Bronx Carwash Workers Vote to Unionize
Workers at a Bronx car wash have voted to unionize. They're the second group of New York City car wash workers to join a union.
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Ex-clerk for NYC Diocese Sentenced for $1M theft
A former clerk who embezzled more than $1 million from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has been sentenced to 4 1/2 to nine years in prison.
New York Advocacy Groups are Encouraging People to Register for the General Election
There is one week left to register to vote.
NY Recognized for Being an Energy Efficient State
New York is being recognized for being an energy-efficient state.
New Law in New York Schools Aims to Protect Student Athletes
Schools in New York will be required to have specific procedures to deal with student athletes who sustain serious head injuries.
NY Prison Shock Camps Claim Lower Recidivism
New York corrections officials say they have graduated 45,000 inmates from military-style boot camp over the past 25 years and most don't come back.
New law Addresses NY's Private Business Schools
The measure designed to better protect students was signed into law recently by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The law gives the state Department of Education more authority to make sure the schools are using approved instruction methods and protecting students' finances after they pay tuition.
There are more than 450 licensed, registered or certified schools instructing in various trades statewide. But up to another 1,000 are believed to be operating without a license.
State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr.
Lawsuit: Low-Income NYers Blocked from Program
A lawsuit contends that thousands of low-income New Yorkers are at risk of becoming homeless because they've been blocked from applying to a program designed to deter eviction.
Con Ed Union Asks NYS to End Lockout
Consolidated Edison Inc.'s largest union has asked the New York State commission that regulates the company to end the lockout of thousands of field workers.
History is Still Being "Written" for NYC Pen Shop
With texting and email primary forms of communication, a store like the Art Brown International Pen Shop in Manhattan can seem like a museum. Thousands of pens and hundreds of inks are available at the Midtown location and owner Marilyn Brown is always there to help.
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