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MTA police officers keep watch during the morning commute in Grand Central Terminal on April 16, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NYC Security Remains Tight In Wake Of Boston Marathon Bombings

There is once again a high terror alert in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday they are taking no chances that an attack similar to the Boston Marathon bombings could happen here.

2013/04/16

A New York Police Department officer inspects a man's bag in Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan on April 15, 2013 in New York City. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NYPD Increasing Security At Prominent Locations Following Boston Marathon Blasts

NYPD Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne said the city is stepping up security at hotels and other prominent locations through deployment of the NYPD’s critical response vehicles.

2013/04/15

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner speaks to reporters about a possible run for mayor on April 10, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Eye On New York: Politics In NY, Cinderella, And Life In Newark

This week on Eye On New York CBS 2′s Dana Tyler takes a look at new book about life in the Brick City and sits down with the star of Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

2013/04/14

File image of a North Korean missile test | Inset image of leader Kim Kim Jong-un. (credit: CBS 2)

Kerry To North Korea: Launching A Missile ‘Takes Everybody To A Bad Place’

North Korea issued its own warning, saying Japan will be its first target if war breaks out.

2013/04/12

The USS New York passes by the Statue of Liberty. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Sequester Budget Cuts Likely Mean The End Of New York City’s ‘Fleet Week’

In his 12th and final year as mayor, Michael Bloomberg will have to pull a rabbit out of a hat to find a way to celebrate Fleet Week without the fleet.

2013/04/11

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Pundit: If Weiner’s ‘Test Balloon’ Works, He Could Be A Threat To Everyone

The next first couple of New York City could very well be disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin, a second daughter to Hillary Clinton.

2013/04/10

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (file / credit: Governor's Office)

Cuomo Lays Out Reform Proposals Aimed At Better Policing Government Corruption

The proposals outline new crimes for violating the public trust, including bribery of a public servant, corrupting the government and failure to report public corruption.

2013/04/09

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (credit: Governor's Office)

Sources: NYS Legislature To Change Ethics Rules Following Back-To-Back Scandals

The embarrassing corruption scandals that took down a state senator and two assemblymen may finally lead to ethics changes. Sources told CBS 2 on Monday the Legislature is expected to make it easier for local lawmen to root out public corruption.

2013/04/08

Mayor Michael Bloomberg (credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images), Governor Andrew Cuomo (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages)

Mayor Bloomberg Tees Off, Hints Gov. Cuomo Partly To Blame For Albany Circus

It was the ultimate putdown of state lawmakers caught in the corruption spotlight. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said they’re not qualified to get real jobs.

2013/04/05

Assemblyman Eric Stevenson (credit: http://assembly.state.ny.us/)

N.Y. State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson Arrested On Bribery Charges

“Watch your backs.” That is the warning from federal prosecutors to crooked New York politicians, after another one was arrested.

2013/04/04

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara explains the allegations to reporters. (credit: CBS 2)

‘Gang Of 6′ Accused In NYC Mayor’s Race Bribery Scandal Face Public, Political Uproar

At state Sen. Malcolm Smith’s Queens home a number of friends stopped by with food to help sustain him as he faces a raft of serious public corruption charges, including paying bribes to rig this year’s mayoral race.

2013/04/03

Sen. Malcolm A. Smith on March 12, 2008 in Albany, New York. (Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images)

Sen. Malcolm Smith Arrested In Alleged Plot To Rig New York City Mayor’s Race

There were three distinct parts to this public corruption and bribery scandal, but in all three money flowed freely and, at times, city and state funds — your tax dollars — paid the freight.

2013/04/02

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Senator: Law Punishing First Responders For Posting Graphic Images Online Is Coming

It’s happening more and more — first responders are posting graphic pictures of crime scene victims and medical patients on the Internet. And now there’s legislation that could have them prosecuted as criminals.

2013/04/01

Mayor Bloomberg, Christine Quinn (credit: Sonia Rincon, 1010 WINS)

Sparks Fly As Bloomberg, Quinn Spar Over Proposed NYPD Inspector General

Friday’s clash of the two political titans came as the mayor is furiously trying to derail a council bill to have an inspector general monitor one the of the Police Department’s signature crime fighting tools: stop and frisk.

2013/03/22

Vice President Joe Biden and Mayor Bloomberg (Photo credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Biden, Bloomberg Lead Charge To Shame Congress On Gun Control

Don’t you remember the heartbreak of the Newton massacre? That was the message delivered to Washington lawmakers by parents who lost their children on that bleak morning 97 days ago.

2013/03/21

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