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Supporters of New York City's paid sick leave bill rally at City Hall on Friday, March 29, 2013 (credit: CBS 2)

Supporters Of NYC Paid Sick Leave Bill Rally At City Hall

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and others are expected to reveal more information Friday about deal that was reached over paid sick leave.

2013/03/29

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DOE Official Angers Council Members After Saying PCBs Present ‘No Danger’

Members of New York City Council ripped into a Department of Education official Tuesday, criticizing a 10-year plan to clean up PCBs, which may be leaking from faulty light fixtures, in about 800 city schools.

2013/03/19

Elected Officials Angry Over City’s Plan To Sell Schools To Developers

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott noted that any new construction would require the developers to build cutting-edge schools for free on the lower floors of whatever structure they put up.

2013/02/18

Chief pharmacist Ali A. Yasin (L) gives flu information to Juan Castro (R) after injecting him with influenza vaccine as assistant Agripinno Camiolo looks on at New York City Pharmacy on January 15, 2013. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

CDC: Flu Season Bad One For The Elderly

The U.S. is about halfway through the flu season, said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, half of confirmed flu cases are in people 65 and older.

2013/01/18

City, state officials call for reforms to voting system Nov. 13, 2012 (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

City, State Officials Call For Changes To New York’s Voting System One Week After Election Day

Officials said this year’s voting lines were the longest the state has ever seen.

2012/11/13

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn at a news conference on illegal hotels (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

New York City Council Banking On Stiffer Fines To Put Illegal Hotels Out Of Business

The city has been cracking down on the illegal conversions since a state law was passed last year. But the city council has plans to increase the fines on illegal hotel landlords to try to run the practice out of business.

2012/09/12

FILE - Tomatoes are seen for sale in a grocery store in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

New NYC Program Gives Seniors Access To Fresh Fruits And Vegetables

Some New York City seniors are getting to splurge on locally grown fruits and vegetables normally too expensive for their budgets.

2012/07/02

New York City is using specifically trained beagles, like this one, in the battle to eradicate bed bugs. (Photo by STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Bedbug Complaints To The City Are Down, Problem Far From Eradicated

The city said that 311 complaints about bedbugs have decreased by twelve-percent since last year, but experts told 1010 WINS reporter Sonia Rincon that, that does not mean that the problem has gone away.

2012/04/24

Signs for a store closing sale at Therapie on the Upper West Side - New York, NY - Feb 3, 2012 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

Upper West Side Zoning Plan Could Become Model For Rest Of City

On the two sides of Columbus Avenue at 78th Street are the two sides of the argument. To the west is a deli, a little boutique furniture store, and a few other small shops. To the east, the entire block is a Duane Reade, and a Chase bank.

2012/02/03

Lawmakers Calling On More Regulations Of Food Trucks In NYC

Sidewalk food carts have been around for decades, but now food trucks are increasingly popular on the streets of New York.

2011/10/18

Rescue effort after helicopter crashes into East River (Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Detailed Examination Of Fatal East River Helicopter Crash Under Way

NTSB officials said the chopper likely did not have a flight data recorder, or “black box,” but engine monitors and Global Positioning System navigation equipment may have stored useful information.

2011/10/05

The Ansonia - New York, NY - Sep 26, 2011 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

Giant Neon Peace Sign Has Some Upper West Siders Unhappy

A magnificent and ornate building at West 73rd Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side was once Babe Ruth’s home. But the location is drawing attention for a much different reason.

2011/09/26

New York City Rolls Out New Website To Fight Bed Bugs

“If you’re a bed bug in the city of New York, today could be your last day. We are biting back,” City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said.

2011/03/29

Big Apple Closer To Expanding Public Smoking Ban

Hey outdoor tobacco lovers, smoke ‘em while you can. The City Council moved one step closer Thursday to expanding Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Smoke Free Air Act.

2010/10/14

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