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Not So Fast: Bronx Residents Want ‘Slow Zones’ Set Up On Side Streets Near Highways

Community members have submitted a request for those speed bumps to be placed around streets connecting the Hutchinson River and Pelham Parkways to create a ‘slow zone’. If approved this would add the area to the existing 14 Zone program.

2013/05/31

Red light camera on Long Island (file/credit: CBS 2)

L.I. Drivers Seeing Red Over Lack Of Red-Light Camera Warning Signs

A round of 100 new red-light cameras are going up across Long Island. There is no law on the books in New York that mandates camera alerts at intersections.

2013/05/28

Police Search For Thieves Targeting Drivers With Flat Tires In Queens

Police Tuesday were asking for the public’s help in finding three suspects wanted in connection with 12 different thefts in Queens.

2013/03/05

Drivers On Long Island Change Habits To Keep Up With Rising Gas Costs

The average price for a gallon of gas has jumped twenty-seven cents since Christmas and has hit a season high. Families are running fewer errands and spending more time shopping at malls, trying to get necessities from several stores at once.

2013/02/18

Strikers stand in the rain outside of the Atlantic Express Transportation Crop. after more than 8,000 New York City school bus drivers and aides went on strike over job protection Wednesday morning on January 16, 2013. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Report: Federal Intervention Could End Bus Strike As Early As Tuesday

The National Labor Relations Board is expected to take a formal complaint about the strike from private bus companies who are calling the strike illegal. A ruling by the board could end the strike as early as Tuesday.

2013/01/19

Union: NYC School Bus Drivers Will Strike On Wednesday Morning

“While we remain optimistic that we can reach an agreement, we are here today to announce that Local 1181 will strike effective Wednesday morning,” said union president Michael Cordiello. “It is action we must take.”

2013/01/14

Work Week Begins With Higher Tolls On Bridges And Tunnels

The countdown was on Sunday night to the first morning rush since a new toll hike went into effect for bridges and tunnels run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

2012/12/02

New York Steps Up Patrols, Cracks Down On Seatbelt Violators

New York officials say state police issued tickets to nearly 12,700 motorists during a recent two-week seat belt enforcement campaign.

2012/06/16

How To Save Money At The Pump

The rising price of gas has many drivers looking for any way to save. CBS 2′s consumer reporter Asa Aarons found several programs that can help save as much as $2 per gallon.

2012/03/09

Gas prices on Long Island (credit: CBS 2)

Rising Gas Prices On Long Island Squeezing Residents’ Budgets

“You want to go to movies, you want to go to dinner, you can’t do any of it because you’re worried about how you have to fill up your tank to get to work and back,” said John Decrescenzo of Brentwood.

2012/02/17

Average Gas Prices Drop Throughout Tri-State

AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.58, down 8 cents from last week. That’s still much higher than the cost a year ago, when motorists were paying $2.61.

2011/08/13

Toll Plaza/File Photo (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Some Drivers With E-ZPass Baffled By Those Without

The MTA says out of its 25 million monthly transactions at nine bridges and tunnels, nearly 80 percent were E-ZPass and 20 percent were cash. The Port Authority says at its crossings, 25 percent are cash, instead of the electronic device.

2011/08/06

Nassau County Targets Motorists Who Skip On Parking Tickets

The crackdown focuses on motorists of unpaid parking tickets and red light violations. It goes into effect in July. Until then, Nassau is offering motorists a chance to negotiate a reduced settlement.

2011/05/05

Generic Car-SUV File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

NJ Senate Panel OKs Lower Vehicle Fines

The bill reduces the maximum fine for driving without a license, registration or insurance card if the driver can prove he or she was legal at the time of the stop.

2011/02/07