New York City is somewhat of a drinker’s paradise year round, but a certain extra layer of permissiveness seems to infuse the city in the summertime.
Wed 16 Jul 2008
Filed under: Bryant Park (NYC), Alcoholic Beverages, Parks and Other Recreation Areas, New York City — @ 10:03 am
Wed 16 Jul 2008
Filed under: National Transportation Safety Board, Explosions, Gas (Fuel), Airlines and Airplanes, Long Island (NY) — @ 6:12 am
Nearly 12 years after T.W.A. Flight 800 exploded off Long Island, the secretary of transportation is set to announce a rule designed to prevent accidents caused by fuel tank explosions.
Wed 16 Jul 2008
Filed under: Bribery, Derricks and Cranes, Buildings Department, Building (Construction), Accidents and Safety, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 5:59 am
Recent accidents in New York City have cast a spotlight on serious industry flaws that have been all but habitual.
Wed 16 Jul 2008
Filed under: Bribery, Derricks and Cranes, Buildings Department, Building (Construction), Accidents and Safety, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 4:27 am
Recent crane accidents have cast a spotlight on some industry flaws that have been all but habitual — job site payoffs, union corruption and weak city oversight.
Wed 16 Jul 2008
The growing number of automated calls has alarmed privacy lovers and those who resist commercialism.
Wed 16 Jul 2008
Filed under: Bryant Park (NYC), Alcoholic Beverages, Parks and Other Recreation Areas, New York City — @ 4:18 am
New York City is somewhat of a drinker’s paradise year round, but a certain extra layer of permissiveness seems to infuse the city in the summertime.
Wed 16 Jul 2008
Along the All-Star Game parade route in Manhattan, fans and players got into the pageantry.
Wed 16 Jul 2008
A construction worker fell about 15 feet to the ground and was killed after a large truck hit a small crane, the police said.
Wed 16 Jul 2008
Filed under: News Corporation|NWS.A|NYSE, New York Daily News, Zuckerman, Mortimer B, Murdoch, Rupert, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures — @ 4:14 am
Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corporation owns The New York Post, and Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the owner of The Daily News, are considering the unthinkable: cooperation.
Wed 16 Jul 2008
Two payments to the Mayflower Hotel in Washington were included in former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s campaign filings, which were released on Tuesday.