News & Politics

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano: Take Out Your Own Trash

September 07, 2012|Kris Venezia

Free Trash Service for some Yonkers Businesses is Ending.

Starting November, some Yonkers businesses will have to find a new...

NYC Councilman Wants To Crack Down On Commercial Cyclists

September 06, 2012|Ann Pierret

New Bills Aimed at Reckless Commercial Cyclists

New York City Councilman James Vacca introduced a package of bills Thursday...

New Law in New York Schools Aims to Protect Student Athletes

September 04, 2012|Kris Venezia

More Emphasis will be Placed on Head Trauma

Schools in New York will be required to have specific procedures to deal with...

Long Island's Suffolk County Steps Up Patrols on Water

August 31, 2012|Kris Venezia

County Police Plans to Set Up with Checkpoints this Labor Day.

Boaters in Suffolk County may want to think twice about...

Study: Recession, Recovery Unkind To Connecticut Jobs

August 30, 2012|Claudia Morell

Income inequality is on the rise amongst Connecticut residents.

It's Labor Day weekend and a Connecticut policy group is...

Bloomberg Opens A New Kind Of Probation Office In The South Bronx

August 28, 2012|Claudia Morell

A new program in the South Bronx aims to help ex-offenders rebuild their lives and stay out of trouble.

In an effort to...

National Security Campaign Expanded to Sports Events

August 27, 2012|Katie Fisher

Officials are expanding a well-known safety program to sporting events

National security officials are teaming up with major...

Personal Stories of Stigma: I'm Gay and Republican

August 22, 2012|Will Germain

Gregory Angelo feels stigmatized in gay circles for being republican.

Stigma is a fact of life for a lot of people. Now even...

Upper West Side Community Upset with Department of Homeless Services

August 07, 2012|Kris Venezia

Buildings on Manhattan's West Side to receive four hundred homeless individuals, tenants say they had no say in the matter....

Bloomberg: Nation in Crisis after Another Massacre

August 06, 2012|Jake Neher

Mayor reaching out to NYC Sikhs after Wisconsin shooting.

After another deadly shooting over the weekend - this time in...