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H1N1 Vaccines Hit NYC Schools Tomorrow

by Amy Eddings

October 27, 2009

The city is starting its free, in-school swine flu vaccination program tomorrow. Health officials say the first phase of vaccinations will take place at 125 small, public elementary schools with few....

Terror Suspect Returning to New York

by Amy Eddings

September 25, 2009

Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi is on his way to New York City, to face charges of conspiring to blow up bombs against the United States. A federal judge in Denver ordered Zazi's transfer earlier tod....

Police Departments on Alert for Homemade Bombs

by Amy Eddings

September 15, 2009

Counterterrorism officials are warning police departments around the country to be on the lookout for evidence of homemade bombs, following raids yesterday on at least two apartments in Queens. The ....

Should Arthur Ashe Stadium Have a Roof?

by Amy Eddings

September 11, 2009

While the Mets were busy getting beat down by the Florida Marlins at Citi-Field last night, across the tracks at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, rain prevented Rafael Nadal and Fernando ....

Oudin Fever

by Amy Eddings

September 09, 2009

Forget swine flu, the fever sweeping Queens is not caused by the H1N1 virus, but by tennis upstart Melanie Oudin. The unseeded teen has doggedly worked her way past higher-ranked opponents at the US ....

Brooklyn Player in the U.S. Open Jr.

by Amy Eddings

September 08, 2009

A local girl is looking to make good once again at the U.S. Open Junior Championships. Gail Brodsky toughed out a 7-5, 7-5 win against Veronica Royg and is on to the second round. The 18-year-old f....

Espada Fires Slumlord Chief of Staff

by Amy Eddings

September 01, 2009

State Senate Democratic majority leader Pedro Espada has fired his newly-hired chief of staff, after learning that he was a slumlord. In a statement, Espada says he was "shocked and blindsided" by r....

First Day of the U.S. Open

by Amy Eddings

August 31, 2009

Amy Eddings speaks with Tennis Week writer Nate Chura about the first day of the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, Queens. ....

American Rookie Takes on Federer in First Round of U.S. Open

by Amy Eddings

August 31, 2009

"The Upset of the Century!" That could be the headline on every sports page tomorrow if 18-year-old American pro tennis rookie, Devin Britton, pulls off the unthinkable this afternoon, by defeating ....

U.S. Open Begins Monday

by Amy Eddings

August 27, 2009

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could meet in the U.S. Open tennis final for the first time. Federer, the Number One seed, and Nadal, who's seeded third, were drawn into opposite halves of the field.....

Governor Paterson Denies He Blames Media for Racism

by Amy Eddings

August 21, 2009

Governor Paterson is denying reports that he claimed negative media coverage of him is because he is black. In a statement, he says what he pointed out during this morning's interview with Daily New....

WTC "Last Column" Returns to Site

by Amy Eddings

August 21, 2009

A World Trade Center steel beam that became a makeshift memorial after the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be returning to the site on Monday, after more than seven years in storage. The Port Authority ....

City Closes Beaches Due to Hurricane Bill

by Amy Eddings

August 21, 2009

Despite the heat and humidity, some of New York City's most popular beaches are closed today, because of concerns about rip tides from Hurricane Bill. Even though Bill is hundreds of miles away, he'....

Pam Am Families Plan UN Protest

by Amy Eddings

August 21, 2009

Relatives of Americans killed when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, plan to converge on New York City in September to protest Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's speech at the Uni....

Man in Harlem Robbery Shooting Will Not Be Charged

by Amy Eddings

August 14, 2009

The 72-year-old owner of a Harlem kitchen supply store who shot four suspected robbers, killing two, will not be charged. The New York City Police Department says Charles Augusto Junior had a permit ....

Husband of Taconic Driver Speaks About His Wife

by Amy Eddings

August 06, 2009

The husband of a wrong way driver is suggesting an untreated tooth abscess, diabetes, and a stroke may have been the reason why Diane Schuler was drunk and high on pot when she slammed into an oncomi....

Plaxico Burress Indicted on Weapons Charge

by Amy Eddings

August 03, 2009

A grand jury has indicted ex-New York Giant Plaxico Burress on weapons charges, after the former football star shot himself in the thigh with an unlicensed handgun last November. Manhattan District ....

Hoboken Mayor Cammarano Resigned

by Amy Eddings

July 31, 2009

Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano resigned today, one week after he had vowed to stay in office while fighting federal corruption charges and just three weeks after taking office, following a runoff elec....

NY State Faces $2.1 Billion Deficit

by Amy Eddings

July 30, 2009

Three months after the approval of a $132 billion budget that closed a $17 billion gap, New York State is facing yet another deficit of $2.1 billion. Budget division director Bob Megna says the poor....

Mayor Defends Pay for Homeless to Leave NYC

by Amy Eddings

July 29, 2009

Mayor Bloomberg is defending the city's long-standing practice of paying for homeless families to leave New York City to live with relatives. He says it saves city taxpayers "an enormous amount of m....