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FDNY Tries Data-Driven Approach

5.15.13 at 5:18pm by Jeff Coltin

New York City saw only 58 fire-related deaths last year. That's the lowest number since record keeping began in 1916 - and the FDNY wants to keep it that way.

NY Judge Tosses Indictment of Officer in Ramarley Graham Shooting

5.15.13 at 1:41pm by Associated Press

A judge threw out manslaughter charges on Wednesday against a New York Police Department officer accused of killing an unarmed suspect last year in a Bronx home - a ruling that prompted a courtroom outburst by the victim's mother and a vow by prosecutors to still pursue the case.

NYC to Add 640K People to Evacuation Zones

5.4.13 at 1:55pm by Associated Press

New York City is planning to expand hurricane evacuation areas to encompass 640,000 more residents, and the number of zones will be doubled so the city can better tailor evacuation orders to the dynamics of a particular storm.

Jury Convicts Two Associates of NY Mayoral Candidate

5.2.13 at 5:52pm by Associated Press

Two former associates of a candidate seeking to become the city's first Asian-American mayor were convicted Thursday in a scheme to illegally raise campaign funds.

Local Artist Ropes in New Yorkers to Madison Square Park

5.1.13 at 2:04pm by Associated Press

A New York City artist has lassoed a small public park, creating a whimsical landscape of bright red, yellow and blue enclosures out of recycled lobster rope for visitors to explore.

City Goes Greener - Expands Recycling and Composting Programs

4.24.13 at 5:54pm by Jeff Coltin

New York City's will have to add to the blue signs like the one above.Mayor Bloomberg announced today that things like cd cases, plastic cups, hangers and even washed-out yogurt cups can go in the bins.They're what the sanitation department calls rigid plastics.

Cityscape: Struggling to "Make It" in NYC

4.6.13 at 7:30am by George Bodarky, Julie Clark, Morlene Chin

As the song goes, if you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere. A lot people come to New York City to follow their dreams, but the road to fulfillment can sometimes be a bumpy one.

Thousands in NYC living in hotels after Sandy

3.30.13 at 1:39pm by Associated Press

More than 2,000 people displaced by Superstorm Sandy are still living in hotels around New York City five months after the storm.

Ambulances Roll Into Coney Island Hospital

2.23.13 at 3:15pm by Associated Press

Ambulances are being welcomed again at a New York City hospital severely damaged nearly four months ago by Superstorm Sandy.

Famed NYC Bakery Blames Sandy for Mouse Troubles

2.16.13 at 2:36pm by Associated Press

A New York City bakery famous for its cupcakes is blaming Superstorm Sandy for a mouse infestation that led it to be temporarily shut down for health code violations.

Magnolia Bakery's popular shop in Manhattan's West Village was closed by the Health Department Thursday after an inspector found mouse droppings in the basement.

A spokeswoman for the bakery tells the New York Post that the mice turned up after parts of the neighborhood close to the Hudson River flooded during the October storm.