Bloomberg’s Method Of Raising A Glass Raises Eyebrows
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Mayor Michael Bloomberg raised a few eyebrows at a ribbon cutting at the expanded Brooklyn Brewery Monday. At issue is how Bloomberg likes to raise a glass. Apparently, the mayor...
View ArticleCity Council Members Call For Brooklyn Bridge Path Expansion
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Three New York City Council members say something has to be done to handle the Brooklyn Bridge’s rising pedestrian and bike traffic. Council members Brad Lander, Stephen...
View ArticleCity Council Slams Mayor’s Office Over Lack Of Free School Breakfasts
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The New York City Council and the Bloomberg administration are in a food fight over free breakfasts for low-income students. New York City ranks last among major U.S. cities in...
View ArticleColumbia Pictures, Williamsburg Leaders, Reach ‘Spider-Man’ Compromise
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The “Amazing Spider-Man” is now more welcome in Brooklyn. A compromise has been reached between community leaders and Columbia Pictures regarding filming during Passover. Though...
View ArticleJewish Religious Objects Found Burned On Holocaust Remembrance Day
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Nearly a dozen Jewish families in Brooklyn were targeted by vandals who torched symbols of their faith, and they did it on Holocaust Remembrance Day. The vandalism was under...
View ArticleDe Blasio Arrested During Hospital Protest In Midtown
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Public advocate and mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio was arrested Wednesday on disorderly conduct charges during a rally to keep Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn from...
View ArticleNew York Post Cover About Slain Developer Angers Pols
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A pair of elected officials are blasting the New York Post’s cover Sunday as “offensive” and “insensitive.” The cover, about the body of Brooklyn real estate developer Menachem...
View ArticleNYC Council Proposes Bill Restricting Number Of Uber, Other For-Hire Cars
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City may decide to limit the number of for-hire cars for companies such as Uber. Since 2011, about 25,000 black and livery cars have been added to New York’s streets,...
View ArticleExperts: Convenience Of NYC Living Causing More Street Congestion
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — There are some things that are easy in New York City, like ordering groceries and packages delivered, or getting car service at the touch of an app. But there are also some...
View ArticleNeighbors Raise Concerns Over Thousands Of New York City’s Homeless Housed In...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York City has been housing thousands of homeless in dozens of hotels during the coronavirus pandemic, but neighbors are voicing concerns, CBS2’s Andrea Grymes reported...
View ArticleNYC Councilman Proposes Bill That Would Pay New Yorkers To Report Illegal...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A New York City councilman is making it his mission to crack down on illegal parking. That’s why he’s proposing a bill that would allow people in the community to get “paid to...
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