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Two Staten Island locations have the most power outages during severe weather
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York traffic may be awful, but nothing is more headache-inducing than frequent power outages. The loss of food, internet, heating and air conditioning make it disastrous — and costly. In a new study conducted by the University of Washington and the Columbia University...
Man slashed in face while in lower Manhattan, police say
A man was slashed in his face in a lower Manhattan attack, and police are looking into what may have led to the incident. Police responded to a call of an injured person on Reade Street just before 11:30 Sunday night. The 27-year-old victim suffered a slash wound to the left side of his face.
Another chance for rain mid-week in tri-state area
NEW YORK (PIX11) — It was a stormy end to the holiday weekend as a cold front swept across the tri-state region. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued Monday afternoon and continued into the evening for New York City and points west. The atmosphere was primed for producing storms that could contain damaging winds along with drenching downpours. Another round of rain could move in late on Wednesday and it may linger into Thursday with the passage of another frontal boundary.
Millions along I-95 corridor face severe weather threat on Memorial Day as deadly weekend storms shift east
After severe weather and tornadoes tore across the nation's heartland and killed at least 20 people across four states over the weekend, the threat of severe storms shifts east on Memorial Day and places millions along the Interstate 95 corridor at risk of damaging wind gusts, large hail and a few tornadoes.
NY weather: Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in part of New York Monday afternoon
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 2:36 p.m. on Monday for strong thunderstorms until 3 p.m. for Brooklyn and Queens as well as Suffolk and Nassau counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 2:35 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a...
When does NYC congestion pricing start? With just weeks left, the countdown is on.
As of Monday, there are less than five weeks left until the start of one of the most controversial programs in the MTA’s history: Congestion pricing will come to New York City. In April the MTA announced Sunday, June 30 as the date the program will take effect. “Starting...
Attacker slashes man with box cutter for asking him to move his bags at NYC pedestrian plaza: cops
An attacker armed with a box cutter slashed a man for asking him to move his bags inside a tree-lined pedestrian plaza in Tribeca late Sunday, cops said. The 27-year-old victim was viciously slashed across the left cheek inside Bogardus Plaza near Hudson and Reade streets around 11:10 p.m., police said. NYC mom demands justice after girl, 11, slashed by maniac career criminal and left ‘showered in blood’ The assailant flew into a rage when the victim asked to move his bags, police said. It’s not clear exactly where the bags had been placed at the time. 5 students, 1 security guard slashed in NYC...
This summer is the end of outdoor dining in NYC as we know it
Le Dive, a restaurant and wine bar at 37 Canal St., currently enjoys all three forms of outdoor dining: Open Streets seating (foreground), sidewalk seating (background), and a roadway dining shed (back left). New outdoor dining rules will change the economics of running an NYC restaurant, again [ more › ]
Three Shot In Paterson, Two From Out Of State
The trio was struck in the area of East 30th Street and 18th Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, May 25, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi announced jointly. All three men arrived at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in private vehicles –...
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for NYC, New Jersey on Memorial Day
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a storm expected to hit parts of New York and New Jersey on Memorial Day. The alert impacts all five boroughs in New York City as well as Orange, Westchester, and Putnam counties. Bergen, Essex, Huson, Union, and Passaic counties […]
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