Gary Baumgarten

New Staten Island Ferry Boats May Not Have Outdoor Seating

The Staten Island Ferry might soon be doing away with boats that allow passengers to ride outside.

2013/01/19

Journal News Interactive Gun Map (credit: lohud.com)

Journal News Removes Controversial Pistol Permit Data From Website

Publication of the permit data following last month’s school shooting massacre in Newtown, Conn. produced a storm of outrage from gun owners.

2013/01/18

Crews Search For Hours For 2 Teenage Boys In New Jersey Lake

Crews spent hours searching the waters of Budd Lake in Morris County, N.J., Monday night, but were unable to find two teenage boys who went missing after falling through the ice.

2013/01/07

Mayor Michael Bloomberg stands alongside Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott. (credit: Rich Lamb, WCBS 880)

Bloomberg Offers Explanation For Controversial Remarks Comparing Teacher’s Union To NRA

Mayor Michael Bloomberg continues to take heat for comments he made on his radio show last week.

2013/01/07

Woman Struck, Wounded By Stray Bullet In Jersey City

A woman was wounded Sunday afternoon when a stray bullet came speeding through the window of her apartment in Jersey City and struck her.

2013/01/06

Staten Island School Officials Plan Vote On Undercover Armed Guards In Schools

Under the proposal, the former cops would carry concealed weapons and would rotate throughout all the city’s schools.

2013/01/06

Gary Bettman (credit: Christian Petersen/Getty Images) and Donald Fehr (credit: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

NHL, NHLPA Reach Tentative Agreement On New CBA; Lockout Over

Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice.

2013/01/06

MTA Announces Restoration Of More Than A Dozen Bus Lines Shut Down By 2010 Transportation Cuts

The resurrection of the MTA’s B39 bus line between Williamsburg and the Lower East Side has Brooklyn residents ecstatic.

2013/01/05

New Mom Dead, Several Others Injured When Car Plunges Into Marsh Near JFK; Driver Charged With DWI

A new mother died Tuesday and three others were injured, after a car an off Brookville Boulevard and plunged into a marsh near Jamaica Bay in Queens early Sunday.

2012/12/30

President Barack Obama said he was "modestly optimistic" while making a statement on "fiscal cliff" negotiations following a meeting with Congressional leaders at the White House on Dec. 28, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

President Obama Locks Power Players In A Room, Orders ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal

The clock is ticking in Washington. Lawmakers are running out of time to avert the “fiscal cliff.”

2012/12/28

Snowfall in Central Valley (credit: CBS 2)

Tri-State Area Dries Out, Thaws After Wintry Blast Blankets Region

By afternoon, there were no major problems on the roadways. Subway, bus and rail service also was normal.

2012/12/27

Snowfall at 114th Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive. (credit: Jesse Zanger, CBSNewYork.com)

Winter Storm Does A Number On Roads In Rockland, Raises Concern On Long Island

The storm system is the same one that dumped snow and sleet on the nation’s midsection and unleashed damaging tornadoes around the South.

2012/12/26

Mia Bendrat (L) Reunited With Her Dog Marley (credit: CBS 2)

Little Girl Reunited With Dog After Christmas Eve Dognapping

Marley made it through harrowing 30 hour adventure that saw him stolen off the street and unloaded by the dognapper downtown.

2012/12/25

Trinity Episcopal Church Children's Mass Dec. 24, 2012. (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Standing Room Only Crowd Packs Trinity Church’s Children’s Mass

The church has been offering a Children’s Mass for the past 15 years and lets kids tell the story of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.

2012/12/24

Passengers line up to a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer to go through airport security (File Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

TSA, Passengers Exercise Vigilance As Potential For Terror Attack Increases During Winter Holiday Season

As the holidays approach an increase in passengers could also mean a greater chance for a terrorist attack, especially against an airplane, according to the TSA.

2012/12/23

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