Jan 18 FAA no longer letting agents skip checkpoints after inspector arrested By Andrew Mach The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration suspended a program on Saturday that allows its safety inspectors to skip security checkpoints while on the job, following the arrest of an FAA agent earlier in the week who was caught allegedly carrying a… Continue reading
Jan 08 New York City bans restaurants from using plastic foam containers By Anna Sillers New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced today that, starting July 1, the city’s food establishments will be banned from using plastic foam containers. Continue reading
Jan 06 Dignitaries, family mourn loss of Mario Cuomo at his funeral By David Klepper and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press NEW YORK — Dignitaries from both sides of the political aisle converged Tuesday to bid goodbye to former three-term Gov. Mario Cuomo, a Democratic Party icon and powerful orator whose humble upbringing in Queens came to influence much of his… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 4:03 Theater on a canal? Avant-garde productions immerse audiences, cut costs By PBS News Hour Site-specific theater, a growing art form that immerses audiences into productions, has become a tool for some producers to save money by defraying pricey traditional staging. NewsHour Weekend's Zachary Green reports on a show playing from a particularly unconventional site… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 5:35 Looking back at the life of unapologetic liberal Mario Cuomo By PBS News Hour Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo died Thursday at 82, leaving behind a reputation as a “liberal lion” after serving three terms from 1983 to 1994. Hari Sreenivasan remembers Cuomo’s political life, from his career as a fierce Democrat during… Continue watching
Jan 01 Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dies at 82 By News Desk Former New York governor Mario Cuomo has died at his home in New York City, according to a family friend. He was 82. Continue reading
Dec 30 After guilty plea, N.Y. congressman to resign By Larry Neumeister, Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press NEW YORK — After pleading guilty to tax evasion last week, U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm vowed to stay in Congress as long as he could. The New York Republican now plans to resign, saying he cannot give the job his… Continue reading
Dec 29 U.S. population to top 320 million at start of 2015, Census reports By Joshua Barajas The U.S. population is expected to reach 320.09 million people on Jan. 1, 2015, a 0.73 percent increase from the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a statement Monday. Continue reading
Dec 27 Thousands gather for funeral of slain NYPD officer By Elisabeth Ponsot Tens of thousands of mourners gathered on Saturday for the funeral of New York City Police Department officer Rafael Ramos, who was killed along with his partner on Dec. 20 by a man targeting the police. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Protesters reject NYC mayor’s plea to pause after police shootings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, protesters in New York rejected Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plea to suspend demonstrations against police use of force out of respect for the families of two murdered officers. Also, Obama administration officials reported nearly 6.4… Continue watching