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A Belated Look at New York's Cooling Towers, Prime Suspect in Legionnaires ...

But even as cases have increased across the nation, and experts have called for more safeguards, New York City has done little to address the risks the towers pose as they power air-conditioning systems in many large buildings. Now, as New York faces ... >> view original

Media Experts Blast New York Times Over Glowing Profile Of Koch Brothers

The New York Times published a fawning front-page profile of the Koch brothers last Friday. The article never mentions their efforts to secure unfettered fossil fuel consumption, which would destroy humanity's livable climate. It was quickly criticized ... >> view original

Obama Begins Campaign in Congress for Iran Nuclear Deal

But some prominent voices, including Representative Steve Israel of New York, the highest-ranking Jewish Democrat in the House; Nita Lowey, also of New York; and Ted Deutch of Florida came out against the agreement. “After a decade in public life ... >> view original

The New Orleans Restaurant Bounce, After Katrina

A tour by The New York Times three weeks after Katrina found that most restaurants were closed, save for a few makeshift hotel operations and one brave little diner called Slim Goodies. Contaminated drinking water, spotty power and not enough workers ... >> view original

Louis CK is Following New York's Mayor Around the City

The Louie star, who sat discreetly in the back row of the room among reporters, joked that it was a “total coincidence” that he had attended de Blasio's meeting, the New York Observer reports, though a City Hall spokesperson disclosed that the comedian ... >> view original

Is NYC-London in 90 minutes a flight of fancy?

For comparison, the Concorde, which was partially built by a company now owned by Airbus, made the flight from NYC to London in 3 and 1/2 hours before it shut down the fights in 2003. The Airbus patent, which was originally filed in 2010 and granted ... >> view original

A special delivery at New York's World Trade Center

News of the special delivery exploded over Twitter, including personal congratulations from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo: "Congratulations! @PANYNJ police delivered a baby on the WTC PATH platform early this morning—the first baby born at the WTC ... >> view original

'Weaponized weed' triggering nude, psychotic rampages in NYC

... marijuana laws, the synthetic stuff is wreaking havoc across the city. “Ironically, even as the trend is to decriminalize and effectively pay less attention to marijuana, the synthetic marijuana issue is one of great and growing concern here in New ... >> view original

Puerto Rico Has Another Debt Worry on Horizon

While Puerto Rico's first bond default in its history reverberated through the financial markets on Tuesday, another move by the cash-poor island may provide a clue to where the next trouble spot lies. After openly acknowledging on Monday afternoon ... >> view original

Pregnant Woman and 4 Others Injured in Brooklyn Shooting

Detectives said they believed the attack, like another shooting at a party in the East New York neighborhood a day earlier, was fueled by gang violence. “This is an ongoing dispute that started several months ago,” Robert K. Boyce, the chief of ... >> view original