• Schumer urges Congress to use precise techology for demystifying drone sightings in NYC

    Schumer urges Congress to use precise techology for demystifying drone sightings in NYC
    It's not birds. It's not planes. It's drones, drones and more drones filling the night skies over New York City and beyond — and no one seems to have a concrete answer why.The mysterious drone sightings began more than two weeks ago in NYC skies, causing public alarm and leaving New Yorkers with more questions than answers, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer acknowledged on Sunday.
    Schumer is co-sponsoring legislation that will combat drones by allowing local and state police departments to help t
  • MTA’s reduced-fare OMNY program now available to seniors in NYC

    MTA’s reduced-fare OMNY program now available to seniors in NYC
    NYC’s reduced-fare public transit riders now have access to OMNY, replacing the MetroCard as their only way to receive the discount, MTA officials announced on Friday. Reduced fare customers, including seniors ages 65 and older and New Yorkers with disabilities, represent the MTA's largest customer base to receive OMNY access. The group represents nearly 1.5 million New Yorkers participating in the discount program. MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber described the reduced-fare transi
  • Bronx rapist sexually assaulted 19-year-old woman in his car: cops

    Bronx rapist sexually assaulted 19-year-old woman in his car: cops
    Detectives in the Bronx are on the hunt for a rapist who attacked a 19-year-old woman last week — the latest sexual assault case to rock the borough.The NYPD released a photo early Sunday morning of the perverted perpetrator sought for the attack, which occurred in the vicinity of White Plains Road and Gildersleeve Avenue in Clason Point at about 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 12. Based on a preliminary investigation, police believe the victim met with the unknown male individual at the location &

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