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Corrections Commissioner Under Fire for Treatment of Mentally Ill
There is friction between the Board of Corrections and the city's new Jails Commissioner over a recent decision to move dozens of mentally ill inmates at Rikers Island to solitary confinement.
Yankees' Tanaka Heads to DL With Elbow Inflammation
Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation and is headed back to New York for an MRI.
Some Factors That Impact Car Insurance Price Within Your Control
There are numerous factors that car insurers take into account when they determine your car insurance price, and while some are out of your control, some are within your power to change.
Your Weekend Starts Now 7/10/14
NY1's weekly segment "Your Weekend Starts Now" shows entertaining picks for great things to do this weekend all around the city.
For Some Personal Hygiene Products, Sharing is Not Caring
You might be surprised to find that there are certain personal hygiene products that you are never supposed to share.
NY Public Library Pilots Program to Rent Out Free Wifi
Coming up, in addition to books, how the New York Public Library is next working on lending out technology.
West Village 'HealthPlex' Looks to Fill ER Void
A dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday at the new Lenox Hill HealthPlex which will offer emergency care services to the West Village neighborhood for the first time since Saint Vincent's Hospital closed in 2010.
Intrepid Back Open Following Transformer Incident
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum reopened Wednesday following a transformer incident that injured two people and cut power to the West Side attraction.
DA: Cabbie Avoided Thousands in "Piggyback" Toll Scam
The Queens district attorney's office says a city cab driver has been charged with stealing more than $28,000 in unpaid tolls from the MTA by tailgating cars directly in front of him in EZ-Pass lanes.
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Man Critically Injured in Hell's Kitchen Scuffle, Attacker Sought
A man is in critical condition after being punched in the face during an argument in Hell's Kitchen Tuesday and police are asking for the public's help locating the assailant.
In The Papers 7/9/14
NY1 takes a look at what's in today's New York City newspapers.
Police Catch Man Wanted in Staten Island Carjacking
Police have caught a 25-year-old man who they say carjacked a driver at gunpoint on Staten Island over the weekend.
NY1 ItCH: A Hound of History, De Blasio Howls at Crime
Bob Hardt's daily look "Inside City Hall."
NY1 Online: The Call 7/8/14
John Schiumo hosts the July 8, 2014 episode of The Call.
Comptroller Says Trend of Rising Lawsuit Costs Can Be Reversed
Lawsuits against the city now cost taxpayers close to $700 million a year, and that number is rising, but City Comptroller Scott Stringer says that trend can be reversed, and he says he has the data to prove it.
Wake Held for Firefighter Killed in Brooklyn High-Rise Fire
A wake was held on Staten Island Tuesday for 40-year-old Gordon Matthew Ambelas, who died trying to save others from flames in a public housing high-rise in Brooklyn over the weekend.
DOC Names Rikers Commissary After Oldest Employee
The Department of Correction honored its oldest employee by naming the Rikers Island commissary after him at a ceremony Tuesday.
Police Arrest Mother of Baby Left on Subway Platform
The 20-year-old mother of a baby girl left alone on a Manhattan subway platform Monday is being held without bail after being questioned by investigators, who say she could no longer take care of the child.
NY1 Online: Leader Previews Organization's National Convention, Focus on Immigration Reform
League of United Latin American Citizens Director of Policy and Legislation Luis Torres joined Inside City Hall to preview the organization's 85th annual National Convention and its focus on immigration reform.