Horn honking — a contagious cacophony in Gotham that never seems to shut up — sounds like it’s irritating fewer New Yorkers. That’s according to a comparison of 311 calls and other city data indicating that excessive-honking complaints have been curbed in the past three years. “Wouldn’t it be nice to think people are kinder [...]
Despite spending more per mile on its buses than other major cities, the MTA failed to properly inspect nearly half of its buses and most remain unreliable, according to a report released Thursday by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. “The MTA needs to step up bus maintenance performance and bring down maintenance costs.” DiNapoli said. DiNapoli’s [...]
Just a few days after Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was sworn in for a third and presumably final term, Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, established a Stringer 2013 finance committee and hired three staff members. The committee will be led by Tom Kramer, a Democratic operative from Virginia who most recently worked for [...]
Guy Velella, the former Republican politician from the Bronx whose career ended in scandal, died Thursday morning after suffering from lung cancer, according to published reports. He was 66. Velella, once an assemblyman and senator in Albany, had served less than 200 days in jail after a 2004 conviction for bribery conspiracy. He and his [...]
The man in charge of demolishing the calamity-prone Deutsche Bank building at Ground Zero slipped and broke his wrist Tuesday while leaving the construction site, dnainfo.com reported yesterday. David Emil, president of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., was hospitalized for the injury and may require surgery, the website said. “He’s obviously still thinking about the [...]
The state’s new health commissioner said Monday he has no plans to push for a “fat tax” on soda. Dr. Nirav Shah, who was confirmed unanimously by the state Senate, said later that Gov. Cuomo’s no-new-taxes pledge extends to soda and other sugary drinks “”at this time.” Source: NY Daily News Continue Reading This Article [...]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood with 34 Americans on Monday who lost loved ones in Tucson, Virginia Tech and other gun-related tragedies to demand the federal government fix its “broken” background check system. “Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns – and most of them are purchased or possessed illegally,” said Bloomberg, who also co-heads [...]
When members of the City Council want Speaker Christine C. Quinn to call a hearing on a piece of legislation, they have a few options. They can try to cut a deal; they can issue a few dozen press releases; they can nag. Or they can raise their voices in song. Councilman Oliver Koppell is [...]
