2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (129+ words) LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Police Department is increasing patrols and police visibility around Jewish houses of worship, schools and cultural centers as the Jewish High Holy Days begin. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown Friday…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) SUNSET PARK— The fatal hit-and-run that killed a nurse in Sunset Park has renewed pressure on City Hall to overhaul one of Brooklyn’s most dangerous corridors, where 11 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed in hit-and-run crashes along a roughly two-mile…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (371+ words) HARLEM, NY — A major overhaul of 116th Street is officially underway, with new bus and bike lanes, pedestrian space and safety upgrades planned for one of Harlem's busiest crosstown corridors. Construction has begun on the redesign, which will add 2.5 miles of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (194+ words) NEW YORK CITY — The MTA has completed extensive upgrades at three Lower Manhattan subway stations following summer service outages for track work. The Christopher St–Stonewall and Houston St stations on the 1 line and Park Place on the 2/3 lines received…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (472+ words) HARLEM, NY — A planned extension of the Second Avenue Subway across 125th Street could cost billions less — and be easier for riders to use — if the MTA builds smaller, shallower stations, according to a new report released Wednesday. Effective Transit Alliance…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (20+ words) Before she became one of the most influential feminist leaders of our time, Gloria Steinem spent her childhood traveling the......

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (397+ words) EAST HARLEM, NY — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority completed the structural replacement of the 133-year-old Park Avenue Viaduct in East Harlem years ahead of its original schedule while maintaining regular Metro-North service throughout construction, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. Crews finished…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (159+ words) HOBOKEN, NJ — Eight people identifying themselves as protestors from Greenpeace were arrested in Hoboken on Thursday, a public safety spokeswoman said. On Thursday morning, police responded to 111 River St., a corporate building that houses Unilever and other businesses, said Hoboken…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (319+ words) Amtrak has signed an agreement with the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority which formalizes their relationship and makes official Amtrak's assistance in re-establishing a passenger rail line connecting Phoenixville, Pottstown, and Reading with Philadelphia. The "Memorandum of Understanding" is a…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (169+ words) Patch Cops Hunt For Gunman Who Fled On Moped After Killing Westchester Woman Overnight: Reports The Mount Vernon woman was shot just after midnight in a Bronx residential neighborhood, according to NYPD. MOUNT VERNON, NY — A Westchester woman is dead,…...