NEW YORK CITY — A wave of evictions could crash down on New York City’s Housing courts — pushing tenants into tight corridors and potentially forcing them into crowded shelters amid a global pandemic — once Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s moratorium ends, advocates fear. About 50,000 new eviction cases are predicted to be filed after the …
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New Yorkers will now be able to get married online
NEW YORK CITY — New Yorkers will be able to get married completely online by the end of the week, according to city leaders. Wednesday Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson announced “Project Cupid,” a plan to move the marriage application process totally online. All couples who want to get married in New …
New York is getting hundreds of speed cameras installed in school zones
NEW YORK CITY, NY – More New York City drivers could soon find themselves smiling for a speed camera. The city could use cameras to ticket speeders in as many as 750 school zones under legislation state lawmakers passed Tuesday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will sign the measure, which will more than quadruple the …
New York residents are making money from recyclable food scraps
NEW YORK — That banana peel in the trash could be worth some cash. New York City is losing out on millions of dollars in revenue because the vast majority of its recyclable food scraps ends up in the garbage, according to a new report. New Yorkers tossed about 1 million tons of food scraps …
CBD has been banned by the Health Department across New York City's bars and eateries
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Cannabidiol, a hemp additive, and popular stress-reliever, has been banned in New York bars and eateries, according to the city’s Health Department. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is legal to buy but flouts rules that ban restaurants from using additives in food and drinks, health officials said. “Restaurants in New York City …
New Apartment Constructions are Popping Up All Over Los Angeles but the Average Angeleno Isn't Able to Afford it
New Apartment Constructions are Popping Up All Over Los Angeles but the Average Angeleno Isn’t Able to Afford it According to a new report from Apartment list, with Los Angeles being the sixth most unaffordable large metropolitan areas for renters in the U.S, other cities, such as New York and San Francisco have slightly better …
Cab Driver From NYC Busted With Nearly $1 Million in Meth in New Jersey, Prosecutors Say
A cab driver from New York City was busted with $800,000 worth of methamphetamine in his vehicle after he was stopped in New Jersey, prosecutors alleged Monday. Gerardo Camilo-Nolasco, a 42-year-old cabbie from the Bronx, was pulled over in Fort Lee — a stop stemming from a narcotics probe run out of Bergen County — …
Stop Making Your Landlord Richer and Start Investing in Your First Home
Stop Making Your Landlord Richer and Start Investing in Your First Home Renting an apartment needs be temporary and investing in a home should be the goal. It seems to be that a lot of renters are complaisant renting and don’t take the next step to be a homeowner. A trendy report Rent vs. Buy …
Property History Report Helps Homebuyers and Homesellers Obtain Precise Data
Property History Report Helps Homebuyers and Home Sellers Obtain Precise Data Any home sellers, investors, or homebuyers who intend to invest in any kind of property requires as much information about the property as possible. Access to documents that reveal ownership of a property and its history is crucial to both buyer and seller. Such …
NYC went two straight days without coronavirus death
NEW YORK CITY — New York City went two straight days this week without a confirmed or suspected coronavirus death, according to data. The death milestone could be revised — as others have been in the past — if city health officials update records, but data shows COVID-19 deaths are on an unmistakable decline. So …
NY gyms can reopen statewide on Aug. 24
NEW YORK CITY — Fitness buffs straining for New York City’s gyms to reopen got hit with some heavy news. The city won’t be able to conduct health inspection on gyms before a Sept. 2 reopening deadline, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. It’s simply too close to the planned return to in-person classes in the …
Best and Worst Cities to Buy a Home in 2021 in the U.S.
