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Four separate incidents of New York corrections officers and prison guards abusing their power with inmates have made headlines in recent months in both civil and criminal court. News of indictments, jail time and monetary compensation give hope that civil rights violations against any American is unacceptable. Most recently a
Every year the New York City Department of Transportation releases its list of Gridlock Alert Days for the holiday season in an effort to keep traffic moving on the busy streets. It is recommended that residents, commuters and tourists rely on trains, buses, and subways to get around Manhattan. If
Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for millions of Americans for many reasons. Sitting down to a great meal, watching football on TV, and shopping over the long four-day weekend all contribute to fun at Thanksgiving, especially when you do so with family. Bringing everyone together is always a challenge this
Six months ago the municipal water supply for the city of Newburgh, New York, was shut down due to the detection of a toxic chemical in the water. Now, residents are being encouraged to have blood tests done in order to determine their level of exposure to the chemical, which
The precision of a popular technological health product has come to light after a study showed it may not be as accurate as you think. Fitness trackers that resemble a watch are used by millions of people to count steps taken and monitor heart rate during exercise. A recent study
If you feel like this presidential election campaign is making you ill, you are not alone. For cardiac patients in one Long Island hospital, officials have actually put a rule into place to protect their health through this election cycle: no heated political debates in the rehabilitation gym. That’s correct,
As if Samsung wasn’t having a bad enough year, the company is cooperating with the Consumer Product Safety Commission on a voluntary recall in the U.S. of 34 models of their top-loading washing machines, an estimated 2.8 million in total. The recall comes less than a month after the South
Students affectionately called her “Miss Carol.” For almost three decades she was a crossing guard at the same intersection in Hempstead, Long Island, protecting children going to and from school in a busy traffic area. Last week, she made the ultimate sacrifice by moving a child out of the way
As we head into Lung Cancer Awareness Month this November, a recent study has confirmed what many people may not realize—lung cancer is the largest cancer killer in women. And while over 106,000 women will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year and 72,000 will lose their battle with the
Ten women and three men on their way back from a casino were fatally injured when the bus they were riding on collided with a tractor-trailer on a California highway early Sunday morning. Dozens of injured passengers were taken to three area hospitals for treatment, in what is being described