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Senior Citizens Hit Hard By High Electric Rates In New York City

The numbers are in – New Yorkers are dishing out double for what most of the country pays for electricity, and if Con Edison gets its way, the rates could jump even higher.

2013/05/21

Con Ed Chief Returns Bonus Day After Cuomo Calls For Investigation

Chairman and CEO Kevin Burke said he was returning the $314,000 bonus he was awarded.

2013/04/30

Competitors in the 16th Annual USA Memory Championship (Credit 1010 WINS reporter Gary Baumgarten)

Competitors Descend On New York To Test Their Minds In Annual USA Memory Championship

Competitors memorized arbitrary pieces of information about the order of playing cards, names and faces, poems, and lists of random numbers and words, according to event officials.

2013/03/16

Brighton Beach, Brooklyn (Credit: Marina Carpova Foxman/Facebook)

New Jersey Woman Takes Action After Hearing Report Of Brighton Beach Couple In Need On 1010 WINS

A 1010 WINS listener from New Jersey came to the rescue of a Brighton Beach couple who could not pay their electric bill.

2013/02/18

The remains of Breezy Point, Queens as seen from Chopper 880 following superstorm Sandy - Nov. 2, 2012 (credit: Tom Kaminski / WCBS 880)

Breezy Point Families To Sue LIPA Over Massive Fire

17 families contend the utility should have cut the power ahead of Sandy’s surge. They say ocean water coming in contact with energized wires sparked the wind-fueled fireball that ravaged the neighborhood.

2013/01/29

Cars piled up outside a floodd parking garage in Manhattan following superstorm Sandy - Oct. 31, 2012 (credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Insurance Companies Use Exemption To Deny Sandy Coverage To Frustrated New Yorkers

New figures Tuesday said 95,000 homes on Long Island were destroyed or damaged by Superstorm Sandy – but from Long Island to Manhattan, many home and business owners have found that their insurance companies will not cover their damage.

2013/01/08

Dangerous Blast Of Steam Stops Midday Traffic On Upper East Side

A dangerous blast of steam stopped traffic Tuesday on the Upper East Side.

2012/12/04

Reports: Power Restored For Most Con Ed Customers, Majority Of NJ Utilities Restored As Well

About 20,000 customers remain powerless in New York City and Westchester County. That’s down from a peak of over 1 million affected by the storms.

2012/11/10

People climb down a destroyed section of boardwalk after checking the storm's approach in the Rockaway neighborhood on November 7, 2012 in Queens. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Nor’easter Dumps Snow Across Tri-State, Interrupts Sandy Recovery Efforts

The nor’easter, as promised, brought gusting winds, rain and snow and plunged households that waited for days without power because of Sandy back into darkness in temperatures near freezing.

2012/11/08

Cuomo: Utilities Have Failed In Aftermath Of Sandy; Suggests They Could Lose Monopolies

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed the state’s utility companies Monday for what he called their poor performance in restoring power and their failure to communicate with consumers.

2012/11/05

Power lines down from Sandy, Oct. 30, 2012 (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

About 1.5 Million Still Without Power In New York Metro Area

A total of about 1.5 million power customers in the Tri-State area remained without power Sunday night, as relief and recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy continued.

CBS New York–2012/11/04

A woman gets a bag of dry ice from a Con Edison employee in Union Square. (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Con Edison Distributing Dry Ice To Customers At Seven New York Locations

As communities continue to recover in the wake of superstorm Sandy, Con Edison is distributing dry ice at seven locations in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island and Westchester County to those who remain without power.

2012/11/03

A darkened Flatiron Building rises over an empty street in a section of Manhattan still in a blackout following Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Cuomo: Power Back In Manhattan For All Grids But One

Con Edison planned to have power to restored to all of Lower Manhattan by Saturday morning.

CBS New York–2012/11/03

Cars move past downed power wires on Sunrise Highway on November 1, 2012 in Massapequa Park, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Cuomo: Power Companies Need ‘To Be Held Accountable’ For Storm Response

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is demanding utilities devote their full resources to restoring power in New York City, Westchester and Long Island to the huge quantities of residents who have been in the dark for days.

2012/11/02

Where To Get Ice In Aftermath Of Sandy

Con Edison and Orange & Rockland Utilities said they will distribute both dry and wet ice at various locations to customers without power due to superstorm Sandy.

2012/11/02

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