Westchester County

NY newspaper publishes controversial map of local gun owners
NY newspaper publishes controversial map of local gun owners
News Cristabelle Tumola 12/26/2012 at 2:28PM

A New York newspaper is receiving criticism for posting an online map of gun permit holders in Westchester and Rockland counties as the country debates firearm control following the Sandy Hook shooting. On its website this Saturday, The Journal News, using data gathered from Freedom of Information requests and Google Maps, published the names and [...]

Queens’ Morning Roundup
Queens’ Morning Roundup
News Liam La Guerre 7/05/2012 at 7:32AM

Fireworks light up the night as New Yorkers celebrate Independence Day  Millions of New Yorkers and tourists alike celebrated the nation’s birthday Wednesday night with the 36th annual Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show. An estimated 40,000 fireworks lit up the sky over the five boroughs, propelled from two barges on the Hudson River in what [...]