Audit Targets Safety on New York State Railroad Bridges December 11, 2013 By Michael Gormley The New York State’s Department of Transportation lacked records to show adequate and updated safety plans and inspections for many...
Critics Say It’s Time New York Ends 1885 Scaffold Law September 1, 2013 By Michael Gormley Years before skyscrapers, when New York City’s tallest building was still the 281-foot spire of Wall Street’s historic Trinity Church,...
High-Security Driver’s License Runs Into Opposition in States November 27, 2012 By Michael Gormley It was a popular idea five years ago: make sure every state had high-security driver’s licenses to thwart terrorism at...
New York Stops Tour Bus Operators Following Crashes July 27, 2011 By Michael Gormley New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, following a recent rash of tour bus crashes, said he will suspend the operating licenses...
Senator Looks to Halt Rentals of Recalled Vehicles Over Safety May 31, 2011 By Michael Gormley U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said he will introduce a bill to stop car rental agencies from renting...
Bus, Taxi Drivers Targeted in Ongoing New York Crackdown May 11, 2011 By Michael Gormley The latest and broadest sting in a crackdown on commercial drivers that has ensnared 173 of them since a deadly...
High Court Sides with New York City Police in 2005 Shootout November 30, 2010 By Michael Gormley New York City police officers were justified in shooting at an armed suspect on a Harlem street in 2005, a...
New York Uses Technology in DMV to Snag Thieves, Hit Man August 12, 2010 By Michael Gormley New York’s face-recognition technology has led to 100 arrests over six months, ranging from people trying to defraud insurance companies...
New York Republicans Demand Probe into AIG Campaign Donation March 23, 2009 By Michael Gormley New York’s Republican Party says the Democrat-controlled state government is ignoring calls for an investigation into a $100,000 donation to...
Some See Spitzer Role in AIG Crisis October 6, 2008 By Michael Gormley Spitzer forced Greenberg out of the company he built over nearly 40 years. Lost by many in the financial markets’...