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State Senators are proposing legislation that would warn parents about violations by city day care centers. (Credit CBS 2)

Report: Conditions At Some City Day Care Centers Could Put Your Child At Risk

Common violations included failure to properly screen workers for criminal records, not keeping areas clean, and not maintaining window guards.

2013/05/16

iPhone (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images for Big W)

Cellphone Scammers Could Be ‘Cramming’ Extra Charges On To Your Bill

Extra charges are getting buried on some cell phone bills and it isn’t the phone company that’s putting them there.

2013/05/16

Gas Pump (file / credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Gas Prices Lower Than This Time Last Year

Although gas prices have nudged up a few cents in the past week, the average price of a gallon of regular, $3.78 on Long Island, is actually about $0.21 less heading into this Memorial Day weekend than this time a year ago.

2013/05/16

Passenger headed for the terminal at JFK Airport (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Seen At 11: Robbed In Flight, Is Your Carry-On Luggage At Risk?

Imagine opening the overhead bin after a long flight and finding out that your carry-on bag is gone.

2013/05/13

iPhone 5 (credit: JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images)

Schneiderman Seeks Help To Curb Cell Phone Thefts

New York state’s attorney general asked smartphone makers on Monday to do more to protect consumers from violent street crimes known as “Apple picking,” or cellphone thefts.

2013/05/13

Prince Harry on February 27, 2013 in Maseru, Lesotho. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Prince Harry Heads To Tri-State For Last Leg Of U.S. Tour

Harry will be arriving in New York City on Monday before heading to the Jersey shore on Tuesday, where he’ll tour communities that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy, including Mantoloking and Seaside Heights.

2013/05/13

Over 50 homes destroyed in a fire during Hurricane Sandy are viewed in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

$1.8 Billion In Federal Aid Coming To New York City Sandy Victims

Federal Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced Friday that HUD had signed off on the city’s plans for spending its first chunk of Sandy aid money.

2013/05/10

Whole Foods In Montclair, N.J. (credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Whole Foods Mixes Up Chicken, Vegan Salads

The mislabeled salads — a curried chicken salad and a vegan curried “chick’n” salad — were sold in 15 stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, Whole Foods said.

2013/05/10

Retailers: Free Comic Book Day Gives Industry A Chance To Tout Success

Retailers say the turnout and scope of the event, which began in 2002, is giving them and the industry a chance to tout their success by giving away 4.6 million comic books featuring everything from Superman to “The Walking Dead” to Gilbert Hernandez’s “Marble Season.” It will be held on Saturday.

2013/05/03

Credit Card (file / credit: clipart.com)

Bergen County Prosecutor Announces Arrests For Identity Theft

Once the victims reported credit cards they didn’t sign up for were coming in the mail, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said investigators started backtracking.

2013/05/03

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Stocks Break 15,000 For First Time After Hiring Climbs

The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time, and the Standard and Poor’s 500 index, a broader market measure, rose above 1,600.

2013/05/03

Plastic Fragments Prompt Recalls Of Frozen DiGiorno, CPK Pizzas

Nestle Pizza Co. is recalling four frozen-pizza products that might be contaminated with plastic fragments.

2013/05/03

Study: Cancer-Causing Metals Found In Some Popular Cosmetics

Findings by a group of researchers at Berkeley’s School of Public Health showed nine different metals, including lead, in popular brands of lipstick and lip-gloss.

2013/05/02

Thousands Of New Yorkers To Get AMBER Alerts On Cell Phones

If you live in New York, you may soon start getting AMBER alerts on your cell phone.

2013/04/25

A wedding at the Waterview Club in Bayville (file / credit: Waterview Club)

Nassau D.A. Investigating Closure Of Bayville Catering Hall

The Nassau County District Attorney’s office is now reviewing the accusations against a Long Island caterer after a waterfront venue was shut down without notice.

2013/04/24

Jason Blatt of Knight Capital Americas (Photo credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

A Look At The Faces Of Traders On Wall Street

Women try on wedding dresses at the annual "Running of the Brides" sales event at Filene's Basement in New York on June 3, 2011. ( ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)

Brides Gone Wild: Annual Running Of the Brides at Filene’s Basement in Manhattan

International Toy Fair At Javits Center

The Jacob Javits Center has turned into a huge playground. The 108th Annual International Toy Fair is in Manhattan this week showcasing the hottest trends in the industry.

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 20: Supermodel Adriana Lima reveals the $2 million bombshell fantasy bra designed by Damiani exclusively for Victoria's Secret at Victoria's Secret, SoHo on October 20, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Adriana Lima Models $2 Million Victoria’s Secret Bra

Supermodel Adriana Lima reveals the $2 million bombshell fantasy bra designed by Damiani exclusively for Victoria’s Secret at Victoria’s Secret, SoHo on October 20, 2010 in New York City.