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A new policy at 911 call centers is cutting down on the New York City Fire Department response times, but some say the emergency crews are getting to the emergency scenes without all the facts. …

Police say a man was killed walking on a New York City roadway when a taxi struck him. …

Two Norwalk city police officers were treated Tuesday for exposure to an insecticide while responding to a report of a 46-year-old man who drank the poison. …

found in her store yesterday morning. Police say Kyung-Sook Woo, 63, who owned the Eden Dry Cleaners at 10th Avenue and Windsor Place in Windsor Terrace, was found face down in the store's bathroom. She had blood behind her ear. The medical examiner is conducting an autopsy, but police suspect foul play and were at the store late last night, still looking for evidence. Woo was found around 8:30 a.m. by a neighbor, Dan Alman, who saw a store

Add water to a list of things that are becoming less affordable to New York City residents, after the municipal Water Board approved a 14.5% rate hike on the heels of an 11.5% hike just a year ago. Perhaps the $5 glass of tap water that some restaurants are now serving is more reasonable than initially suspected. The new water rates, which take effect July 1, are expected to cost single family

found in her store yesterday morning. Police say Kyung-Sook Woo, 63, who owned the Eden Dry Cleaners at 10th Avenue and Windsor Place in Windsor Terrace, was found face down in the store's bathroom. She had blood behind her ear. The medical examiner is conducting an autopsy, but police suspect foul play and were at the store late last night, still looking for evidence. Woo was found around 8:30 a.m. by a neighbor, Dan Alman, who saw a store

found in her store yesterday morning. Police say Kyung-Sook Woo, 63, who owned the Eden Dry Cleaners at 10th Avenue and Windsor Place in Windsor Terrace, was found face down in the store's bathroom. She had blood behind her ear. The medical examiner is conducting an autopsy, but police suspect foul play and were at the store late last night, still looking for evidence. Woo was found around 8:30 a.m. by a neighbor, Dan Alman, who saw a store

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Bodega Owner Indicted for Hammer Attack on Teen » The owner of Munchies Bodega in Brownsville Brooklyn, Salah Ahmad, was indicted by a grand jury on assault and other charges for bludgeoning teenager Bunkless Bovian with a hammer. Bovian…

Although New York Family Court ruled that a trans teen should have her sex reassignment surgery paid for by the state, the court of appeals reversed the decision, saying that a teen isn’t ready for such a life-altering procedure. The loneliness that many of the elderly face when family and friends pass

NYC Water Board Approves Major Rate Hike POSTED: 10:28 am EDT May 16, 2008 UPDATED: 10:33 am EDT May 16, 2008 NEW YORK — The city water board has approved a 14.5 percent rate hike — the second double digit increase in the last year.

10:33 am EDT May 16, 2008 NEW YORK — The city water board has approved a 14.5 percent rate hike — the second double digit increase in the last year. The move came during a board meeting Friday morning. http://www.wnbc.com/news/16292538/detail.html Click on the link above to continue to read the article, then return to our page to comment.

The police are searching for a man who robs subway passengers during their morning commutes. He targets his victims on the subway platform, grabs their purses and then runs into the subway tunnels. The suspect has committed four robberies in the past five days