East Or West? Some NYC Street Signs Cause Confusion
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Some bus signs on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan have New York natives and tourists alike wondering which side of Central Park they’re really on. WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell: You Don’t...
View ArticleReport Highlights Struggles Of Farmers Markets In NYC
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A report finds that community groups wanting to open farmers’ markets in New York City‘s low-income neighborhoods face obstacles. The report was released Tuesday by Manhattan...
View ArticleManhattan Borough President Stringer Announces Run For City Comptroller
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer announced Sunday that he will run for city comptroller next year. Democrats had considered Stringer a likely candidate to run to...
View ArticleReport Outlines ‘Deplorable’ Conditions At City’s Animal Shelters
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A new report by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said New York Animal Care and Control shelters are plagued by deplorable conditions and dysfunction at the...
View ArticleManhattan BP Stringer Wants Madison Square Garden Separate From Penn Station
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The world’s most famous arena could be on the move if one local official has his way. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has proposed moving Madison Square Garden...
View ArticleNo Cars Allowed Until Labor Day On Much Of Central Park East, West Drives
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — For the next couple of months, much of the East and West drives in Central Park will be closed to automotive traffic. Effective Monday, the drives are closed to car traffic...
View ArticleZimmerman Found Not Guilty: New Yorkers Take To The Streets
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Strong reaction has erupted in New York and across the country after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. A six-member,...
View ArticleSpitzer, Stringer Get Personal At Comptroller Candidates’ Debate
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City comptroller candidates Eliot Spitzer and Scott Stringer traded heated barbs Monday night in their second debate. In the forum at the CUNY Graduate Center,...
View ArticleCouncilwoman Brewer Wins Nomination For Manhattan Borough President
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — City Councilwoman Gale Brewer (D-6th) emerged victorious Tuesday in the race for Manhattan borough president. With 98 percent of the precincts reporting, Brewer won 40 percent...
View ArticleStringer Wins Contest For New York City Comptroller
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was elected New York City comptroller Tuesday night, over five other candidates. With 86 percent of the precincts reporting,...
View ArticleManhattan Borough President Pushes For Legislation To Ban ‘Poor Doors’
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — While some city council members have continued to fight a planned apartment complex with separate doors for luxury and affordable units, one official wants to change the law for...
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