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Subway Speed Limits Nixed In Effort To Move Trains Faster

Some subway trains can now run at full throttle. New York City Transit has eliminated some speed limits in the system as part of an effort to help trains move faster, the agency announced Monday.

These Moldy, Pest-Infested NYC Neighborhoods See Asthma Spike

New York neighborhoods where tenants report moldy, rodent-infested buildings have almost double the asthma rates of their neighbors, according to a new study.

Health Insurance Enrollment Blitz Ordered By De Blasio

New Yorkers could soon find information about health care at their local park or school. Every city agency that provides direct services must help people find and enroll in health insurance under an executive order Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Tuesday.

New Midtown Tower To Be NYC's Tallest By Ceiling Height: Report

Real estate developers filed planes for a planned tower that could become the second-tallest in New York City and the tallest by ceiling height.

Hundreds Of Federal Workers Stop By Barclay's Center Mobile Food Pantry

Like many New Yorkers, Kevin Louis didn't get the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Flatbush resident spent the night, and part of the next morning, working his shift as a Transportation Security Administration agent until 4 a.m.

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