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Those Long-Haul Buses Really Don't Belong in New...
New York's Midtown denizens constantly gripe about the inter-city bus companies that use Manhattan's curbs as loading zones, and on Monday it turned out their complaints were legitimate as at least one company's coaches were too heavy for city streets.
New York celebrates Super Bowl, New England...
NEW YORK - After a late night of Super Bowl celebrations, New Yorkers kept the party going on Monday following a Giants victory that fans said was made sweeter because it was over the exalted New England Patriots.
New York Giants Report Card (Super Bowl XLVI...
The New York Giants are Super Bowl XLVI champions! What else is there to say? Well, there's the matter of the final Giants report card for the season. Let's get right to it! Offense: The Patriots did a good job taking away explosive Victor Cruz, who didn't do much after...
Maybelline New York Announces Lineup for...
NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More makeup artists. More designers. More shows. More participation from Maybelline New York's global community and consumers.  Now in its sixth season as the official ...
How New York City Went Digital in 2011
Since 2010, New York City has strived to become a global digital leader. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and commissioner Katherine Oliver announced NYC Digital last July, with the mission to create a better civil society and stronger democracy with the use of technology - engaging, serving and connecting New York.
Engines idling in New York despite law
Passing laws is one thing; enforcing them is another. Enter New York City's idling rule, meant to improve the city's air quality by prohibiting drivers from running their engines when they're not moving.
Rangers Aim to Be New York's Next Champion: A...
The Philadelphia Flyers are looking up at the New York Rangers right now, just as the Philadelphia Eagles and the rest of the NFL are looking up at the New York Giants. After the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5, Philadelphia residents like myself are once again gritting our...
David Schwimmer Wades into New York's East Village...
In New York City the battle against new and old is everywhere, but its front lines could be said to be in the East Village, where "old-timers" fight tooth and nail to save their treasured businesses and buildings against the glut of Starbucks and developers. While the beloved St. Marks Bookshop was recently given a reprieve, numerous other businesses are being steadily converted from mom and pop ...
JPMorgan, BofA Sued by New York Over Use of...
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. were sued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over the use of a mortgage database that the state said led to improper foreclosures.
A Tale of Two Passes: How the New York Giants Won...
The New York Giants quarterback has now put the Eli in Elite. When New York Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham felt the football hit his fingertips, a single thought crossed his mind: freeze your feet.
New York Giants Prove Their Mettle in Gutsy Super...
It's interesting that the New York Giants was not the team everyone was talking about when the Super Bowl hype was in full swing. Sure, there were the people who talked about how the Giants beat the New England Patriots before in the Super Bowl as well as how Eli Manning was...
New York Knicks Vs. Utah Jazz Feb. 6 Game Preview:...
The New York Knicks host the Utah Jazz on Monday night in a game that could prove if the Knicks are really on the right track. After really tough losses to the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics, the Knicks finished off a back-to-back-to-back with a win over the New Jersey Nets on...
New York Yankees' Joba Chamberlain Getting on the...
New York Yankees Joba Chamberlain is making his way through his rehabilitation process following Tommy John surgery. He is now throwing off of a half-mound. He seems to be recovering well and is expected to play in the 2012 season.
NFL: New York Giants 21, New England 17
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Eli Manning engineered an 88-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter Sunday, boosting the New York Giants to a 21-17 win over New England in Super Bowl XLVI.
New York Giants win Super Bowl, 21-17
INDIANAPOLIS -- The New York Giants thwarted the New England Patriots for the second time in four years with a fourth-quarter comeback to snatch the Super Bowl and history from Tom Brady's hands.

NAACP criticizes lack of black cop hires
Sixty new recruits were sworn into the Suffolk County Police Department this week.
Foreclosure help for some caretakers OKd
The Suffolk County Legislature has approved a bill that would expand tax foreclosure hardship exemptions to include people caring for ill grandchildren. Lawmakers unanimously passed the bill during Tuesday's general meeting. Currently, people who have had properties foreclosed because of unpaid taxes can submit a redemption application within six months. Hardship exemptions that extend the time frame for redemption are only available for those dealing with the illness of a spouse, parent or...
How far, wide will Suffolk police commissioner...
The search for Suffolk County's new police commissioner will be far-reaching, County Executive-elect Steve Bellone has promised.
Suffolk votes to sell tobacco rights
The Suffolk County Legislature has approved a deal to sell the rights to the county's final 25 percent of funds due from the settlement of a multistate tobacco lawsuit that will provide more than $30 million to help budget shortfalls in the next two years.
Animal abusers could face tougher penalties
Suffolk County's animal abuse registry, approved last year as the first in the nation, may soon double the time that offenders must remain listed. The county legislature's Public Safety Committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday that extends the registry's requirements from five years to 10 years. Lawmakers are expected to consider it at their next full meeting on Tuesday. Bill sponsor Legis. Jon Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor) has said five years isn't enough to monitor local residents convicted of...
