September 27, 2012
The latest management report from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shows there were 291 citywide traffic fatalities for the fiscal year that ended June 30. It’s up 23.3 percent from the year before when there were 236 traffic fatalities. …
September 26, 2012
Workers at celebrity chef Mario Batali’s New York City eatery Del Posto have settled a lawsuit against the restaurant with an agreement that gives them $1.15 million, as well as paid vacation and sick days for them and fellow employees. …
September 25, 2012
A number of analysts have issued favorable comments for Marsh & McLennan Companies’ CEO Brian Duperreault and his successor, Chief Operating Officer Dan Glaser, who was officially designated by the company last week to take over the CEO post when …
September 24, 2012
A New York court last week granted a new injunction in the ongoing legal fight between Aon and Alliant Insurance Services over alleged poaching of senior executives. The Supreme Court of the State of New York enjoined Peter Arkley — …
September 24, 2012
Some jail inmates are trying to put a $500 million bite on a suburban New York county in a lawsuit demanding access to dental floss. Eleven inmates in the Westchester County jail in Valhalla say in a federal civil rights …
September 14, 2012
A surcharge added to workers’ compensation costs for all New York State employers remain the nation’s highest, according to a new report. It is nearly five times the average of the same surcharge imposed in other states, according to the …
September 11, 2012
Eleven years after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, the new multibillion-dollar World Trade Center once again dominates the lower Manhattan skyline. Hundreds of construction workers are at the 16-acre site every day, and tourists snap thousands of photos of …
September 10, 2012
Gertrude Baker and her husband bought their cozy home in Owego in 1956. They raised three kids, befriended neighbors and weathered the occasional flood. But after Tropical Storm Lee bought five feet of water to her first floor last year, …
September 10, 2012
Two tornadoes struck the outer edges of New York City this past Saturday, hurling debris into the air and knocking out power in an area unaccustomed to the phenomenon. No serious injuries were reported when a twister hit a beachfront …
September 5, 2012
New York authorities announced last week that a Long Island, N.Y., man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after allegedly stealing more than $648,000 in premiums from a client and spending the money on country club memberships, luxury …