane on 125 Street in Harlem hit a man on a bicycle and then continued driving. The black police sedan appeared to be chasing a man on foot running west on 125 Street toward Adam […]
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Police Fingered in Harlem Cycle Smash
Posted on 28 April 2009.
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Subway MTA Workers Protest Planned Layoffs and Silent Union
Posted on 25 April 2009.
By Amber Benham, Jacqueline Linge and Heather Chin Update (May 11, 2009): Following approval from the New York State Legislature for a $2.26 billion bailout of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the agency’s board voted today to raise subway fares and road tolls by 10 percent instead of the proposed 23 to 30 percent. The commuter […]
Posted in City Proposals, Manhattan, Multimedia, Politics
Chelsea Piers Leads NYC in Wind Power
Posted on 25 April 2009.
By Valerie Lapinski, Colin Orcutt, Maureen Sullivan, Nicole Turso, and Brian Winkowski New York: The New Windy City? City officials on Thursday honored Chelsea Piers, the country’s biggest sports and entertainment complex, for converting to 100% wind power. Chelsea Piers made the switch in October, making it the biggest business in NYC to use wind […]
Posted in Business, Earth Day, Featured, Manhattan, Multimedia
Opening of new South Ferry Station
Posted on 16 March 2009.
by Xiomara Martinez-White and Sergey Kadinsky The South Ferry loop on the 1 train opened in 1905, allowing a one-seat ride between the Staten Island ferry and Harlem. By 1946, subway trains were expanded to 8 cars, and the station became obsolete. Without room for growth, its tight loop forced passengers to move to the […]
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Real Estate Fears in NYC
Posted on 14 March 2009.
By Lois DeSocio, Jacqueline Linge, Maureen Sullivan, and Brian Winkowski. The New York City real estate market is no longer immune to the real estate drop that is hitting the rest of the country. Home values and sales have decreased throughout the metropolitan area, according to the Real Estate Board of New York. As a […]
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AIDS Activists Flunk New York City Health Care Services
Posted on 13 March 2009.
D. D-minus. F. Those are the grades that HIV and AIDS advocates gave to New York City’s health care services.
Posted in Featured, Health Care, Manhattan, Multimedia, Politics, Video
The Big East Experience: Basketball, Fans and Scalpers
Posted on 13 March 2009.
The Big East Tournament has come to Madison Square Garden, and along with it throngs of fans, bands, teams, and of course ticket scalpers.
Broadway Walks: Bloomberg Plans Pedestrian-Friendly Zone
Posted on 09 March 2009.
As New York City Councilman Tony Avella says, nobody drives in Manhattan for the pleasure of it. They drive there because they have to. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is adding to the aggravation of some of those drivers through his proposed changes to Broadway as part of the “Green Light for Midtown” pilot program.
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