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MTA Bus Cameras Ticket 1,500 Vehicles In 10 Days, Officials Say
Cameras mounted on 51 buses have already caught hundreds of drivers blocking bus lanes, transit officials say.

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Cameras mounted on 51 buses have already caught hundreds of drivers blocking bus lanes, transit officials say.

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The historic vote to replace the notorious complex with four new jails followed racuous protests inside and outside City Hall.
Prosecutors called Jona Rechnitz an "exemplary" and "prolific" informant as they asked a judge to give him a light sentence for conspiracy.
Elected officials want to know why three Muslim families were allegedly barred from boarding a ferry for "security" reasons.
Powerful winds will batter the city Thursday following the heavy rainfall that soaked commuters Wedesday evening.
The law Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Wednesday closes the state's so-called double jeopardy loophole.
The controversial proposal for four new lockups cleared a key committee vote after officials reduced the jails' proposed heights.
Ferry workers refused to let three Muslim families board a boat because of a dubious "security issue," a discrimination complaint alleges.
The radio station's abrupt closure led to a federal lawsuit and a bitter internal conflict on the Pacifica Foundation's board of directors.
Nearly two and a half inches of rain will soak the city starting Wednesday afternoon as a "bomb cyclone" pounds the Northeast.
Manhattan prosecutors want the new accusers to testify against the actor in a criminal case involving two more recent allegations.
Officials reduced the heights of the jails meant to replace Rikers Island by as much as 155 feet two days before lawmakers vote on the plan.
The governor quoted an op-ed in The New York Times about ethnic discrimination against Italian people.
Mayor de Blasio planned to build a statue of the saintly New Yorker in due time. But he wasn't moving fast enough for Gov. Cuomo.
A new state law forces landlords to give tenants at least 30 days' notice when they decide not to renew a lease.
Ruben Diaz Jr. and a Houston judge made a gastronomic gamble as the Yankees battle the Astros for the American League championship.
NYC will have a lower incarceration rate than any big U.S. city by 2026, officials said before a vote on plans to replace Rikers Island.
Gov. Cuomo pledged support for a Mother Frances Cabrini statue after Mayor de Blasio debated the point with Chazz Palminteri on live radio.
Nearly half an inch of rain is expected to soak Central Park Wednesday, forecasters say.