Best and Worst Cities to Buy a Home in 2021 in the U.S. LOS ANGELES, CA – Last year 5.34 million existing homes were sold according to data from the National Association of REALTORS®. 682,000 newly constructed homes were sold in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The typical home purchased was 1,850 square …
NYC's MoMA won't be opening when the city enters phase four reopening
NEW YORK CITY — Don’t expect to stroll around the MoMA or see the American Museum of Natural History’s dinosaurs if New York City enters Phase Four reopening next week. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday successively slammed the door shut on chances many indoor spaces will reopen as the city …
NYC coronavirus cases are rising after phase 1 reopen
NEW YORK CITY — The number of suspected novel coronavirus hospitalizations rose for the fourth day in a row, but Mayor Bill de Blasio‘s office says it will take another two weeks to determine whether the George Floyd protests caused the virus to resurge. New York City’s Health + Hospital system admitted Wednesday 70 patients …
NYC is running out of donated blood (VIDEO)
NEW YORK CITY — New York City is running out of donated blood amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio. “We need New Yorkers who can give blood to give blood,” de Blasio urged the city Thursday. “Literally you could help save the life of a New Yorker by giving blood …
Police Drones To Fight Crime From Skies Over NYC
NEW YORK — The NYPD has warned New Yorkers against flying drones over big crowds, but cops now have more than a dozen of them ready to keep an eye on the city’s skies. The Police Department on Tuesday unveiled its new fleet of 14 drones that it says will help keep both civilians and …
NYC restaurants and nightlife will be rough after coronavirus epidemic
NEW YORK CITY — The newest trend in New York City restaurants could be dining while masked, but it definitely won’t involve a cramped hole-in-the-wall eatery or elbowing your way toward the bar, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. “When you think about what we were used to just a few months ago — with …
How to stay fit during quarantine
The gym is an outlet for many people when it comes to managing stress, anxiety, and personal health. As the world currently undergoes a pandemic, being quarantined without gym access can make staying fit mentally and physically seem more difficult for gym lovers. Larry Greenfield, a New York native, and fitness expert offers a helping …
A tornado warning has been issued for NYC as a series of storms approaches
NEW YORK CITY — A tornado warning has been issued for the city as a series of storms approaches. The warning is in place until 3 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. The warning was put in place specifically for Manhattan and The Bronx, as well as Westchester County and parts of Long Island. …
Military is being sent to NYC to help after deaths surpass 4,000
NEW YORK CITY — Military to the rescue. New York City is now the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis in the United States as the number of cases passed 4,000 and 26 people have died, the mayor said Friday. That’s 30 percent of all the cases in the country and 70 percent of those in …
Dirtiest restaurants in NYC for Valentine's Day 2020
NEW YORK — Filth flies, roaches, mice and unwashed hands — restaurants across the city have dirty secrets they’d rather you didn’t know about. Fortunately for the diner’s well-being, New York City’s Health Department is watching. Every year, inspectors go unannounced into more than 24,000 restaurants in the city. Of them, the majority are fine, …
Michael Reynalds, an NYPD cop breaks into black woman's home and screams racial slurs to her and her children
NEW YORK CITY — An NYPD cop who broke into a Black Nashville woman’s home to scream racial slurs at her children still has a job and New Yorkers are outraged. Almost 13,000 people have signed a petition calling on the NYPD to fire Officer Michael Reynolds, who forced his way into Conese Halliburton’s home …
NYC Jewish man in has prompted the Anti-Defamation League to offer a $10k reward for information leading to a conviction
NEW YORK CITY – Another attack on a Jewish man in New York City has prompted the Anti-Defamation League to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. The latest assault was the third violent incident against Jews in 24 hours, including an assault in Manhattan and an incident reported as aggravated harassment …
More than 270 harmful contaminants liked to cancer and brain damaged found in NYC drinking water
NEW YORK CITY — More than 270 harmful contaminants linked to cancer, brain damage, and pregnancy complications have been found in local drinking water systems across the nation, including New York City’s, according to a new study released Wednesday. Scientists with the nonprofit Environmental Working Group analyzed data from almost 50,000 local water utilities in …
NYPD arrest man with Wolverine like steal claws, machete, gun, and drugs
NEW YORK CITY — Cops did not cuff an X-Men mutant this weekend. They just ended up with a set of his claws. “Let’s start with the obvious,” wrote the NYPD Tuesday. “We did not arrest Wolverine.” Bronx cops found the wolfish weapon — along with a machete, gun, and drugs — while checking out …
Rep Ben Kallos running for Manhattan borough president, received cease-and-desist letter after wearing Captain America costume
NEW YORK CITY — A New York City council member got a friendly reminder from Marvel Comics that he is not Captain America … so stop dressing like him. Ben Kallos, the Upper East Side rep running for Manhattan borough president, got a cease-and-desist letter Friday after his campaign sent a “Superhero Alert” with a …
Law enforcement busted a 100 lbs shipment of marijuana, owner says it's legal cannabis
