Scott Stringer

FILE - Passengers wait on a subway platform in NYC. (credit: CBS 2)

Cops: Florida Man Killed By Subway Train At UWS Station

Just after 5 a.m. Thursday, police said Bobby Legrand Guin from Mary Esther, Florida was hit by a northbound local A train at the West 109th Street and Central Park West station.

2013/04/04

Madison Square Garden (credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Manhattan BP Stringer Wants Madison Square Garden Separate From Penn Station

Stringer said three times more people commute through Penn Station today than when MSG was first approved in 1963. He is calling on the Garden to move in the next 10 years to allow Penn Station to expand.

2013/03/28

Liam Armstrong, 18, was struck and killed by a subway while attempting to cross the tracks on March 26, 2013. (credit: Image via Facebook)

L.I. Community In Shock After High School Senior Hit, Killed By Subway Train

Smithtown High School East senior Liam Armstrong, 18, died Tuesday after being hit by a Bronx-bound, No. 2 express train, police said.

2013/03/27

Amar Diarrassouba was struck and killed by a tractor trailer in East Harlem on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 (credit: Eileen Lehpamer/1010 WINS)

Stringer Calling For New Pedestrian Safety Measures In Wake Of East Harlem Boy’s Death

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said he wants tougher traffic-calming measures and improved enforcement of existing laws on streets where children walk to school.

2013/03/04

Subway platform with glass barriers - Paris, France (file / credit: MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)

MTA: Subway Platform Barriers Would Cost More Than $1 Billion

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer predicts that if things keep going the way they are, 100 people will have been killed in the New York City Subway system this year.

2013/01/28

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer (file/credit: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images)

Stringer: New York City On Track For Twice As Many Subway Deaths This Year

There have been six subway deaths already in 2013. The circumstances in the incidents vary, but Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said the rash of death on the tracks deserves a closer look.

2013/01/23

FILE - A cat sits in her cage at an Animal Care and Control Shelter in New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Report Outlines ‘Deplorable’ Conditions At City’s Animal Shelters

A new report by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said New York Animal Care and Control shelters are plagued by deplorable conditions and dysfunction at the organizational level.

2013/01/06

State police personnel led children from the school, following the shooting. (credit: Newtown Bee Photo, Shannon Hicks)

Officials React To Mass School Shooting In Newtown, Connecticut

Officials from Connecticut and beyond are expressing their shock and horror.

2012/12/14

Manhattan Borough President Stringer Announces Run For City Comptroller

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer announced Sunday that he will run for city comptroller next year.

2012/11/18

Mike Francesa (Credit: WFAN) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Prior To Cancellation, Francesa Rips Bloomberg For NYC Marathon Decision

“This is the dumbest thing anyone has ever heard of,” Francesa said prior to the cancellation. “How can you do this? And if the idea is to show that New York is above it, and to make the mayor look good, knock it off.”

2012/11/02

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (file/Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Poll: Quinn Maintains Early Lead In NYC Mayor’s Race

The Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows City Council Speaker Christine Quinn winning the support of 29 percent of the city’s registered Democrats.

2012/08/15

Stringer, Others Call On DHS To Suspend Moving Homeless Families Into UWS Buildings

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and others have come out against the City Department of Homeless Services and its plan to open a large-scale homeless shelter in a residential area on the Upper West Side.

2012/08/07

Stringer Calls For Major Overhaul Of NYC’s Housing Authority

In a new report, Stringer said the New York City Housing Authority’s current Board of Commissioners structure is hampering its ability to confront major organizational challenges.

2012/08/02