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Thousands Lose Power in New York City Area Amid Hot Weather Blast

Utilities have restored power to many of the 20,000 homes and businesses in and around New York City that lost power earlier in the day as the electric network grappled with one of the summer's hottest days. Consolidated Edison reported more than 19 ... >> view original

New York Escalates Investigation Into Promontory Financial Group

A long-running New York State investigation into potential conflicts of interest at the firm, Promontory Financial Group, is now calling some of that credibility into question, according to lawyers briefed on the matter. And in an escalation of the ... >> view original

New York Prisoner's Keys to Escape: Lapsed Rules, Tools and Luck

Night after night for months, David Sweat slipped through a hole he had sawed at the back of his cell in the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York. He would plumb the catacomb-like tunnels beneath the prison, where he was serving a life ... >> view original

The Phil Files: The trade that shook New York

Charley Rosen, author of 18 books about basketball and a former assistant coach under Phil Jackson in the CBA, spent a day with Jackson in every month of his debut season with the New York Knicks, during which the Hall of Fame coach-turned-executive ... >> view original

New Disclosure Rules for Shell Companies in New York Luxury Real Estate Sales

Seeking to increase transparency in the luxury real estate market, the de Blasio administration has imposed new disclosure requirements on shell companies buying or selling property in New York City. The changes will help remove a “veil of secrecy” ... >> view original

New York Expected To Approve $15 Fast Food Wage This Week

Recent wage hikes by these three retailers — to $10, $10.76 and $9 per hour, respectively — are a long way off the $15 wage McDonald's, Wendy's and KFC workers will see when the New York boost comes into effect. Other apparel companies with a ... >> view original

Uber fights major crackdown in New York

There are ads all over New York City featuring people identified as Uber drivers, all minorities who worry about their jobs. "I was pretty much struggling to make ends meet," said one driver identified as Jashiel. "When I finally came to Uber, it was ... >> view original

In Chattanooga, a Young Man in a Downward Spiral

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The last time family members here saw Mohammod Abdulazeez was last Tuesday, but they did not worry about his absence because they thought he was heading back to the Nashville suburb where he had found steady work. >> view original

Bums are running amok in New York City and it needs to stop

New York Post reporter Kevin Fasick dons grungy clothes and carries a beggar's cup outside Gracie Mansion.Photo: David McGlynn. This past Wednesday, Post reporter Kevin Fasick posed as a vagrant near Gracie Mansion, and a cop asked him to move on. >> view original

Ex-Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui is playing in a New York rec league

It includes players who are doctors and bankers and accountants, according to a great article by the New York Times' Billy Witz. There's one pitcher who once played in the minor leagues. And this year, one who hit 507 career homers between MLB and NPB, ... >> view original