Pol: Save Jamaica Bay from runway expansion SOUTHERN QUEENS — Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder recently sent a letter to Port Authority executives, urging them to reject proposals to expand the runway at JFK International Airport into Jamaica Bay. Port Authority executives introduced a plan back in February 2011 which included filling in a significant part of [...]
Gas prices continue to rise after surpassing the $4 mark last week. Prices at the pump are up more than three cents since last week, with the average price in the city settling at $4.06, according to AAA’s daily fuel gauge. CLICK HERE FOR GAS-SAVING TIPS The cost of gas has been rising steadily since [...]
A drug mule who said she was three months pregnant gave birth at Kennedy Airport — to a stash of heroin, authorities said. Read more: DailyNews Citi Field revenues have dropped more than 30 percent since the New York Mets ballpark opened in 2009, and premium ticket sales are down by nearly 50 percent, according [...]
On a recent rainy Friday, Vinny Rajkumar, a Toyota Camry driver, fondly remembered a time when it cost him $30 to get 10 gallons of gas. But as the numbers quickly ticked up and up, he told a much different story. “I couldn’t afford food, so now I pay $20 at a time for gas,” [...]
Prices at the pump continue to rise as the per gallon cost for customers has surpassed the $4 mark. Gas prices have risen 25 cents over the past month and 6 cents since last week, according to AAA’s daily fuel gauge. The current average in New York City is $4.023 per gallon — a price that [...]
As New Yorkers spin their wheels thinking of ways to save money with the nation in the midst of a recession and gas approaching $4 per gallon, a record number of residents are spinning a different set of wheels. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced recently that biking has doubled over the [...]
