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City prepares for the UN General Assembly (credit: Paul Murnane/WCBS 880)

Road Closures In Effect For UN General Assembly; Ahmadinejad Protests Abound

Road closures and traffic delays are making for a tricky commute as world leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly this week.

2012/09/24

Nik Wallenda crosses Niagara Falls - Jun 15, 2012 (credit: GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/GettyImages)

Nik Wallenda Readies For Thursday High Wire Act In Atlantic City

Millions watched in June as Nik Wallenda walked across Niagara Falls on a high wire. Now he’s back and on Thursday, he will take a high wire walk over the beach in Atlantic City.

2012/08/08

The Longacre Theatre (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

Twitter Complies With NYPD Subpoena After Threats Against Broadway Theater Discovered

An anonymous poster claimed he plans to attack theater-goers attending the Spike Lee-directed play at the Longacre Theater in Midtown

2012/08/07

The Olympic rings hang from Tower Bridge - Longon, England (credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages)

Rep. Steve Israel Wants Munich Victims Honored At London Olympics

Some members of Congress, including several from New York, want the International Olympic Committee to honor the Israeli athletes and coaches who were killed at the Munich games in 1972.

2012/07/26

MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands as seen from Chopper 880 - East Rutherford, NJ (credit: Evan Bindelglass / WCBS 880)

Weinberg Proposes Temporary Meadowlands Casino For Super Bowl XLVIII

Super Bowl XLVIII is still nearly a year and a half away, but plans are well underway for the event.

2012/07/25

Pedro Hernandez/Etan Patz (credit: CBS 2)

Pedro Hernandez Arraigned On Murder Charge In 1979 Etan Patz Disappearance

Wearing an orange jumpsuit and seated with his hands behind his back, Pedro Hernandez was arraigned from his bedside at Bellevue Hospital via teleconference. He did not enter a plea.

2012/05/25

Ben Benson (credit: Ben Benson's Steakhouse)

Ben Benson’s Steakhouse Closing For Good On Father’s Day

Proprietor Ben Benson, famous for having his spoon in the creamed spinach, said he’d rather not have to close the restaurant.

2012/05/17

Gov. Dan Malloy (file / credit: Governor's Office)

Gov. Malloy Tells WCBS 880 Kids Are Winning As Education Reform Passes Senate

The State Senate passed the education reform package in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday. Now, it’s in the hands of the House, which has until tomorrow at midnight to pass it.

2012/05/08

Mike Wallace (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Friends, Colleagues Remember CBS Newsman Mike Wallace

He didn’t just interview people. He interrogated them. Legendary CBS newsman Mike Wallace died over the weekend at the age of 93 and tributes have been pouring in for the “60 Minutes” pioneer.

2012/04/09

JetBlue Passengers On Flight From JFK Recount Scare After Pilot Outburst

JetBlue says the pilot who had an apparent meltdown during a flight Tuesday from JFK to Las Vegas has been suspended [ending further investigation.

2012/03/28

Rep. Peter King, third from right, is seen with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. (credit: YouTube.com)

Video Of Rep. Peter King Participating In Arrest Prompts Investigation

A videographer came along for the occasion, and entered the private residence during the raid. That violates federal policy – only people who are members of law enforcement can film inside a private residence during a raid.

2012/03/14

St. Sen. Dick Codey (file / credit: NJ Legislature)

NJ St. Sen. Dick Codey Goes Undercover At Homeless Shelter

He wore a fake beard, phony tattoos, and had a makeup artist make his teeth look tobacco-stained and his face as worn as old leather.

2012/03/07

(credit: Ken Regan/NBAE via Getty Images)

50 Years Later, Nobody Close To Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-Point Game Against Knicks

For 50 years, one mighty number — recorded against the Knicks — has stood as the Mount Everest of sport’s magic numbers. 100 points.

WFAN–2012/03/02

Bloomberg Defends ‘Legal,’ ‘Appropriate’ NYPD Monitoring Of Muslims

The mayor stopped short of acknowledging that police had spied on Muslims who weren’t suspected of any crime, reiterating that investigators only followed leads.

2012/02/24

Sen. Robert Menendez (file / credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Sen. Menendez Calls For Federal Investigation Into NYPD’s Muslim Spying

Is it religious profiling or good police work? An intense debate is underway in our area amid new revelations that NYPD spying on Muslim communities included neighborhoods in Nassau and Suffolk counties and Newark, N.J.

2012/02/23

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