Hurricane Earl May Touch Down in NY Friday
A satellite image of Hurricane Earl on Wednesday morning.
The National Weather Service forecasts that impacts of Hurricane Earl may reach the New York metropolitan area by Friday afternoon, bringing heavy rainfall and high winds.
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FBI Looking to Interview NYPD Crime Stat Whistleblower
Brooklyn cop Adrian Schoolcraft was thrown into a psych ward after he accused bosses of fudging crime stats.
The feds want to talk to the whistle-blowing Brooklyn cop who says NYPD brass tossed him into a psych ward after he accused supervisors of cooking the books on crime stats.
Menorah Firefighter Nominated for Medal for Saving Girl
NY Post
Firefighter Desmond Walsh (inset), and the scene of the Dec. 16 '09 blaze that was set off by a Menorah.
It was a firefighter's worst nightmare — blinding black smoke, a wall of fire and a toddler trapped in the inferno.
Ticket Shock for Motorists
Maybe justice really is blind.
NYPD officers and traffic agents should immediately begin writing tickets on streets where the parking rules have been changed, despite a five-day grace period at the changed spots.
Photos Show Woman Nearly Crushed by Subway
NY Daily News
An eagle-eyed motorman saved a straphanger from almost certain death when he slammed the brakes on a 370-ton train - missing by mere seconds a woman who had fallen on the tracks.
NYPD Cooking the Books to Make NYC Appear Safer
NY Daily News
Deputy Inspector Peter Simonetti, Commanding Officer of the 71st Precinct, which is among the precincts accused of downplaying crime.
Two academics at an FBI-sponsored conference Friday will accuse the NYPD of cooking the books to make the city appear safer.
NYC Jail to Brooklyn: Get Your Own Workers
Despite intense media coverage, Borough President Markowitz continued to use Department of Correction prisoners to set up and break down his concerts in Coney Island and Crown Heights, as these prisoners did on Friday morning after a B-52s show.
Muslim Taxi Driver Stabbed
According to police, a taxi driver had his throat slashed last night after he told a passenger he was Muslim.
Starting Tonight, Brooklyn Brg Closed Most Nights
A massive rehab of the Brooklyn Bridge will begin Aug. 23, keeping Manhattan-bound lanes closed most nights until 2014.
NYC Skyscrapers to Turn-Off Lights to Help Migrating Birds'
Some of the Big Apple's brightest buildings are joining a campaign to dim the lights while millions of migrating birds pass through town this fall.
New Law: Motorists Must Keep 'Safe Distance' from Bicycles
Starting in November, a motorist who passes too close to a bicyclist on the road could be slapped with a ticket.
'Fine' Day for Biking
NY Post
The NYPD has declared war on reckless bicyclists, slapping cyclists with summonses for everything from riding on the sidewalk to near-misses with pedestrians to disobeying traffic signals and other rules of the road.
Brooklyn's First Day of Wireless Water Meter Reading
On Monday, August 9, Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz joined New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway, Lauren Collins, co-founder of the Windsor Terrace Alliance and area residents outside his home to officially commemorate Brooklyn going online for the City’s new wireless water meter program. The installation of an Automated Meter Reading (AMR) unit on BP Markowitz’s home was the 417,000th installed in the City.
New Bridge Arrives in NYC After Float Down Hudson
NEW YORK [AP] — A prefabricated 350-foot-long bridge that will replace a 109-year-old span across the Harlem River arrived Monday aboard two barges that were pushed and pulled by tugboats.
Eastern U.S. Cooks In 100-Degree Summer Heat
Jose Cruz, 32, of Manhattan's Lower East Side, escapes the heat by dousing himself with water flowing down the street from an open fire hydrant in New York, Saturday, July 24, 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
NEW YORK [AP] — Another wave of oppressive heat clamped down on a broad swath of Eastern states on Saturday, with temperatures in the high 90s and 100s and residents scrambling for shade or just staying indoors.
City Considering Charging for Garbage Pickup
Call by Call, 311 System Redefines the City
The 311 call system, a non-emergency customer-service hotline for New York City's many departments was announced in January 2002. Since then, the hotline has been redefining the way the city runs. New Yorker have been calling for things like, landlord complaints and for losing property in a taxi.
Con Ed Restores Power To Brooklyn, Queens
ConEd workers restoring power to the vicinity of Union and Albany.
NEW YORK [CBS] — The power problems that impacted thousands of ConEd customers in Brooklyn were finally over Sunday.
Late Friday night the utility reduced voltage by 8-percent in the central and southwest parts of the borough due to problems with some electrical cables.
FDNY Battle Record Number of Fires During Heat Wave
Illustration Photo.
NEW YORK [AP] — During a heat wave this past week that topped 100 degrees, city firefighters battled more fires than in any other week in the past 30 years, according to the Uniformed Firefighters Association of New York.
Records Could Melt as Triple-Digit Temperatures are set to hit
The New York Daily News
Get ready for the worst day of the heat wave.
After Monday's high of 99 degrees, temperatures are expected to hit triple digits Tuesday, putting people and power systems at risk.
Brooklyn Mom Suing General Mills for 'Unhealthy' Snack
By Scott Shifrel for the NY Daily News
BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn woman has filed a lawsuit against General Mills, accusing the food giant of making misleading health claims about the popular kid snack Fruit Roll-Ups.
In the class action filed Tuesday in Manhattan Federal Court, Payton McClure says the company lies when it says the rollups, along with Fruit by the Foot and Fruit Gushers, are naturally flavored, low fat, and “a good source of Vitamin C.”
State Sen. Eric Adams will put Mayoral Aspirations Aside if William Thompson Runs Again
Elizabeth Benjamin for the NY Daily News
Sen. Eric Adams is a mayoral candidate-in-waiting.
The Brooklyn Democrat acknowledged being poised to jump into the 2009 race - and the upcoming 2013 race - but instead deferred to clear a path for former city Controller William Thompson.
Terrorists Call for 'Suspicious Packages' to be Left on Streets
The New York Post
NEW YORK — Jihadists are waging a psychological war against Americans — planting suspicious, but harmless, bags in public places to create fear and tie up police and bomb squads, officials said.
