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Riding While Drunk and Other Dangers of the Electric Scooter Craze
A new state law may soon bring electric scooters to the streets of New York City. But a mile away in New Jersey, Hoboken already offers a test case of the promises and the perils of the electric vehicles, which have taken hold across the world.
We Found the Very Worst Commuter Train in America
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — It was only 7 a.m., but for the commuters stewing inside a Spartan train station in this bedroom community, the day was already off to a predictably bad start.
Rooftops mark city's foray into solar
Now though, with both state and city leaders making sweeping promises about swearing off using fossil fuels, some of the biggest expanses of flat roof in New York are being turned into sources of cheap and green electricity.
For N.J. transit riders, canceled trains are part of daily commute
In fact, canceled trains have become a near daily occurrence, and many frustrated riders wonder if they will ever be able to depend on the service.
Wild crash near Lincoln tunnel stalls rush hour
The crash was startling, with the vehicle, an orange garbage truck, landing nose-first on the westbound lanes of Route 495, which carries traffic flowing out of Manhattan.
On top of congestion pricing, tolls into New York may increase
Those new or increased charges would come ahead of — and possibly in addition to — New York’s congestion pricing plan.
When the real estate mogul tried to supersize his $8 million brownstone
NEW YORK — A wealthy real-estate investor paid nearly $8 million for a 19th-century row house on one of Manhattan’s historic blocks.
It seemed like a model green energy firm, but black workers paint a different picture
NEW YORK — The company seemed like a model for the modern economy. It was growing so fast in the clean-energy field that New Jersey awarded it $7.2 million in tax incentives to keep adding jobs installing solar panels.
6 years after Sandy, city has storm surge plan: Sandbags
NEW YORK — After Hurricane Sandy devastated New York in 2012, city officials considered some drastic responses to storm surges, like long concrete sea walls and tall earthen berms.
Sandbags Will Be First Line of Defense Against Storm Surges
NEW YORK — After Hurricane Sandy devastated New York in 2012, city officials considered some drastic responses to storm surges, like long concrete sea walls and tall earthen berms.
Netflix, Which Made 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' in Brooklyn, Plans to Expand There
NEW YORK — Netflix, the video-streaming company, said Thursday that it would spend up to $100 million to expand its presence in New York City by creating a production hub in Brooklyn that would include six soundstages.
A ferry subsidy of $24.75 a ride? New York City's costs are ballooning
NEW YORK — Four years ago, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a plan to spend more than $325 million on a fleet of custom-built ferryboats and docks so that more of the city’s neighborhoods would have a better transit connection.
A ferry subsidy of $24.75 a ride? New York City's costs are ballooning
NEW YORK — Four years ago, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a plan to spend more than $325 million on a fleet of custom-built ferryboats and docks so that more of the city’s neighborhoods would have a better transit connection.
Facing nurses strike, New York hospitals reach landmark deal on staffing
For several weeks, New York City has been at the center of a national debate about how many nurses should be on duty at hospitals.
Patients 'Hit the Call Bell and Nobody Comes.' Hospital Nurses Demand 'Safe Staffing' Levels.
NEW YORK — At Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York City, the 58 tiny beds for sick newborns are almost always filled. But nurses who work there say there are often too few of them to provide all the care the babies, and their worried families, need.Waitresses to actresses urging wage increase: Back off
For more than a year, a group of Hollywood actresses waving the banner of the Time’s Up movement have been pressing Gov. Andrew Cuomo to apply New York’s minimum wage to workers who earn tips, arguing that it would make waitresses less vulnerable to sexual harassment.
LIRR Collision: 3 Killed as 2 Trains Crash Into Car in Westbury
NEW YORK — A railroad crossing in Nassau County turned into a chaotic disaster scene Tuesday night when two Long Island Rail Road trains traveling in opposite directions struck a car that had swerved around lowered gates and onto the tracks, killing three people.
LIRR collision: 3 killed as 2 trains crash into car in Westbury
After the driver of the vehicle went around the gates, an eastbound train pulling out of the station struck the car, according to Phillip Eng, the president of the railroad.
After winning a $15 minimum wage, fast food workers now battle unfair firings
Its workers were the first to stage rallies demanding a minimum wage of $15 an hour. Then, they pressed for changes in the way national restaurant chains set their work schedules.
Shutdown Sets Off Airport Delays as FAA Announces Staffing Shortages
At LaGuardia Airport in New York on Friday, Divneet Wadhwa, 26, was stewing. Her flight to Toronto, where she was going for a wedding, had been delayed three times.
