Charles Schumer is calling for a probe of security safeguards at nuclear plants following revelations that a suspected al-Qaida operative worked at six U.S. atomic facilities.
Sharif Mobley is now in custody in Yemen following a shootout at a hospital there.
The 26-year-old is a U.S. citizen and officials say he passed all necessary background checks when [...]
Do you care how much salt State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has in his food? Well, he cares about how much you have in yours.
The Brooklyn Democrat has introduced a bill that would completely ban the use of salt in every restaurant kitchen in New York State.
Violations would result in a $1,000 fine, according to The [...]
Governor David Paterson has pardoned an immigrant slated for deportation for having spent time behind bars for crimes he committed as a teenager.
Qing Hong Wu, 29, was officially pardoned on Saturday but he was released from detainment in a New Jersey correctional facility Tuesday night.
Wu, pictured above center, came to the United States when he [...]
The Fire Department is preparing to deactivate its street alarm boxes throughout New York City as a way to save money.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg included the idea in his January budget proposal.
Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano told the City Council on Wednesday that it would save $6 million in the first fiscal year.
He says the move was [...]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg who uses his office to promote a healthier lifestyle for New Yorkers – urged Albany to tax sugary drinks by one cent for each ounce in his weekly radio address this morning.
He estimated a nearly $1 billion windfall from the tax, which Gov. Paterson considered in the past but dropped amid stiff [...]
New York tax officials are going to try to shame the top tax delinquents into paying up.
The Department of Taxation and Finance has begun posting the state’s top 250 business and top 250 individual tax debtors on the department’s website.
At the beginning of each month, the Tax Department will examine the records of those who [...]
The Triple Crown will have its last jewel this year, despite belt-tightening at the New York Racing Association.
NYRA’s board of directors voted yesterday to hold the 141st edition of the Belmont Stakes this spring.
The agency’s president had warned earlier this year that the event might have to be canceled because of budget cuts.
However, NYRA is [...]
Dozens of concerned straphangers headed down to Chelsea Thursday night as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority held its fifth and final public hearing over proposed service cuts.
More than 150 people signed up to speak inside the auditorium at Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology.
Many who attended were upset with the agency’s plan to get rid of free [...]
The city’s unemployment rate dipped slightly from 10.5 percent in December to 10.4 percent in January, according to the New York State Department of Labor.
The state’s unemployment rate also dropped slightly during this time period.
Unemployment is also down across the country, from 10 percent in December to 9.7 in January.
Source: NY1
Medical marijuana is a “good idea,” New York State voters say 71 – 25 percent, with support among all political, racial and regional groups, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Even Republicans say 55 – 41 percent that adults should be allowed to use marijuana if their doctor prescribes it, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) [...]
