News & Politics

St. Barnabas Hospital Making Mammograms Mobile

5.17.13 at 4:00pm by Veronica Volk

A Bronx hospital is taking mammograms on the road. St. Barnabas rolled out its new mammography van and the Bronx Health Fair this morning. Arlene Rivera is the specialty care manager for the new program. Screening and educating women is especially important to her since her own mother has been battling the disease.

"She's actually finishing up her last year of treatment. That basically inspired me to get involved in breast cancer awareness."

CT Teen Tanning Ban

5.17.13 at 6:54am by Associated Press

Young people in Connecticut could be banned from using indoor tanning services under a bill being considered.

City's Unemployment Rate Drops to Lowest Point in Several Years

5.16.13 at 5:41pm by Connor Ryan

As hiring has increased, the unemployment rate in New York City dropped to 8.4 percent last month — the lowest it has been in four years, according to a State Labor Department report released Thursday. In March, the rate of unemployment in the city was 8.9 percent and in April of 2012 it was 9.4.

NJ to Join NYC In Fighting To Increase Min Age For Cig Purchases

5.16.13 at 4:33pm by Associated Press

Two New Jersey lawmakers proposed Thursday to raise their state's minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21, reaching across the Hudson River to borrow an idea from New York City in a gesture of regional cooperation to keep tobacco from many young adults.

Klein: NYC Day Care Centers A Danger

5.16.13 at 3:53pm by Claudia Morell

Two New York State Senators say they're troubled by the state of New York City day care centers.

Sick Babies Get a Boost from Live Music

5.16.13 at 12:30pm by Associated Press

As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes. This is therapy in a newborn intensive care unit, and research suggests that music may help those born way too soon adapt to life outside the womb.

NYC Residents Angry Over Candid Photos

5.16.13 at 10:25am by Associated Press

Residents of a New York luxury apartment building are livid over a photo exhibition by an artist who secretly snapped their pictures from his apartment window.

FDNY Tries Data-Driven Approach

5.15.13 at 5:18pm by Jeff Coltin

New York City saw only 58 fire-related deaths last year. That's the lowest number since record keeping began in 1916 - and the FDNY wants to keep it that way.

NY Judge Tosses Indictment of Officer in Ramarley Graham Shooting

5.15.13 at 1:41pm by Associated Press

A judge threw out manslaughter charges on Wednesday against a New York Police Department officer accused of killing an unarmed suspect last year in a Bronx home - a ruling that prompted a courtroom outburst by the victim's mother and a vow by prosecutors to still pursue the case.

Owners Must File Form or NY Gun Permit Info Goes Public

5.15.13 at 7:02am by Associated Press

Gun owners in New York who don't want their license information available to the public are facing a deadline to file an exemption form with local licensing authorities.