News & Politics

New NY Bureau To Help Wrongfully Convicted

April 11, 2012|Claudia Morell
The Conviction Review Bureau will partner with county DAs to address claims of innocence.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman...

Senator Schumer Targets Cell Phone Thieves

April 10, 2012|Alen Kanlic
Cell phones will now be tracked.

A stolen cell phone will soon be as useless to a thief as a cancelled credit card.

New York...

Judge Orders NYC to Release 9-1-1 Review

April 09, 2012|Claudia Morell
Mayor Bloomberg says city lacks resources to make all records public.

A civil court judge says New York City must release a...

NYC Convenience Stores Hit it Big

April 02, 2012|Jake Neher
Bodegas See 20% Jump in Sales with Record Mega Millions Jackpot

They're not holding the winning ticket, but New York City...

NY Deal Will Fund Last 3 Years of MTA Capital Plan

March 26, 2012|Jake Neher
Deal provides billions for projects now underway.

Four massive New York City transit projects won't run out of funding any...

Cityscape: Teddy Roosevelt’s Battle With the Deeply Depraved New York of Yore

March 23, 2012|George Bodarky
A new book explores Roosevelt's stint as NYC police commissioner.

In 1895, then-reformer Theodore Roosevelt — fearless and...

Report: NYC Car Wash Workers Get Hosed

March 05, 2012|Jake Neher
Labor Coalition Demands Fairness.

Activists and labor groups are coming together to fight what they say are poor working...

Feral Cats and TNR

March 05, 2012|Jacob Anderson
Volunteers work to reduce the city's feral cat population.

There are tens of thousands of cats estimated to be living on the...

Strike a Chord: An Alternative Way to Save

November 15, 2011|Jacob Anderson

The state of the banking industry has many rethinking how they store their savings.

Bank of America and other major banks...

Occupy Wall Street Movement Grows

October 06, 2011|Jake Neher

Protesters say the movement is turning a corner.

The group is seeing an influx of support from unions, and satellite protests...