Sunday, March 19, 2017

New York City to Add 100000 Sq. Feet Production Facility for Film ... and other top stories.

  • New York City to Add 100000 Sq. Feet Production Facility for Film ...

    Courtesy of New York City Mayor's Office With film and TV production in New York City filling local sound stages to capacity, the city will construct a new, 100,000-square-foot production facility as part of a $136 million development project in Brooklyn that will also create new spaces for garment manufacturers and other industries related to film, TV, and fashion. The city investment of $136 million will go toward capital improvements to what will be a new Made in NY campus at Bush Termina..
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  • 1 Dead, 2 Sickened in Disease Linked to Rat Urine: NYC Health ...

    1 Dead, 2 Sickened in Disease Linked to Rat Urine: NYC Health ...
    A New York City resident has died of a bacterial disease commonly spread by contact with rat urine, and two more were recently diagnosed with the disease, city health officials say. The cluster of leptospirosis infections has been identified on the 700 block of Grand Concourse in the Bronx, officials say. The health department is working with the housing preservation and the building departments to reduce the rat population there and is in touch with tenants there. "This illness can be serious b..
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  • Cuomo Blocks New York City Plastic Bag Law

    Cuomo Blocks New York City Plastic Bag Law
    Photo Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called the proposed 5-cent fee on plastic bags in New York City a “deeply flawed” law. Credit Alex Wroblewski for The New York Times ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill on Tuesday effectively killing a law that would have imposed a 5-cent fee on plastic bags in New York City, disappointing environmentalists as well as city leaders who characterized the move as a classic case of Albany’s overreach.Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, acted just a da..
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  • Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian ...

    Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian ...
    The officials said that one of the advisers picked up on the calls was Paul Manafort, who was Mr. Trump’s campaign chairman for several months last year and had worked as a political consultant in Ukraine. The officials declined to identify the other Trump associates on the calls.The call logs and intercepted communications are part of a larger trove of information that the F.B.I. is sifting through as it investigates the links between Mr. Trump’s associates and the Russian government, as well ..
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  • New York Today: Winter Health Watch

    There are allergies during the winter?Absolutely.“Allergies don’t just come from flowers or trees,” Dr. Sowa said. “People are allergic to dust, and when we’re cooped up inside — in offices with dried-up, poor heating systems — dust can be a real trigger in getting sick.” What about dos and don’ts? Is it dangerous to leave for work without drying your hair?“There’s no evidence that going outside with a wet head is going to get you sick.”How about going out without a hat and gloves?“You’re not n..
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  • Russia Deploys Missile, Violating Treaty and Challenging Trump

    Russia Deploys Missile, Violating Treaty and Challenging Trump
    Administration officials said the Russians now have two battalions of the prohibited cruise missile. One is still located at Russia’s missile test site at Kapustin Yar in southern Russia near Volgograd. The other was shifted in December from that test site to an operational base elsewhere in the country, according to a senior official who did not provide further details and requested anonymity to discuss recent intelligence reports about the missile. American officials had called the cruise mis..
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  • Islanders Fall to Maple Leafs 7-1

    Islanders Fall to Maple Leafs 7-1
    Auston Matthews scored twice, Frederik Andersen earned his 100th NHL win and the Toronto Maple Leafs routed the Islanders 7-1 on Tuesday night in a game with playoff implications.The Maple Leafs set a season high for goals and won for the third time in nine games. They moved three points ahead of the Islanders for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.New York fell to 10-4-2 in its past 16 games.Matthews increased his rookie total to 27 goals and Andersen stopped 33 shots. Josh Leivo ha..
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  • Mayor Announces New Fashion and Film Complex in Brooklyn

    Mayor Announces New Fashion and Film Complex in Brooklyn
    Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday that $136 million will be invested into an old warehouse in Brooklyn for the creation of a "Made in NY" campus, a city-run complex that will lease space to film and TV makers, along with fashion companies.Supporters of the project say the move will produce good-paying jobs, with annual averages near $57,000 for fashion and $53,000 for film.The 1,500 permanent jobs won't be expected at the Sunset Park campus until 2020. In the meantime, 800 construction jobs are ..
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  • Man Found Guilty of Murdering 6-Year-Old NYC Boy Who Vanished ...

    Man Found Guilty of Murdering 6-Year-Old NYC Boy Who Vanished ...
    What to KnowEtan Patz disappeared May 25, 1979, the first day he was allowed to walk the two blocks to his bus stop aloneJurors previously deadlocked in the murder trial of Pedro Hernandez, a teenage stock clerk in Patz's neighborhood, prompting a mistrialDetectives say Hernandez confessed to killing the boy; the defense claimed he was innocent and was coerced into making a confessionA jury has found a man guilty of felony murder and kidnapping in the death of 6-year-old Etan Patz, who became on..
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  • Exclusive: Homeless families placed in buildings run by NYC's worst ...

    Exclusive: Homeless families placed in buildings run by NYC's worst ...
    NEW YORK (WABC) -- An Eyewitness News 7 On Your Side investigation focuses on housing for the homeless.New York City is jamming a lot of the homeless into buildings run by the city's worst landlords, and the city is paying out big bucks to do it.The list of New York City's worst landlords is public, on the web for anyone to see.So when the city places homeless families in apartments, you'd think they would make sure not to put them in buildings owned by landlords on this list. But our investiga..
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