10 Updates

Airbnb Is Working With New York Residents to Offer Sandy Victims Free Housing

Source: Good, Nov 8 2012, 3:33pm CST

We've been overwhelmed with the kindness and generosity of the Airbnb community in response to Hurricane Sandy. Airbnb has seen nearly 2500 last-minute bookings for affected areas. That's more than 4000 ...

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3 hours ago

Kelly and Bloomberg note a 70 percent increase in anti-gay hate crimes

Source: Capital New York  |   May 21 2013, 4:22pm CDT

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly informed the media today that while overall hate crimes have fallen nearly 30 percent this year, the city has seen a "significant" 70-percent surge in anti-gay hate crimes. Thi ...

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22 hours ago

Plans to stop flooding in future storms

Source: Your News Now - Hudson Valley  |   May 20 2013, 9:33pm CDT

More than six months after Superstorm Sandy, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will soon be delivering a major address to unveil his plans for how the city can prevent a repeat of the flooding and devastation in a future storm. Wha ...

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1 day ago

NY1 Exclusive: Sources: Mayor To Propose Installation Of Removable Steel Panels In Some Waterfront Areas

Source: NY1  |   May 20 2013, 6:28pm CDT

More than six months after Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg will soon be delivering a major address to unveil his plans for how the city can prevent a repeat of the flooding and devastation in a future storm, and what the mayor is proposi ...

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1 day ago

Yahoo's Mayer and New York Mayor Bloomberg Announce New Office in Times Square

Source: Voices | All Things Digital  |   May 20 2013, 4:10pm CDT

At a press event in New York today, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced a new office in Times Square. “From one Mayor to another,” said Mayor Mike Bloomberg to Mayer (get it?) about a big new office in Manhattan’s iconic location. “W ...

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2 days ago

New York schools chief warns against changes

Source: District Administration  |   May 19 2013, 2:58pm CDT

Warning that the fate of New York City education was “hanging in the balance,” Dennis M. Walcott, the schools chancellor, suggested on Saturday that the school system was at risk of falling into disarray in the hands of a new mayor. Mr. Walcot ...

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3 days ago

Bloomberg gives commencement speech at Kenyon College

Source: New York Daily News  |   May 18 2013, 8:07pm CDT

Mayor Bloomberg delivered a commencement address at Ohio’s Kenyon College on Saturday and made fun of the way he’s referred to back home. “Some students suggested I call (Kenyon President S. Georgia Nugent) ‘The Nooge’ — b ...

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4 days ago

HPD Offers Housing Edge For Sandy Victims

Source: Wave of Long Island  |   May 16 2013, 10:31pm CDT

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew Wambua announced the latest housing development in construction to offer preference to income-eligible New Yorkers displaced from their homes by Hurricane Sand ...

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4 days ago

Petition To Keep The Ferry

Source: Wave of Long Island  |   May 16 2013, 10:30pm CDT

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder is fighting to keep the Rockaway Beach Ferry Service and he needs help from residents. He’s asking residents to join the fight to continue the ferry by signing a petition to Mayor ...

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6 days ago

Red Hook Ferry expanding to new area devastated by Sandy

Source: amNewYork  |   May 15 2013, 6:48pm CDT

The Red Hook Ferry is expanding its route to include an area ravaged by Superstorm Sandy that will run weekends throughout the summer, the city said Wednesday. The expanded service will stop at a new landing at Van Brunt St ...

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6 days ago

Sandy Post-Mortem: What's Up with this Storm Surge?

Source: WNYC | New York Public Radio  |   May 15 2013, 4:10pm CDT

In its final report on the how national forecasters handled Sandy ( PDF ), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concluded the public did not understand what a storm surge was or how dangerous it would be. Yet it turned out t ...

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