The city yesterday ended its two-week suspension of alternate-side parking rules and slapped drivers with tickets for not moving their cars so plows could clear the snow from curbsides —
The military’s technology research arm — the same group that helped create the Internet in the early 70s — is asking hackers for help keeping it secure. Called “Cyber Fast Track,” the new program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will fund independent security researchers and experimental programs, emphasizing unconventional solutions and unusual […]
The new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Monday that he planned to call mostly Muslim and Arab witnesses to testify in hearings next month on the threat
Today is the last day to use unlimited MetroCards purchased last year before the fare hike. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says 30-day unlimited cards purchased before the December 30th fare
Apple has the pieces needed to build an iPhone model that can connect to just about any cellular network. The evidence was found under the hood of a new iPhone
Strongman Hosni Mubarak is laughing all the way to the casbank. The most hated man in Egypt, where anti-government protests rages on, is likely the richest man in the world, a bombshell report reveals. The teetering tyrant’s family fortune is worth about $70 billion — stashed away in Swiss and other foreign bank accounts and […]
It was supposed to be an “ah ha” moment for Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan — an admission that changes had to be made to the controversial Columbus Avenue bike lane. Unfortunately, it turned into more of an “oh no” moment. One of the changes the commissioner is considering is to allow cars to park in […]
President Obama’s health care law — already embroiled in fights on Capitol Hill and in federal courts across the country — picked up a new challenge Monday when 21 Republican governors sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius outlining how they believe the law will cripple their states. The group proposed […]
Amtrak announced plans on Monday for a $13.5 billion commuter rail project connecting New York City and New Jersey, reviving an idea rejected late last year by New Jersey Governor
3:10PM EST: [ALL UPDATES IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Newark Liberty International Airport is experiencing a power outage, according to numerous reports via Twitter. The outage has caused a shutdown of the
Celeste Katz of the NY Daily News Politics Blog reports the following: The city’s Conflict Of Interest Board has slapped Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz with a $2,000 fine for using his top aide as a lawyer for a home closing. The Daily News first reported the questionable transaction after Markowitz and his wife Jamie […]
In an historic move that further solidifies a growing bi-partisan coalition that is urging the White House to free Jonathan Pollard, former Vice President Dan Quayle sent a letter to President Obama in which he called for a commutation of Pollard’s sentence (the full text of the letter appears below and is attached). Quayle, who […]
The mastermind of the theft in 2009 of a sign from Auschwitz was handed over to Sweden today to serve his prison sentence, local media reported Monday. A Polish court
Everybody has heard the national Emergency Alert System (EAS). Those familiar “duck calls” that reassure listeners “THIS is a test…this is ONLY a test…” The FCC is planning an upgrade
Facing his most crucial legal battle so far, Julian Assange, the founder of the antisecrecy organization WikiLeaks, appeared on Monday at a hearing on whether he would be extradited to
Hundreds gathered for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Sunday afternoon, in honor of the opening of the new Hatzolah Garage, donated by Mrs. Klara Ringel and family. The garage was donated in memory of Mr. David Ringel. The event, which took place at the garage located at the intersection of Central Avenue and New Central Avenue, was […]
Brighton, NY – An ambulance transporting a patient from the Jewish Home in Brighton on its way to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester on Sunday afternoon was struck by a
A Paramus police officer shot several times in the stomach was in critical but stable condition Monday morning following a pursuit on Route 17 that ended near the entrance to
More than a week after his mysterious disappearance in Egypt, Google executive and political activist Wael Ghonim will be released from government detention on Monday, according to his family and
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is headed to Albany to discuss just how hard the city will be hit by the governor’s budget proposal. The mayor is scheduled to testify before state
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