Bronx Borough President Demands Apology From Company Running ‘Ghetto’ Tour

CBS 2 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A company that promised sightseeing tours to the Bronx that included a New York City ';ghetto'; has stopped the bus rides under fire from an outraged neighborhood. Real Bronx Tours, which took mostly European tourists from Manhattan to see life in the South Bronx ';from a safe distance,'; issued a statement this week saying it would ...

Woman Charged In Murder Of 12-Year-Old Jersey City Boy

CBS 2 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A 25-year-old Rahway woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy in Jersey City last week, Hudson County Acting Prosecutor Gaetano Gregory announced Thursday. Janice Everett is charged with felony murder and two counts of armed robbery in the death ...

N.J. Bar Accused Of Substituting Rubbing Alcohol For Premium Liquor

CBS 2 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) - Was that really a Jack and Coke you had in New Jersey? It might not have been, but authorities in the Garden State are working to do something about it. As ...

Gotcha Derek Jeter Acts Under Alias At NYC Starbucks Calls Himself ‘Philip’

CBS 2 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has always valued his privacy. Despite being the most beloved athlete in the biggest market in the country, he’s always managed to keep a low profile and stay out of the tabloids. The future Hall of Famer has never been the focus of controversy. How, you ask? Nobody is quite sure how the 13-time All-Star has maintained a ...

Hoboken Councilman Coordinates Tornado Relief Efforts With Oklahoma Church

CBS 2 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Lightning strikes during a thunder storm as seen over a tornado devastated home on May 23, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty ...

Unemployment Benefits To Be Cut Due To Sequester

CBS 2 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

sequester . As WCBS 880 Connecticut Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau reported, weekly benefits are currently $330 on average. But starting in June, the checks will come in at $265. ';That could make the difference between paying your rent and not paying your rent,'; Conn. Labor Commissioner Sharon Palmer told Schneidau. ';We’re sending out letters over the next couple of days ...

NYPD questions 1 in shooting death of 14-year-old

Associated Press - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says detectives are questioning a person of interest in the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl on a ...

Fitch Affirms State University of New York Lease Revs at AA- Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Fitch: Sub-Saharan Africa Has Gradual Upgrade Potential Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that targeted reforms and policy initiatives could see Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) sub-investment grade ratings gradually upgraded, despite per capita income falling well short of peers. The challenge for Africa from a rating perspective is the low level of GDP per capita - most SSA ...

Chase Consumer Bank CEO leaves for Visa Sommers promoted

New York Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Ryan McInerney , who is leaving the bank to become president of Visa Inc. Sommers previously was CEO of Chase's wealth management business, serving Chase's affluent customers, since 2010. He will continue to report ...

Shazams new app turns your iPad into an insatiable eavesdropper

New York Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

New Yorkers, you may have a new reason to bring your iPads along for your commutes -- or to leave them behind, depending on how you feel about a device eavesdropping on your entire day. Shazam ...

Come see the priceless original Bill of Rights under its $600k protective case

New York Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

New York Public Library is preparing to put one of the original copies of the Bill of Rights on public display for the first time in decades. The document, one of the original 14 that was drafted, will be shared with Pennsylvania and will begin its public display in fall 2014, the 225th anniversary of the document being drafted and proposed by Congress. Under an agreement ...

Whats next Earnings and business reports due May 24-28

New York Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Betty Liu, Michael McKee and Dominic Chu report on today's ten most important stocks including Rue21, Ralph Lauren and Hewlett-Packard. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "In The ...

Ralph Lauren boosts quarterly profits but sales disappoint

New York Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Customers enter a Ralph Lauren Corp. store in Auckland, New Zealand. The company's sales for the most recent quarter were up slightly but disappointed Wall ...

Sports Verdict Who’s The NBA’s Biggest Villain LeBron James Vs. David Stern

CBS 5 - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

With the Heat set to square off against the Pacers, the question on the mind of every fan is what, if anything, can manage to topple LeBron and his quest for a second title? As the feats, and really the legend of LeBron James grows ever larger, he has begun to transcend the game itself, much to the dismay of many fans. Consequently, is he, or Commissioner David Stern, the greatest villain ...

Report Knicks forward Anthony has torn shoulder muscle

Middle East Times - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden in New York, May 16, 2013. UPI/John ...

Anthony Weiner Is Too Liberal to Be New York City Mayor

U.S. News & World Report - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Since 1993, New York's mayors have been Rudy Giuliani, a Republican, and Mike Bloomberg, who won his first two terms as a Republican and last as an independent. The result has been a city which has blossomed, with crime plummeting, real estate prices rising and the standard of living on a steady upswing. All this has been achieved while living, and persevering through, two major terrorist ...

Video New York congressman rebounds from scandal announces run for mayor

The Globe and Mail - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Former Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned two years ago after posting a lewd photo online, announces he is running for New York City mayor. Lindsey Parietti ...

Police question teen in shooting death of 14-year-old girl on Queens buss

New York Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Queens detectives picked up a 16-year-old boy for questioning, in connection to the shocking slaying of a 14-year-old girl, killed on a city bus this past weekend, police said. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly disclosed this latest development, after appearing at City Council budget hearing today. New Yorkers were outraged after learning about the death ...

Gov. Cuomo says if Weiners elected mayor shame on us

New York Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Gov. Cuomo ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo stuck it to mayoral wannabe Anthony Weiner yesterday when asked what he thought about the disgraced former Congressman's bid for Gracie Mansion. During a interview with The Syracuse Post Standard's Editorial Board yesterday, Cuomo said it's fine if Weiner wants to run, but "shame on us" for electing him. Question: "So if Anthony ...

Taxi big files suit against Bloomberg after mayors profanity-laced tirade

New York Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The taxi magnate who said he was subjected to a profanity-laced rant by Mayor Bloomberg has filed a federal lawsuit charging the mayor with threatening him and siccing TLC inspectors on his fleet in retaliation for his opposition to the "Taxi of Tomorrow" plan.The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court late yesterday, accuses Bloomberg and TLC chief David Yassky of ordering inspectors ...

More than 2000 people sign Hofstra petition asking for better off-campus security

New York Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

UNIONDALE - More than 2,000 people have signed a petition asking Hofstra University to beef up off-campus security following the killing of a student.Andrea Rebello, a Hofstra junior, was accidentally shot by a police officer during a May 17 home invasion. The intruder, a prison parolee, was also killed.The petition was launched by a former Hofstra homecoming king and queen. It demands that ...

Metro-North workers injured in Conn. train crash hire lawyer to pursue damages

New York Post - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

STAMFORD, Conn. - Seven Metro-North railroad workers injured in last week's collision on the commuter line have hired a lawyer to pursue damages.The engineers of the two trains involved are among the clients of George Cahill, a New Haven-based railroad law attorney.Cahill says he's looking into whether recent track repairs may have led an eastbound commuter train to derail near ...