Cancer-awareness and the Suffolk budget
Despite elimination of Suffolk County's Office of Cancer Awareness, lawmakers said Thursday its work involving cancer awareness and education would continue - even if it's less focused. Bob DiBenedetto, co-chair of the county's Cancer Awareness Task Force, presented the Suffolk County Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee with an impassioned defense of the office's work, after it was one of several consolidated in the 2012 budget. The office now consists of an environmental...
Bellone looms large in Hauppauge - even before he...
There's still a month before Steve Bellone is sworn in as Suffolk's new county executive, but his shadow already looms large in Hauppauge.
Dozens charged in LI holiday DWI crackdown
At least 42 people were arrested on drunken driving charges during a crackdown by the Nassau and Suffolk police departments that began on Thanksgiving Eve.
LI family sues over jailed man's Taser death
A bipolar man who was denied his prescription pills for hours by Long Island cops died after officers Tasered him in his jail cell, his family charges in a $50 million lawsuit. Daniel McDonnell, 40, a carpenter, went into respiratory distress when officers at Suffolk County's 1st Precinct in...
Suffolk ditches storm-drain filter project
A pilot project to help protect Suffolk's waterways and underground water supply with a new technology to filter stormwater runoff has literally gone down the drain.
Suffolk union backs republican challenger
The Association of Municipal Employees, Suffolk's largest union, is backing Legis. Kate Browning's Republican foe -- Susan Sineo -- apparently due to unexplained differences related to the controversy over the county nursing home.
Cops: Commack man, 20, let minors drink
A Commack man faces charges of violating Suffolk County's Social Host Law after allegedly allowing minors to drink alcohol at a party Sunday, police said.
Suffolk Leg. moves to return Levy nemesis to jail...
The Suffolk Legislature has cleared the way to return fired chairman Martin Cantor to the Judicial Facilities Agency by getting another legislative appointee to step down from the six-member board.
Suicide watch for accused pharmacy killer
Pharmacy massacre fiend David Laffer spent Saturday in a Long Island jail under 24-hour suicide watch, officials said. A jail source told the Daily News Saturday that inmates at Suffolk County's Riverhead Correctional Facility were "seething" as word spread that the killer was in their midst.
Farmingville hair salon fires probed
The Suffolk Police Arson Section is investigating two fires set over three days at a Farmingville hair salon, police said Friday.
No cellphone law; OK on energy drink deal
The Suffolk Legislature, after a debate raw with emotion, Tuesday night rejected a proposal to track identities of those buying pre-paid cellphones as a crime-fighting tool after critics said it would hurt the poor, immigrants and domestic violence victims.
SPCA offers $1G reward in puppy's death
The Suffolk County SPCA is offering a $1,000 reward for help in finding who killed a puppy and left it next to a garbage container in Bay Shore on Thursday, the organization said.
Suffolk Open Days coming soon
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days program has been letting the curious into beautiful private gardens around the country since 1995, and Suffolk's days are coming up next month.
Gay marriage: Suffolk's Cooper warns Sen....
Lame-duck Suffolk Legis. Jon Cooper has warned Republican State Sen. Carl Marcellino that he will run against the 16-year incumbent next year if a bill to authorize same sex-marriage does not pass and Marcellino opposes the measure.
66 new Suffolk officers to graduate
The Suffolk County Police Department will welcome 66 new officers in a graduation ceremony Friday at the agency's Brentwood academy.
Suffolk police seeks to recruit Muslims
Sgt. John Johnson of the Suffolk County Police Department stood outside a mosque in Bay Shore on Friday with a stack of fliers, looking for young Muslim men and women who might want to join the force.
J. Biscardi, 86, ex-Suffolk cop brass
John P. Biscardi, who as a young policeman helped merge western Suffolk's independent municipal police forces into a countywide department and who later rose to be the new force's top uniformed cop, has died.
Downstate man admits to slashing woman's throat in...
Auburn, NY -- A Suffolk County man, who nearly decapitated a 41-year-old woman in Auburn last month, today pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder and faces up to 18 years in prison. Christopher Tessitore, 28, of Islap Terrace, entered the...
Muslim police chaplain on King hearings
When Nayyar Imam became the Suffolk County Police Department's first Muslim chaplain, he received a gold badge specially designed with a crescent moon and star rather than a cross. He was sworn in with his hand on a Quran.
Last obstacle to nursing home sale removed
The Appellate Division in Brooklyn has removed the last obstacle to the $36-million sale of Suffolk's nursing home in Yaphank, saying its temporary order blocking a shutdown did not apply to a sale.

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