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Port Richmond

April 15, 2013

City to Install Solar Panels on 4 Rooftops in Staten Island and the Bronx

The Staten Island rooftop alone will get enough solar panels to cover one-and-a-half football fields.

New York City

February 06, 2013

Bloomberg Announces Plans for First $1 Billion of Sandy Recovery Cash

City officials hope to begin handing out checks to devastated homeowners by late spring.

Yorkville

July 23, 2012

City Clears Major Hurdle for E. 91st Street Waste Station

The city won a federal permit to build its controversial East 91st Street marine transfer station.

Manhattan

April 02, 2012

Recycling Plummets Under 'Green' Mayor's Watch

While the city is widely considered an environmental leader, its recycling efforts lag behind.

Manhattan

March 07, 2012

City Moves Forward with Efforts to Turn Garbage into Energy

The city is looking for operators to create a controversial waste-to-energy plant.

Downtown

February 15, 2012

City Will Begin Releasing NYPD's 9/11 Health Data Following Demands

The city will soon begin releasing information on NYPD officers who served at Ground Zero after 9/11.

Manhattan

January 05, 2012

City's Much-Delayed New 911 System Now Taking Calls

The new $2.1 billion center is equipped to handle up to 50,000 911 calls an hour.

Downtown

November 17, 2011

Bloomberg Deputies Slam Critics Of City's Clearing of Zuccotti Park

Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson slammed mayoral hopefuls who criticized the city's actions Tuesday morning, accusing them of ducking the question of whether tents should have remained.

Washington Heights & Inwood

November 17, 2011

Ydanis Rodriguez Recounts Being Arrested Near Zuccotti Park

City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez said he was thrown to the ground and beaten by police when he was arrested three blocks north of Zuccotti Park early Tuesday morning.

Downtown

November 16, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Vows to Shut Stock Exchange, Subways on Day of Action

Occupy Wall Street's day of action is scheduled to start Thursday with an attempt to shut down the New York Stock Exchange.

Downtown

October 14, 2011

Occupy Wall Street Claims Victory as Zuccotti Park Cleanup is Scrapped

The news delighted protesters, and sparked impromptu marches that were flanked by police in full riot gear.

Downtown

October 13, 2011

Cleanup Could Mean End of Occupy Wall Street Camp at Zuccotti Park

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Thursday that Occupy Wall Street protesters will not be allowed to bring their gear back to Zuccotti Park after it is cleaned Friday.

Manhattan

October 05, 2011

City Freezes Hiring, Demands Across-The-Board Cuts

The Mayor's Budget Office has informed all city agencies that they must slash another 2 percent from their budgets this year and 6 percent in 2013.

Harlem

September 20, 2011

Violations Issued to Construction Company in Harlem Scaffold Collapse

The Department of Buildings is expected to levy several violation against Queens-based Disano Demolition, which was working on the 125th Street building that partially collapsed on Tuesday.

Manhattan

August 29, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg's Response to Hurricane Irene Praised by His Critics

Even the mayor's most ardent critics praised Mayor Michael Bloomberg Monday for his response to Hurricane Irene.