Your Conversation On The Bus Or Train May Be Recorded
When you ride on buses or trains in many parts of the United States, what you say could be recorded. Get on a New Jersey Transit light rail train in Hoboken or Jersey City, for example, and you might...
View ArticleNew York Wants To Know: Have You Been Texting And Driving?
You probably know it's against the law in most states to text and drive — but studies suggest that many of us still peek at our smartphones when we're behind the wheel.This habit, however, contributes...
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More Than 100 Arrested In Largest Gang Takedown In NYC History
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View ArticleNew Jersey's Anti-Discrimination Law Is 'Just A Tool' To Protect Gender Identity
Seventeen states have legal protections to prevent discrimination against transgender people in areas like housing and employment.One of those states is New Jersey, and when employers there want to...
View ArticleNew Year, New Laws: States Diverge On Gun Rights, Voting Restrictions
With the New Year comes a long list of new laws taking effect across the country.In some cases, those laws show states moving in starkly different directions on polarizing issues — especially voting...
View ArticleGun Stocks Up, But Activists Move To Expand Anti-Investment Push
After years of trying and failing to push new laws through Congress, gun control advocates are targeting American firearms makers from a different angle."The only thing they really understand is...
View ArticleIn A Lawsuit, New York Accuses Domino's Pizza Of Wage Theft
One of the country's largest pizza chains faces a lawsuit over alleged wage theft.New York's attorney general accuses Domino's Pizza of systematically undercounting the hours worked by employees at its...
View ArticleNew Jerseyans Chew Over What To Call Their Favorite Pork Product
At the White Rose Diner in Linden, N.J., owner Rich Belfer tosses a dozen round, thick slices of processed pork to sizzle on the grill. To Belfer, it's beyond dispute that those are slices of Taylor...
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Developers Recycle Suburban Office Parks For New Age
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View ArticleNew Year, New Laws: States Diverge On Gun Rights, Voting Restrictions
With the New Year comes a long list of new laws taking effect across the country.In some cases, those laws show states moving in starkly different directions on polarizing issues — especially voting...
View ArticleGun Stocks Up, But Activists Move To Expand Anti-Investment Push
After years of trying and failing to push new laws through Congress, gun control advocates are targeting American firearms makers from a different angle."The only thing they really understand is...
View ArticleWelcome To 'Koreatown,' A Cookbook To Tempt American Taste Buds
Korean food is built on bold flavors: spicy pickled vegetables, sweet, smoky meats and pungent, salty stews. That can be a little intimidating for some American diners. But the authors of a new book...
View ArticleThe Seeds Of Apple's Standoff With DOJ May Have Been Sown In Brooklyn
The debate over whether Apple should defeat the security on the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook isn't the first time the company has clashed with law enforcement.The FBI also wanted...
View ArticleRevived Streetcars May Be On Track For Disappointment
Streetcars are rumbling back to life in cities across the country from Portland to Salt Lake City and Atlanta, with New York becoming the latest city to hop on the bandwagon. But as these new...
View ArticleLongtime Brooklyn Bartender Who Inspired 'Sunny's Nights' Has Died
Sunny Balzano's modest watering-hole in Brooklyn was a throwback to another time. It was known simply as Sunny's, after the beloved bartender and raconteur who transformed a faded longshoremen's bar...
View ArticleAtlantic City Faces Financial Collapse, Cringes At State Takeover
Atlantic City is wondering when its losing streak will finally end.The mayor says his town, known for its huge casinos on the boardwalk, will run out of money in a few weeks. State lawmakers have a...
View ArticlePaid Family Leave Advocates Celebrate A Big Week, But The Battle's Not Over
It's been a big week for supporters of paid family leave.The city of San Francisco and the state of New York took groundbreaking steps toward new and more generous leave policies. Advocates hope the...
View ArticleYour Conversation On The Bus Or Train May Be Recorded
When you ride on buses or trains in many parts of the United States, what you say could be recorded. Get on a New Jersey Transit light rail train in Hoboken or Jersey City, for example, and you might...
View ArticleNew York Wants To Know: Have You Been Texting And Driving?
You probably know it's against the law in most states to text and drive — but studies suggest that many of us still peek at our smartphones when we're behind the wheel.This habit, however, contributes...
View ArticleMore Than 100 Arrested In Largest Gang Takedown In NYC History
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