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UFT Endorses Thompson

United Federation Of Teachers Backs Bill Thompson For Mayor

The United Federation of Teachers has endorsed former City Comptroller Bill Thompson as its choice for the next New York City mayor.

2 hours ago

Texas Gov. Rick Perry in New York City - June 19, 2013 (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry Hits Up NYC On Job-Poaching Tour

On Wednesday, with the smell of smoked brisket enticing taste buds at a Manhattan barbecue restaurant, the chief executive of the Lone Star State hoped his southern charm would work on local businesses.

8 hours ago

Yonkers Fatal Accident

Car Slams Into Yonkers Firehouse; Driver Killed

A motorist was killed Sunday afternoon when he slammed into the wall of a firehouse in Yonkers.

2013/06/16

Missing photographer Eric Langlois and his wife. He was last seen June 11. (credit: Help Find Eric Langlois Facebook page)

Search Effort Continues For Missing Conn. Wedding Photographer

Eric Langlois, 33, has been missing since last Tuesday, June 11 when he went looking for his mountain bike at Lovers Leap State Park in New Milford after having an accident the previous day.

2013/06/16

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) (credit: maloney.house.gov)

Rep. Maloney Calls For Crackdown On Excessive Overdraft Fees

Some elected officials and consumer advocates want to put banks in check when it comes to excessive overdraft fees.

2013/06/15

Volunteers work to repair a home on Staten Island damaged by Superstorm Sandy - June 7, 2013 (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

Dozens Come Out In Rain To Help Sandy Victims On Staten Island

As Andrea pounded wind and rain on a block in Oakwood Beach, dozens of volunteers were inside a home on Adelaide Avenue gutted by Sandy.

2013/06/07

(FILE - credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

City, Teachers’ Union Praise State-Imposed Teacher Evaluation System

The evaluation plan incorporates student test scores, principal observations and other data. Twenty percent of each score will be determined by “locally selected measures” that individual schools can set.

2013/06/02

Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford (file / credit: Connecticut General Assembly and the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund, Inc.)

Conn. State House Approves Budget Deal

Connecticut’s House of Representatives early Sunday morning approved a state budget deal reached between legislative Democrats and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy that expands gambling in Connecticut and shifts about $6 billion in mostly health care spending for the poor from under the state’s constitutional spending cap.

2013/06/02

Kosciuszko Bridge (file / credit: Google Maps)

Kosciuszko Bridge Overhaul To Begin This Fall

“There’s [a] tremendous amount of accidents. It’s from five to 30 accidents there than any other area,” Maloney said.

2013/05/31

Bob Schwartz, owner of Eneslow Shoes, at the announcement about 2nd Avenue Restaurant & Retail Week - May 31, 2013 (credit: Monica Miller / WCBS 880)

2nd Avenue Restaurant And Retail Week Kicks Off Saturday

Discounts and specials will be offered by 27 restaurants and 30 retailers of businesses and will run through June 8. They run from 66th Street to 97th Street.

2013/05/31

An A train is seen rolling through the Rockaways - May 30, 2013 (credit: Mona Rivera / 1010 WINS)

After Seven Months, A Train Subway Service Resumes In Rockaways

After seven months of limited service and an estimated $650 million in hurricane damage, regular service on the A train is rolling through the Rockaways.

2013/05/30

Firefighters on the scene of a house fire in Queens on Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (credit: FDNY)

House Explodes, Bursts Into Flames In Howard Beach

The incident occurred at around 2 p.m. Wednesday at 162-39 84th St., in Howard Beach.

2013/05/29

Josh Lockwood of the Red Cross of Greater New York announces a grant for the Brooklyn Community Foundation, May 29, 2013. (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS880)

Red Cross Defends Sandy Spending, Noting Long-Term Needs

Some advocates suggested the relief organization should have acted with more urgency in the weeks after the storm and left long-haul recovery tasks to someone else.

2013/05/29

President Barack Obama speaks as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie looks on as they visit a shelter for Hurricane Sandy victims in Brigantine on October 31, 2012. (credit: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama To Visit Jersey Shore To View Ongoing Recovery Efforts From Sandy

The visit occurs as Congress is away for the week, a vacuum that has quieted attention to upheavals over the Internal Revenue Service, the attack on Benghazi, Libya, and a leak investigation that has swept up journalist’s phone records.

2013/05/27

A Citi Bike station Manhattan (credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

Bloomberg Officially Launches NYC’s Long-Awaited Bike Sharing Program

New York City’s controversial bike share program rolled out on Monday for roughly 15,000 annual members who will have one week of exclusive access before daily and weekly memberships start on June 2.

2013/05/27

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