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Federal Inspectors Begin 60-Day Safety Assessment Of Metro-North
The effort will assess a broad range of practices at Metro-North, including oversight of engineers, fatigue management programs and medical requirements for crew members.
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Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To $586 Million
Lottery officials say ticket sales are ahead of projections, one of the primary factors pushing the jackpot higher.
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Long Island City Residents Call For Crosswalks, Additional Signage At Deadly Intersection
The intersection at 49th Street and Eleventh Avenue in Long Island City has been the scene of numerous accidents involving pedestrians.
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2 Upper-Level Lanes Of GWB Closed For Emergency Repairs
The lanes are expected to remain closed until about 2 p.m., officials said. The closures will affect New Jersey-bound commuters, but not drivers traveling from New Jersey to New York.
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Police Investigating Possible SantaCon Brawl In Manhattan
New York City police are looking into a brawl caught on video of a group of men dressed in Santa suits.
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L.I. Musician, Wife Homeless After Fire Destroys Mastic Beach Home
Bryan Clay lost everything after a fire gutted his Mastic Beach home on Dec. 8. His wife Carol, who is an animal rescuer, was nursing 14 cats, all of which perished in the blaze.
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NYPD: Suspects Sought In Jewelry Store Robbery
Around 8 p.m. Saturday, police said the suspects entered the Omega Millennium store on Nassau Street.
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Cops Hunt For Man Wanted In Brooklyn Stabbing
Police are looking for a man who is accused of stabbing someone earlier this month in Brooklyn.
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Many Trains Don’t Use Widely Available Auto Brakes
There is already low-tech equipment, widely available since the Great Depression, that could have prevented the crash, and every Metro-North train already has it.
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6 Injured In Fire In Brownsville, Brooklyn
Six people suffered minor injuries in a fire in Brooklyn on Sunday.
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‘Tips For Jesus’ Sparks A Divine Mystery
In recent weeks, tabs have popped up in restaurants from coast to coast and even in Mexico, with tips of as much as $10,000 — all charged to American Express.
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Mobile Homes Settling In On Upper West Side
Everyone knows there’s a shortage of affordable housing in New York City. Some people have found an interesting way around the problem: They’ve purchased mobile homes to live in and parked them on the street.
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Bloomberg To Push Gun Control Efforts After Term Ends
While speaking during his weekly address heard on 1010 WINS, the mayor said he won’t leave the gun control cause behind when he leaves office.
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Rockefeller Center Rumbles During Holiday Tuba Concert
The tuba was the star of the show Sunday at Rockefeller Center.
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Black, Jewish Leaders Unite To Condemn ‘Knockout Game’ Attacks
Leaders of the black and Jewish communities joined together Sunday on the steps of Brooklyn Supreme Court to repudiate the violent “knockout game.”