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The Queens-Midtown Tunnel (credit: CBS 2)

Queens-Midtown Tunnel To Reopen Friday After Being Flooded By Sandy

For those trying to cross the East River, there is good news.

2012/11/08

A flooded Brooklyn Battery park Tunnel October 30, 2012 as New Yorkers clean up the morning after Hurricane Sandy's landfall. (Photo credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Lhota: MTA ‘Has Never Faced A Disaster’ Like Sandy

The New York City subway system “has never faced a disaster as devastating” as the damage that was caused by Superstorm Sandy, Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Joseph Lhota said Tuesday.

2012/10/30

Mayor Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Quinn and BillyBey Ferry Company announced that the East River Ferry has served one million passengers in just over a year, more than double the initial projection of 409,000 annual riders.
July 16, 2012. (Photo Credit: Edward Reed/Flickr)

Bloomberg, Quinn Mark 1 Million East River Ferry Riders

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says 1 million passengers have ridden ferries across the East River since the service started just over one year ago.

2012/07/16

Fire Investigations Continue At Crowded South Street Seaport

A fire erupted at a crowded South Street Seaport on Saturday. Incredibly, no one was hurt. But now investigators have to figure out how it started.

2012/07/15

Macy's fireworks over the Hudson River - New York, NY - Jul 4, 2010 (credit: Evan Bindelglass / Special to CBSNewYork)

De Blasio Wants Macy’s July 4th Fireworks Back On East River

The Macy’s fireworks have been held over the Hudson River since 2009, at which time it was just to celebrate Henry Hudson’s discovery of Manhattan. Several elected officials are calling for the display’s return to the East River.

2012/06/29

NYPD Cruiser (file/credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit Saves Two In Separate Incidents Within An Hour

It was two-for-two for members of the NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit, as the ESU saved two desperate New Yorkers in separate incidents in the same hour.

2012/06/10

103rd Street Footbridge - Jun 1, 2012 (credit: Rich Lamb / WCBS 880)

Wards Island Footbridge Reopens After Years Of Work

After two years and $17 million in repairs and improvements, the 103rd Street footbridge to Wards Island in the East River reopened on Friday, WCBS 880′s Rich Lamb reported.

2012/06/01

Trash piles up in the city (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Upper East Side Residents Rally Against Proposed Trash Terminal On 91st Street

Dozens of residents rallied against the proposed trash terminal on Saturday, wearing T-shirts that read, “Don’t treat New Yorkers like trash!” and chanting, “Dump the dump!”

2012/05/19

The rescue unit in the East River. (Credit: CBS 2)

Teenager Dies After Slipping, Falling From FDR Drive Into East River

A 15-year-old boy has died after falling from the FDR Drive, officials said. Justin Smith slipped by accident off a railing and fell into the East River near 102nd Street and 105th Street at round 8:15 p.m on Saturday night.

2012/05/13

Local Leaders Want Macy’s Fireworks Display To Return To East River

The show was moved in 2009 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s journey up the Hudson River.

2012/04/02

Search Resumes For Body Of Worker Who Fell From Throgs Neck Bridge

John Massas, 35, is a subcontractor with Nuco Painting out of Islandia. Officials said Massas was working underneath the bridge when he slipped.

2012/03/31

New East River Bridges Toll Proposal Goes After Everyone, Including Bicyclists

Sam Schwartz, known as “Gridlock Sam” to many, wasn’t kidding Friday when said his new plan to raise $1.2 billion a year tolling the East River bridges will hit a lot of people.

2012/03/23

Flying men over the Brooklyn Bridge (credit: YouTube)

‘Human’ Flying Machines Buzz New York City

Have you recently thought you saw people flying over you around New York City? Well, you did, sort of.

2012/02/03

A teenager was rescued after falling into the East River on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

Teen Rescued After Falling Into East River

The 18-year-old was apparently sailing a make-shift raft down the river when he fell into the 40 degree water near 87th Street around 6 p.m.

2012/01/13

A love lock placed on the Brooklyn Bridge (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

Couples Leaving ‘Love Locks’ On The Brooklyn Bridge

Some couples are adding their own pieces of hardware to the Brooklyn Bridge. A collection of love locks like the ones found in Paris, Budapest, and Seoul are starting to pile up on the New York City landmark.

2011/11/28

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