Breaking News: Subways Crowded!

Written by Jill Colvin on June 26, 2007. Posted in Posts

On Monday, New York City Transit presented an analysis of data from an April survey that showed that the city’s subways are…wait for it…overcrowded. Unfortunately for riders, NYC Transit also said that there’s little room to expand capacity on the already crowded tracks. “It’s bad news,” Howard H. Roberts Jr., the president of New York
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Next WTC Tower Revealed

Written by Jill Colvin on June 22, 2007. Posted in Posts

Last week, we told you about JP Morgan Chase’s $300 million deal to construct a new 42-story tower at the World Trade Center site. Today, the Port Authority revealed preliminary sketches of the design, which includes seven 60,000-foot cantilevered floors for trading. The New York Post tore the plan to shreds, calling it a “hideous,
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Car Shortage In Manhattan?

Written by Jill Colvin on June 22, 2007. Posted in Posts

Close your eyes and try to imagine your perfect Independence Day getaway. Perhaps you wake up at the crack of dawn, pack your friends into a shiny, new rental car and head off to the Hamptons to spend a spectacular 4th of July relaxing on the beach. Or maybe you decide to rent a minivan
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City Lights Out

Written by Jill Colvin on June 22, 2007. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

The city’s smoking rate hit a record low last year, dropping to 17.5 percent in 2006 from 18.9 percent in 2005, according to statistics released yesterday by the city Department of Health. This was the third time in four years that the city’s smoking rates have fallen, giving NYC one of the lowest rates in
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City Lights Out

Written by Jill Colvin on June 22, 2007. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

The city’s smoking rate hit a record low last year, dropping to 17.5 percent in 2006 from 18.9 percent in 2005, according to statistics released yesterday by the city Department of Health. This was the third time in four years that the city’s smoking rates have fallen, giving NYC one of the lowest rates in
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Clinton Blasts Bad Air

Written by Jill Colvin on June 21, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Hillary Clinton took time out of her hectic fundraising, Sopranos-spoofing schedule yesterday to lead a senate hearing investigating the federal response to post-9/11 air quality. The Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee hearing was intended to try to find out why an EPA report released days after the attack assured that contaminated air did not
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Clinton Blasts Bad Air

Written by Jill Colvin on June 21, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

Hillary Clinton took time out of her hectic fundraising, Sopranos-spoofing schedule yesterday to lead a senate hearing investigating the federal response to post-9/11 air quality. The Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee hearing was intended to try to find out why an EPA report released days after the attack assured that contaminated air did not
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Curmudgeon Sues Local Kids

Written by Jill Colvin on June 20, 2007. Posted in Posts

A Long Island couple is being threatened with jail time because neighbors say the noise of their two daughters at play in their backyard pool is just too much to take. William and Rachel Poczatek, of Bayville, New York, received a noise violation that accused 11-year-old Ashley and 5-year old-Chloe of “screaming and shouting” and
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One Small Step For Gay-Kind

Written by Jill Colvin on June 20, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

In what the The New York Sun has called a “watershed moment” for gay rights advocates, the state assembly voted 85-61 to legalize same-sex marriage after 3 hours of heated debate late yesterday evening. This marks the first time that a legislative body in the state has voted to approve gay marriage, and may push
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One Small Step For Gay-Kind

Written by Jill Colvin on June 20, 2007. Posted in Politics, Posts

In what the The New York Sun has called a “watershed moment” for gay rights advocates, the state assembly voted 85-61 to legalize same-sex marriage after 3 hours of heated debate late yesterday evening. This marks the first time that a legislative body in the state has voted to approve gay marriage, and may push
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