http://www.yourstreet.com/news/new-york-city YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us NEW YORK -- More than 11,000 people have received the H1N1 vaccination this weekend at New York City health clinics. Jessica Scaperotti, a spokeswoman for the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said 5,478 people were vaccinated on Sunday.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756040/11,486-vaccinated-at-city-health-clinics Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:58:08 -0800 NEW YORK -- You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley said he'll unveil what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday.A spokesman for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756042/100-proof-turkey-to-be-unveiled Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:46:08 -0800 Photo from MySpace FREELANCE WHALES What’s the Deal : Quirky, capricious and dreamy are all adjectives you could use to describe the music of New York’s Freelance Whales. The five piece experimental folk pop outfit has experience playing in locations... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756168/le-diamant-brut-freelance-whales-chief-rival Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:08 -0800 NEW YORK -- A fourth foreign mission to the United Nations has received a package containing a suspicious powder. But New York City police officials say initial tests show none contain any hazardous substance. The latest envelop was reported on... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752647/nypd-4th-un-mission-receives-package-with-power Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:05:08 -0800 From New York 1: The New York City Department of Health says it's investigating a mumps outbreak in Brooklyn. Officials say 57 confirmed and probable cases of the virus have been reported since August 21. The outbreak was traced to a child who traveled to England,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752530/mumps-in-brooklyn-confirmed-by-the-dept-of-health Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:00:08 -0700 NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is promising a staff shakeup if he wins a third term. Associated PressMayor Michael Bloomberg will replace a number of commissioners if he wins a third term in November. The billionaire... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750246/bloomberg-promising-staff-shakeup-if-he-is-re-elected Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:23:08 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's Columbus Day Parade features a modern-day explorer. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744974/nyc-columbus-parade-features-astronaut-aldrin Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:49:08 -0700 Central New York drivers who head to New York City, or parts of Pennsylvania could face new tolls if the Pennsylvania Turnpike gets its way. The authority is preparing to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746248/plan-to-put-tolls-on-pennsylvania-s-i-80-revived Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:12:08 -0700 Advance file photo/Michael McWeeneyChancellor Joel Klein talking to fifth-graders at PS 58, New Springville, last year.NEW YORK -- Chancellor Joel Klein says New York City schools made more progress in the last seven years than schools anywhere else in the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740925/chancellor-tests-show-nyc-schools-improving Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:25:08 -0700 Associated PressBuzz Aldrin is part of the Columbus Day Parade today.NEW YORK -- New York City's Columbus Day Parade features a modern-day explorer. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is among the participants in the parade, which steps off at midday Monday in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740926/columbus-day-parade-features-astronaut-buzz-aldrin Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:11:08 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) -- Abraham Lincoln visited New York City only five times in his life, and only once as president, yet the growing 19th-century metropolis played a central role in burnishing his enduring public image. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743056/new-lincoln-exhibit-tells-how-nyc-shaped-his-image Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:00:08 -0700 Over in New York, a camera phone video captures the downside of this whole food truck trend: a New York City pizza truck was exposed to be the nightly host to rat pizza parties. The video clip shows multiple rats... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740906/horror-shows-over-in-new-york,-a-camera- Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:41:08 -0700 The seventh annual openhousenewyork event will take place this weekend; all told, there are over 350 events in all five boroughs showcasing New York architecture and design, and the scheduled tours and talks span a wide array of cultural key points. The line-up in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742807/open-house-new-york-much-more-than-houses Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:29:08 -0700 David Sirota has become something of an expert when it comes to the Working Families Party and the impact the "minor" party has on politics in New York (both in the city and state). He dedicated a chapter in his most recent book, The Uprising , to the WFP and how... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742888/sirota-discusses-the-wfp-and-how-they-scare-both-major-parties Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:49:08 -0700 Advance file photoFire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta will be stepping down at the end of the year.NEW YORK -- New York City's fire commissioner is leaving the department at the end of the year to pursue teaching opportunities. Nicholas Scoppetta took... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739803/fdny-commissioner-leaving-post-at-end-of-2009 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:14:08 -0700 By Neil S. Friedman Most New York police officers protect the citizens of this city by the book. Recent FBI statistics clearly indicate that crime in New York City is markedly down from what it was just fifteen years ago. Along with modern, improved methods of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747080/this-week-s-attitude Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:14:08 -0700 Staten Island AdvanceComptroller William Thompson, right, is challenging Mayor Bloomberg in November.NEW YORK -- The Democrat challenging New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is running his first attack ads of the race. One focuses on how Bloomberg had the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6738335/mayor-bloomberg-attacked-in-ads Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:54:08 -0700 NEW YORK (AP) - The estate of famed soprano Beverly Sills is headed to the auction block in New York City. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736562/estate-of-famed-soprano-beverly-sills-up-for-sale Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:15:08 -0700 A "handful'' of men in New York are possible associates of the chief suspect in a suspected plot to use homemade bombs to attack New York City commuter trains, and investigators have them under heavy surveillance, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6738292/officials-new-york-men-being-watched-in-terror-probe Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:31:08 -0700 NEW YORK — A husband and wife who sell tacos and quesadillas have been named New York City's best street vendors. Fernando and Yolanda Martinez took first place Saturday at the fifth annual Vendy Awards, which celebrate the best of the city's street food. The... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6731567/country-boys-taco-truck-owners-fernando-and-yolanda-martinez-win-first-plac Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:32:08 -0700