New York City

NY Mayor: Obama's Top Priority Should Be Guns

12.16.12 at 1:22pm by Associated Press

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says President Barack Obama's first priority in his second term should be to lead the country on gun control.

Annual Pokey and Schleppie Awards Name the City's Slowest and Least Reliable Bus Routes

12.11.12 at 7:02pm by Kris Venezia

The Manhattan M66 and M42 bus routes are the slowest in New York City, and the Manhattan M4 is the least reliable, according to the New York Public Interest Research Group and Transportation Alternatives.

Museum Exhibit Shows Parts of NYC from the Early 1900's

11.30.12 at 5:31pm by

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum tells stories of 97 Orchard Street in Manhattan, New York.

Rockaways Bridge Tolls Resume Saturday

11.30.12 at 5:16pm by Kris Venezia

Toll collections will resume at two bridges in the storm-damaged Rockaways section of Queens.

$9 Billion Proposal to Protect NYC from Future Storms

11.27.12 at 6:25pm by Associated Press

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants huge electrical transformers hauled to upper floors of commercial buildings, the ability to shutter subways, tunnels and airports from flood waters, and health facility backup power sources placed on higher ground as part of a $9 billion plan to protect New York City from the next superstorm.

New Report Shows More New Yorkers Turning to Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens

11.21.12 at 3:53pm by Kris Venezia

A new report shows more New Yorkers are turning to food pantries and soup kitchens.

Poll Shows New York City Residents Think Christie Did Best with Superstorm Sandy

11.20.12 at 6:05pm by Associated Press

A new poll shows New Yorkers believe New Jersey Governor Chris Christie handled Sandy best, followed by President Obama.

NYC Vets Parade Helps Storm Victims

11.9.12 at 2:09pm by Associated Press

Participants at New York City's Veterans Day Parade will collect coat donations for Superstorm Sandy victims and others in need.

Marchers along the Fifth Avenue route on Sunday will collect the donations for the New York Cares Coat Drive. The coats will be deposited in trucks at the parade.

Grand marshals at the parade will include former Mayor Edward Koch. He served in the Army during World War II and worked on behalf of Vietnam Veterans as mayor.

NYC Trash Collections Changed Due to Storm Cleanup

11.6.12 at 10:50am by Associated Press

New York City is making changes to its garbage collections to ensure that around-the-clock cleanup continues in hard-hit neighborhoods.

NYC Traffic Thick on 2nd Morning After Superstorm

10.31.12 at 9:42am by Associated Press

Morning rush-hour traffic appears thicker than on a normal day as people start to return to work in a New York without subways.