5 dead, including 3 children, in New York City house fire
NYC house fire kills 5, including 3 children COLLEEN LONG, Associated PressJENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators are scouring for clues about what sparked a deadly, fast-moving house fire that killed five people, including three children, on a sunny spring afternoon.The fire broke out Sunday afternoon, on a street full of single-family homes in the middle class neighborhood of Queens Village, a neighborhood near Belmont Park, which hosts the Belmont Stakes, the fina..>> view originalWhy New York's economic outlook stinks
Here we go again: Another group is giving New York the lowest possible grade for its economic prospects. The American Legislative Exchange Council last week put New York last in its 2017 ranking of states’ “economic outlook.” It blames New York’s taxes, its large number of public workers per capita and pro-union laws like the minimum wage. States that spend and tax less, it says, generally enjoy “higher growth rates.” So don’t expect boom times here anytime soon. OK: The ALEC rankings ignore ot..>> view original5 reasons the Montreal Canadiens were eliminated by the New York ...
Montreal's finish was disappointing but it wasn't entirely surprising. With that in mind, if there's a single person to point the finger at for the way things ended, it's general manager Marc Bergevin. This team's flaws were apparent for a while. They needed offensive help at the trade deadline. Bergevin had a chance to go out and get that offensive help, as there were plenty of hired guns available on the rental market. Instead, he acquired Steve Ott, Jordie Benn, Brandon Davidson, Andreas M..>> view originalNew York's first "bridge light show" Thursday
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks about infrastructure projects while an image of the George Washington Bridge is projected behind him in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. Cuomo announced that the city's first bridge light show will be held Thursday, April 27, 2017 on the new Kosciusko bridge between Queens and Brooklyn - lighting that will include the George Washington bridge and all MTA bridges and tunnels in New York City by May 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ORG XMIT: NYSW112 less New..>> view originalUber's CEO Plays With Fire
UberCab, as it was called at the time, started its service in San Francisco in May 2010. Mr. Camp and Mr. Kalanick picked that name to emphasize the convenience of calling a car on demand from an app. Mr. Kalanick wanted a break from full-time start-up life after running Red Swoosh, so he and Mr. Camp named Ryan Graves, who responded to a call for help on Twitter, as chief executive.A few months later, Mr. Kalanick changed his mind and took over as UberCab’s chief. He quickly positioned the sta..>> view originalA bird's-eye view of Bloomberg's New York
In Hudson Yards, rows of commuter trains sit in neat parallel lines, bordered by the High Line. The Statue of Liberty appears to stand no taller than a tourist’s souvenir amid the waters of New York Harbor. No longer derelict and abandoned, Brooklyn’s piers carve rectangles of green into the East River. This is what New York City looks like from Mike Bloomberg’s helicopter. On 60 Minutes this week, Steve Kroft profiles the former New York City mayor, and in the video above, Bloomberg takes Kro..>> view originalHow the Election Split France
1 Ms. Le Pen dominated most of the north, strengthening the National Front’s roots in a region with high unemployment. 2 Mr. Hamon was humiliated in Lille, traditionally a Socialist bastion, and finished with less than 7 percent over all. 3 Mr. Macron won big around Bordeaux, a center-left area where he is expected to rack up large margins in the runoff. 4 Compared with 2012, Ms. Le Pen surged in the Nice region, historically a stronghold of parties on the right. 5 Mr. Fillon, who finished..>> view originalNo fire but smoke reported on New York-New York's 33rd floor
No fire but smoke reported on New York-New York’s 33rd floor By Michael Shoro Las Vegas Review-Journal April 24, 2017 - 12:56 am Clark County firefighters responded to the 33rd floor of New York-New York for reports of smoke Sunday night. Crews found an elevator motor was the source of the smoke at the hotel-casino, 3790 Las Vegas Blvd. South, according to the Clark County Fire Department. The call came out about 9 p.m. There was no fire extension to anywhere, accord..>> view originalSenate GOP leader wants to raise city's charter school cap
Republican state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan will insist that more charter schools be allowed to open in New York City as part of any deal to extend Mayor de Blasio’s authority over the public-school system, The Post has learned. “We continue to believe that every child deserves a first-rate education. This is an opportunity to take a global look at the education system in New York City,” said a source close Flanagan. “Charter-school expansion has to be part of the discussion. Opportun..>> view originalHere are our favorite signs from New York's March for Science
Scientists aren't usually known for taking to the streets, but that's just what they did in New York yesterday as part of the March for Science. It was one of more ...>> view original
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