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Cops are boasting they busted a 100-pound shipment of marijuana but the owner says it’s legal cannabis and he wants it back. East New York’s 75th Precinct tweeted a photo Sunday night of the proud officers standing in front of what they said was 106 pounds of weed they’d recaptured …
Worst Evictors: These 20 NYC landlords evicted over 2,200 tenants
NEW YORK CITY, NY — Just 20 New York City landlords booted nearly 2,200 tenants out of their homes last year, according to a new ranking of the city’s most prolific evictors. The “Worst Evictors” list a bloc of tenant groups released Tuesday shows how landlords weaponize the city’s housing courts and incorporate evictions into …
Retirees are Facing Many Challenges When Considering Moving Out Of Pekin, Illinois to Smaller Towns
Retirees are Facing Many Challenges When Considering Moving Out Of Pekin, Illinois to Smaller Towns A big question that pops in elders minds after retirement, when kids leave and go off to college, and they are left with a big empty house to take care of, ‘do I move’? According to ‘Local Records Office‘ many …
A large portion of NY public transportation riders don't pay for the service, says NYCT President Andy Byford
NEW YORK — A top MTA official called for a fare-beating dragnet on New York City’s buses as he said about one in every five riders doesn’t pay. Some 21.9 percent of bus riders skipped the fare in the last three months of 2018, closing out a year with a fare evasion rate of 18.4 …
Lightning strikes airplane leaving Los Angeles International Airport
LOS ANGELES, CA — Lightning never strikes twice, but what about three times? For the third time in about a month, a jet leaving Los Angeles International Airport was struck by lightning Tuesday night. Delta Airlines Flight 2432 was leaving LAX bound for Seattle Tuesday evening when the plane was struck by lightning, forcing it …
3 Men From The Bronx Arrested for Mail Theft: Facing Felony Charges
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Postal inspectors and the Village of Pelham Police Department arrested three men Oct. 1 for allegedly stealing mail from blue collection boxes in Pelham and New Rochelle. Over the past several months, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Pelham police and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Investigations Division had been …
NYC Police officers are not happy with Google's driving app that tips off drivers about DUI checkpoints
NEW YORK CITY, NY – Police aren’t happy with Google’s driving app and its wily Waze. The NYPD demanded this weekend that Google stop posting locations of drunk driving checkpoints in New York City on its GPS app Waze, according to internal documents made public by StreetsBlog. Ann Prunty, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner of legal …
Butt injections gone wrong kills Philly woman
PHILADELPHIA – A cosmetic procedure meant to increase the size of butts led to a Philadelphia woman’s death, according to reports. The New York Post reports Lesbia Ayala, 43, of Philadelphia, died of a heart attack in New York City on June 17. According to the Post, Ayala got butt injections in the Bronx sometime …
Several places have been targeted with bomb threats in Detroit, including a government building and school
DETROIT, MI – Dozens of bomb threats are being reported across the country at news outlets, government buildings, banks, libraries, schools and other businesses across the country on Thursday afternoon, including around metro Detroit. In downtown Detroit, the Guardian Building at 500 Griswold Street and the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office at 400 Monroe Street received …
Snow Advisory Issued, Forecasters Now Warn 5 Inches Could Hit NYC
NEW YORK — The snowstorm bound for New York could now drop as much as five inches of flakes on the five boroughs, the National Weather Service warns. The city will be under a winter weather advisory from 1 to 10 p.m., along with parts of New Jersey and Long Island. The area could see …
NYC Advocates Slam Trump's Push For Transgender 'Genocide'
A Trump administration proposal that would essentially end federal recognition of transgender people drew fire Wednesday from New York City advocates and elected officials, some of whom compared it to genocide. “It’s inhumane, it is cruel, it is discriminatory and shockingly dangerous. It will lead to genocide,” Laura McQuade, the president and CEO of Planned …
Coach who ran away with Florida teen now facing child sex charge
A former high school soccer coach who police said planned to leave the country with a 17-year-old student is now facing a child sex charge. Rian Rodriguez, 27, was caught in Syracuse, New York, with Columbia County teenager Caitlyn Frisina, authorities said. He had been planning to buy bogus credentials so the two could leave …
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NYC is hiring MTA workers to help with the trashy trains problem
JAMAICA, NY — There’s an easy fix for the MTA’s growing problem with trashy trains, union officials say: Hire more people to clean them. Labor leaders and politicians pressed the transit agency Tuesday to hire more workers to scrub trains at the end of subway lines so straphangers don’t have to ride in filth. “The …
Cruise ship crashes into a NYC Hell's Kitchen pier
NYC, NY – A cruise ship crashed into a Hell’s Kitchen pier Tuesday morning while docking, an FDNY spokesman said. The crash occurred at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal at 12th Avenue and West 54th Street around 6:30 a.m., an FDNY spokesman said. The ship bumped into the pier while docking and caused structural damage to …
3 NYPD officers assaulted by a woman in Midtown Manhattan
MANHATTAN, NY – Three police officers were sent to the hospital Tuesday after being attacked by a woman in Midtown Manhattan, police said. The officers were investigating a call of an assault in progress around 12:30 p.m. near East 34th Street and Madison Avenue when they encountered 48-year-old Maxine Moyd, police said. When the officers …