Big Plans Unveiled to Make NY Move Better
By MICHAEL ODMARK New York State officials unveiled ambitious legislation to revamp the city’s transportation systems in a press conference beneath Harlem’s Metro-North station on …[read more]
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Floating Hospital Gets Federal Grant
By DANIEL STEIN-SAYLES Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney presented The Floating Hospital with a ceremonial check for $325,000 in federal grant funds on Thursday at the hospital’s …[read more]
Council eyes limits on hookah smoking
By RENEE BEYDA The City Council Health Committee is considering proposed legislation that would limit the use of non-tobacco smoking products in restaurants and prohibit …[read more]
Women Pols Targeted for Violence, Leaders Say
By KECIAH BAILEY Canadian First Lady Sophie Trudeau and several female political leaders and activists from across the world joined forces at a conference Thursday …[read more]
EX-Con Arraigned on Attempted Rape Charge
By LA QUINTA CLARK An ex-con was arraigned Thursday on charges of attempted rape and robbery of a woman on the Upper East Side five …[read more]
Harmony Rules at St. Pat’s Parade
By SEAN EGAN, KAT LLOYD & PRISCILLA PEREZ The lesbian gay, bisexual, and transgender community lent a tint of lavender to the wearing of the …[read more]
Drive Launched to Register Young Local Voters
By RENEE BEYDA NYC Votes announced on Thursday the second annual Student Voter Registration Day would be launched on Mar. 18 in over 60 local …[read more]
Hearing Delayed for Accused Killer of 96-Year-Old Woman
By INEZ SHARABY A 24-year -old homeless man, who allegedly broke a 96-year-old lady’s hip when he threw her to the floor, had his hearing …[read more]
Rape Suspect Whose Victim ‘Wanted It’ Appears in Court
By LUIS GONZALEZ A Brooklyn cabbie who allegedly raped a passenger in February 2015 was warned Thursday by a Brooklyn judge that he would be …[read more]
Report: State underestimates sewage pollution
By SEAN EGAN New York’s waterways are far more polluted with raw sewage than the state Department of Environmental Conservation has been reporting under a …[read more]