Striking cement-truck drivers are negotiating with New York City's concrete producers for the first time since they went on strike last Tuesday. The strike has disrupted work at many of the city's biggest construction sites, including the World Trade Center
The New York City health department has launched a MySpace campaign to help teenagers deal with depression, drugs and violence. The NYC Teen Mindspace page is posted on MySpace, a popular online social networking site with young people.
On the morning after the house party on Johnson Street, Jenna Foellmi and several other twentysomethings lay sprawled on the beds and couches. When a friend reached over to wake her, Foellmi was cold to the touch. The friend's screams
A Manhattan judge has rejected a lawsuit by some families who wanted to reclaim World Trade Center residue and create a cemetery on Staten Island for it. Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein said Monday that not every wrong can be addressed
Divers have recovered the body of a pilot feared dead after his small plane crashed in a river near the Jersey Shore. The body was discovered Monday in the Shark River.
Connecticut's attorney general isn't happy that a video game called "Beer Pong" was rated suitable for children as young as 13. Richard Blumenthal said Monday that the Entertainment Software Rating Board made a mistake by clearing the game for young
The FAA is looking into a claim by air traffic controllers that two planes -- one departing and one landing -- came within about 100 feet of a collision at New York's Kennedy Airport over the weekend.
Summer means slinky, abbreviated fashions, and for women, that can mean some undergarment anxiety. CBS 2 has some great solutions to help you look smooth and sleek, and that can help you keep your cool.
The Eagle reports that the Nu hotel on Smith Street near Atlantic is having a "soft opening" this week, with one floor of rooms now welcoming guests. The hotel's site shows rates starting at $349 a night, and the property
Was the first "summer space" Sunday on Montague Street really as underwhelming as this photo from Brooklyn Heights Blog makes it out to be?Crowds Throng Montague On First "Piazza" Day [BHB]'Summer Space' Coming to Brooklyn Heights? [Brownstoner]
Muss Development has officially sealed the deal with city for the space in 345 Adams Street that the firm intends to lease out to big-name retailers. Muss paid the Economic Development Corporation $5.77 million, according to public records, for the
Today's Co-op of the Day at 467 Pacific Street in Boerum Hill is a FOB listing as opposed to an FSBO listing. (For those scratching their heads, that would translate as Friend of Brownstoner as opposed to For Sale By
Work has been underway at John Catsimatidis' project at 162 Myrtle Avenue for a month or so at this point. The action for now seems to be focused on the eastern end of the site, at the corner of Myrtle
Crazy asking prices don't do anyone any good. Case in point: This three-story (four if you include the basement which has been finished to create a second duplex) woodframe house at 125/127 Cambridge Place in Clinton Hill. It's been sitting
Here's one way for Democrats to make a campaign contribution that promises immediate payback. For 40 bucks, Benches for Barack — a grassroots fundraiser advertised on lampposts and on Craigslist — will build you a garden bench. $25 goes toward
Citing a long string of extramarital affairs, the estranged wife of baseball star Alex Rodriguez today filed for divorce and is seeking alimony and shared custody of the couple's two children.
The good news: The city is planning 400 parks-related projects across the five boroughs. The bad news, according to a story in today's Post: Of the $1.3 billion the city plans to borrow in coming years for Parks Dept.-related initiatives
Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today:Daltile White Subway Tile for SaleNeighbors Liable for Crack in Wall?Am I Crazy to Want Grey Floors?Looking for a Metal Spiral StaircaseRadiant Heat Under Bamboo Floor?
NEW YORK, July 7 (newratings.com) - Analyst Ryan L Worst of Brean Murray reiterates his "buy" rating on Penn National Gaming Inc (ticker: PENN), while reducing his estimates for the company. The 12-month target price has been reduced from $50-$67
NEW YORK, July 7 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Credit Suisse upgrade CF Industries Holdings Inc (ticker: CF) from "neutral" to "outperform." The target price is set to $180. [more]
