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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

Halloween is right around the corner and the streets will be filled with children decked out in their costumes, going from house to house in search of candy. While it is a festive and fun day, it is also a dangerous one, with more people out and about, especially after

On the heels of reports showing an increase in traffic-related deaths comes news that the number of teenage drivers involved in fatal crashes is also on the rise. Speeding, distracted driving, and poor visual screening were found to be the largest mistakes teen drivers make behind the wheel, contributing to

With Labor Day Weekend behind us, children in the tristate area are back in school, and drivers need to take notice. The increase of school buses on the road, children walking or riding their bicycles to school, and teenage drivers taking part in the morning rush, means it is vital

A trip to New York City can be a fun and exciting time. Trying to get around New York City does not bring the same enjoyment. Some destinations are not in walking distance, and the ones that are can be difficult to get to in bad weather. While subways and

The month of April had an unexpected start for residents in the Midwest and Northeast eager for spring to arrive as a storm with cold temperatures, extremely strong winds and even snow hit the area. With wind gusts measuring more than 55 mph in the New York region, tree branches

We see it all the time in the movies. Characters with their sunglasses on, driving with the top down on a clear highway with the sun shining on the horizon. It sounds wonderful but it is hardly reality. Driving while facing the sun, especially at a certain point in the

It has happened to every driver out there—you are at a stop sign waiting to proceed through an intersection or make a turn, when out of nowhere comes another vehicle blazing by you. The driver had no regard for the stop sign now only visible in their rear-view mirror. While

A massive snowstorm hit Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and other parts of the East Coast at the end of January, dropping three feet or more of snow in many areas. Metropolitan areas were all but paralyzed by the blizzard-like conditions. It was days before streets and sidewalks were

The east coast just experienced one of the worst snow storms in history with record breaking amounts of snow in multiple states. New York City was only 0.1 of an inch from tying the highest snow total Central Park has ever seen. The snow may have stopped falling but the