Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:01 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:01:57 GMT
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Riders should anticipate some changes but "near normal" service on the Long Island Rail Road for the Wednesday morning rush.
Riders should anticipate some changes but "near normal" service on the Long Island Rail Road for the Wednesday morning rush. Crews have bee working to repair tracks and switches after Monday's derailment.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:50 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:50:52 GMT
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Emergency responders rescued a worker who was trapped when a trench collapsed Tuesday evening at a Queens construction site that was supposed to be closed.
Emergency responders rescued a worker who was trapped when a trench collapsed Tuesday evening at a Queens construction site that was supposed to be closed.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:34 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:34:07 GMT
It's a sight that can trigger dread. The low-battery message appears on your cell phone when there's no charger around.
It's a sight that can trigger dread. The low-battery message appears on your cell phone when there's no charger around. Now New York City has teamed up with AT&T to install 25 solar powered charging stations over the summer.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:55 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:55:38 GMT
A man accused of fatally shooting a gay man walking with a companion in New York City's Greenwich Village pleaded not guilty.
A man accused of fatally shooting a gay man walking with a companion in New York City's Greenwich Village afterward claimed that he opened fire because the victim "thought he was tough in front of his bitch," prosecutors said in court papers Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:32 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:32:12 GMT
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Nearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps released Tuesday.
Nearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps released Tuesday.In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, officials said last month, the number of zones would double and encompass about 600,000 more residents.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:05 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:05:09 GMT
Police are looking for a man who stabbed another man in Times Square Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.The victim was stabbed in the chest, the NYPD and FDNY said.
Police are looking for a man who stabbed another man in Times Square Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.The victim was stabbed in the chest, the NYPD and FDNY said.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:20:04 GMT
The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange.
The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:49 AM EDT2013-06-18 14:49:26 GMT
NYPD and FBI are searching a Queens home in connection with the infamous 1970s Lufthansa heist at JFK Airport.
NYPD and FBI are searching a Queens home in connection with the infamous 1970s Lufthansa heist at JFK Airport.
Former President Bill Clinton said Mitt Romney would be "calamitous for our country and the world" Monday evening at a private fundraiser in New York City with President Barack Obama.
Standing with the president in the living room of an elegant Upper East Side apartment, Clinton said Obama has the "right economic policy and the right political approach," while he said the Republican Party's "economics are wrong-headed and their politics are worse."
The fundraiser -- the first of three that Obama and Clinton are scheduled to attend Monday evening -- was at the home of Marc Lasry, the billionaire founder of the hedge fund Avenue Capital Group.
According to the pool report, 40 to 50 people pressed into a small living room to listen to the presidents, with some sitting on a table.
The attendees paid $40,000 apiece for tickets to the fundraiser, a campaign official told The Wall Street Journal.
Clinton has been a key surrogate for Obama's re-election campaign, although he raised eyebrows last week with some off-message comments about Romney's business record.
Clinton called Romney's business career "sterling" in a television interview and said the Republican candidate "crosses the qualification threshold" to be president. The complimentary remarks undercut the Obama campaign's argument that Romney's private equity career does not qualify him to be commander-in-chief.
After the private event, Clinton and Obama are set to address about 500 people at the Waldorf Astoria, where Jon Bon Jovi will entertain the crowd. FOX News Channel reported that Bon Jovi traveled to New York aboard Air Force One with the president.
The third and final fundraiser of the evening is a star-studded event before about 1,700 people at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Neil Patrick Harris, James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury will be among the performers there.
According to The Journal, tickets to the Waldorf Astoria event started at $2,500 per person, while the New Amsterdam Theatre fundraiser cost at least $250 per person.
Proceeds from Monday's events will go to the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of Obama for America, the Democratic National Committee and several state Democratic parties.
