Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Firefighters Put Out Multiple Manhole Fires Across New York City and other top stories.

  • Firefighters Put Out Multiple Manhole Fires Across New York City

    Firefighters Put Out Multiple Manhole Fires Across New York City
    NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Firefighters responded to multiple manhole fires across New York City on Saturday. In Brooklyn, a manhole caught fire near Bedford Avenue and Park Place around 4:15 p.m. Two cars above the manhole cover also went up in flames, but were quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. Manhole fire near Fifth Avenue & 80th Street in Brooklyn (Credit: Facebook/Noelle Rodriguez) Another manhole caught fire near Fifth Avenue and 80th Street in Brooklyn, and another near Th..
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  • How New York City's housing crunch has poured gasoline on a ...

    How New York City's housing crunch has poured gasoline on a ...
    As a result, a dynamic that began under the two previous mayors, Rudolph W. Guiliani and Michael Bloomberg has grown inexorably worse under Mayor Bill de Blasio. A policy change under Bloomberg denied priority of public rental vouchers to displaced families — creating what homeless advocates called a "revolving door of homelessness" that has yet to abate. "As we reach record homelessness, we also have a housing crisis," said New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer to CNBC recently. "When..
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  • New York City issues hazardous travel advisory as storm brings ...

    New York City issues hazardous travel advisory as storm brings ...
    NEW YORK (WABC) -- The first measurable snowfall of the season swept into the New York area Saturday morning, and as the snow came down, crews were busy treating and clearing the roads.The New York City Emergency Management Department issued a hazardous travel advisory for Saturday.New Yorkers were advised to exercise caution when driving, walking or biking, and to allow for additional travel time as roads may be slippery. A total of 1 to 3 inches of snow fell in New York City, with higher amo..
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  • Warm, Wet Weather On The Way Sunday

    Warm, Wet Weather On The Way Sunday
    NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The snow that blanketed New York City streets early Saturday morning didn’t stick around long. Most of it melted as temperatures rose above freezing by afternoon. Up to 4 inches fell in the city Saturday morning, a week before the holiday weekend, after days of bitter cold. Temperatures were in the 20s in the early morning. By 8 a.m., vehicles were forced to move at a snail’s pace in the heart of Manhattan. More: Forecast & Alerts | Share Photos, Videos CBS2’s crews f..
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  • Benjamin Gilman, a New York Congressman for 30 Years, Dies at 94

    Benjamin Gilman, a New York Congressman for 30 Years, Dies at 94
    “Instead of a strong, steady signal on foreign policy coming from the nation’s capital, regrettably the world has heard a series of wavering notes sounded by an uncertain trumpet, leaving our allies concerned and our adversaries confused,” he said in one assessment. Believing that Mr. Clinton was not shaping a sufficiently tough policy on North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons, Mr. Gilman introduced legislation to prevent the president from lifting economic sanctions against that country ..
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  • NYC weather: Snow, freezing rain hits New York City

    NYC weather: Snow, freezing rain hits New York City
    Related A wintry mix turned to drizzle Saturday afternoon as temperatures warmed across the city. A winter weather advisory was lifted at noon, the National Weather Service said. Snow had started to fall overnight Saturday; by 9 a.m., 2.8 inches of snow had accumulated in Central Park, the National Weather Service reported. But the snow soon turned to freezing rain and sleet, and then transitioned to regular rain by the afternoon. The city will see a high temperature of about 35 degrees dur..
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  • Obama Confronts Complexity of Using a Mighty Cyberarsenal ...

    Obama Confronts Complexity of Using a Mighty Cyberarsenal ...
    The idea of exposing Mr. Putin’s links to oligarchs was set aside after some aides argued that it would not come as a shock to Russians. Still, there are proposals to cut off leaders in Mr. Putin’s inner circle from their hidden bank accounts in Europe and Asia. There is an option to use sanctions under a year-old executive order to ban international travel for senior officials in the G.R.U., the Russian military intelligence unit that American spy agencies say stole emails from the Democratic ..
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  • New York City plans to save the post-election “Subway Therapy ...

    New York City plans to save the post-election “Subway Therapy ...
    Since the election of Donald Trump, the walls of New York City’s 14th Street Union Square subway station have become a release valve for grief-stricken New Yorkers, who, outside of Staten Island, overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton. Created by artist Matthew “Levee” Chavez, “Subway Therapy” invites anyone to write down their fears, hate and hopes on a Post-It note and tack it on the station’s tile walls. Thousands of Post-Its have formed a thick and colorful wallpaper over the course of s..
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  • Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets: RECAP, score and stats

    Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets: RECAP, score and stats
    The New York Jets, led by Bryce Petty and Brandon Marshall, played their Week 15 NFL regular season game against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, December 17, 2016, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Dolphins are led by Matt Moore and Jay Ajayi. Check the scoreboard above for the final score and click on the stats link for game stats. App users: For the best mobile experience, use the mobile web version. Here's NJ Advance Media's coverage: 8 takeaways as the Jets return to b..
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  • Woman Accused Of Throwing 61-Year-Old Woman Head-First Into ...

    Woman Accused Of Throwing 61-Year-Old Woman Head-First Into ...
    NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are searching for a 23-year-old woman accused of getting into a fight with a 61-year-old woman in the Bronx last weekend and throwing her head-first into a garbage can. Kate Robinson and the woman had some sort of dispute inside a store at 486 East 169th Street around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, police said. Robinson pushed the woman to the ground, causing her to briefly lose consciousness, before throwing her into the garbage can, police said. Anyone with information about..
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