New York’s Senate Republicans promise to push legislation that would allow police to stop and ticket motorists for texting while driving. Using a portable electronic device while at the wheel of a moving vehicle in New York is currently a …
A former champion Chinese gymnast has filed a $1.8 billion lawsuit in federal court against Time Warner Inc. and the United States Gymnastics Federation, saying they and others broke promises to care for her after an accident at the 1998 …
A judge has thrown out a New York Mets fan’s lawsuit against the team and Major League Baseball over a bat that broke and flew into his face in the former Shea Stadium’s stands. A judge dismissed the case Wednesday. …
Insurance agents in the Empire State are calling on lawmakers to ensure that brokers and producers have a role in the creation of the state-based health exchange mandated by federal health care reform. Those calls come after lawmakers hosted a …
Dozens of roads are closed in northern New York after severe storms dumped more than 2 1/2 inches of rain, causing extensive flooding and washing out at least one bridge. Local media report that heavy rain late Tuesday and early …
City fire and buildings officials will search for new ways to target landlords who unlawfully subdivide their properties, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday in the wake of a fire that killed a family living in illegal housing. Bloomberg said city …
Heffernan Insurance Brokers has expanded in to New York and hired Joseph A. Mauro to manage its Manhattan-based operation in the state. Heffernan Insurance Brokers has six California offices — including its Walnut Creek headquarters — and additional locations in …
Building records show that a Bronx row house where a fire killed a 12-year-old boy and his parents had been illegally subdivided. Other complaints listed by the Buildings Departments at the Prospect Avenue private dwelling included faulty wiring and insufficient …
A neighbor says star chef and New York City restaurateur David Bouley’s trash is really bugging him. W. Robert Curtis says in a lawsuit that a Bouley eatery’s food storage and garbage are subjecting the building next door to insects, …
