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A man talks on his cell phone on the subway platform at 14th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Underground Wi-Fi Service Expanding To 30 More Subway Stations

After testing Wi-Fi in a handful of stations last year, the city is now expanding service to 30 additional stations, including Times Square, Rockefeller Center and Columbus Circle.

2013/04/25

New Poll Shows More Adults Than Teenagers Text While Driving

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said about nine people die every day in accidents caused by distracted drivers.

2013/03/28

Worried About Your iPhone Service In The Storm? AT&T Ready To Respond

AT&T said Friday it is ready to respond quickly to the massive winter storm hammering the Tri-State Area.

2013/02/08

Man uses cell phone on L train platform of Union Square subway station (file/credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Wi-Fi Service Coming To 30 Additional Subway Stations By Spring

All underground stations are expected to be wired by 2016, but trains are not expected to have service between stations.

2012/11/19

Passengers are seen on the 1/2/3 platform at 14th Street and 7th Avenue - New York, NY - Sep 23, 2011 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

MTA Planning To Add Wi-Fi Service To Subway Stations In Queens

All underground stations are expected to be wired by 2016, but trains were not expected to have service between stations.

2012/10/25

Boy Scouts (file / credit: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)

Boy Scouts Of America Reaffirms Ban On Gays

The Boy Scouts of America has reaffirmed its ban on homosexuals following a two-year confidential review and the decision hit home in New Jersey, WCBS 880′s Monica Miller reported.

2012/07/17

WCBS 880 Special Series: Where The Jobs Are – Part 4 – Second Careers

Sometimes getting downsized can have an upside, WCBS 880′s Wayne Cabot reported.

2012/06/07

Rep. Steve Israel (left) holds cell phone used in hacking demonstration at his Hauppauge, NY office on Monday, June 4, 2012 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Rep. Israel Wants FCC To Require Cell Carriers To Have Password Protected Voicemail

Rep. Steve Israel demonstrated how hackers can go to a “spoofing” site, enter a cell phone number and gain access to that number’s voice messeges.

2012/06/04

Cell Phones (file / credit: clipart.com)

AT&T Workers Will Stay On The Job Without Contracts

About 40,000 AT&T landline workers are staying on the job this week without a contract, their union said Sunday.

2012/04/08

American Soldiers in Kabul, Afghanistan (file / credit: MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images)

JPMorgan Chase Spearheads Effort To Find Jobs For Veterans Through 100,000 Jobs Mission

JPMorgan Chase and nearly 40 other companies, some of them also based in the New York City area, have teamed up to try and get veterans back into the workforce.

2012/04/06

A man talks on his cell phone on the subway platform at 14th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan on September 27, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

More Subway Stations To Get Cell, Wi-Fi Service

Six stations are already wired for service and 30 more stations will come online in groups of five, including Times Square, Herald Square and Columbus Circle, by this summer.

2012/02/03

FILE - A man reads a text message on his cell phone. (Photo credit: Franko Lee/AFP/Getty Images)

NYC Sending Test Emergency Text Alerts Today

A notification will be displayed on the screen of your mobile device with a text that reads: “Severe alert” or “Extreme alert.”

2011/12/15

NYC Office of Emergency Management To Test New Text Message Alert System

On Thursday, officials will send six test messages between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon customers who have mobile devices that are enabled to receive emergency alerts.

2011/12/14

Storm damage - Ridgefield, CT - Oct 29, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

As Officials Review CL&P’s Storm Respone, Some Say They’d Pay For Stronger Power Grid

The co-chair of Gov. Dan Malloy’s panel examining the state’s power companies wants to know how much it would cost to harden the electrical system, even against a storm as strong as a category 3 hurricane.

2011/11/16