New Jersey 101.5 » new york city http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Tue, 21 May 2013 10:31:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NYC Adopts Tough Jobless-Discrimination Law http://nj1015.com/nyc-adopts-tough-jobless-discrimination-law/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-adopts-tough-jobless-discrimination-law/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:18:46 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=240817 New York City lawmakers passed the nation's most far-reaching measure Wednesday to protect out-of-work job applicants from discrimination, allowing job-seekers to sue if they believe they have been turned away because they're unemployed.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-adopts-tough-jobless-discrimination-law/feed/ 0 Sandy Huffaker, Getty Images Sandy's Wrath Featured In Times Square Project [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/sandys-wrath-featured-in-times-square-project-audio/ http://nj1015.com/sandys-wrath-featured-in-times-square-project-audio/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:48:38 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=231319 For the next few weeks, you'll have the opportunity to walk on some New Jersey and New York boardwalks that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/sandys-wrath-featured-in-times-square-project-audio/feed/ 0 Heartwalk in Times Square runs until 3/10/13 (Keith Sirchio) NYC Mayor Bloomberg Calls For Tougher Gun Laws http://nj1015.com/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-calls-for-tougher-gun-laws/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-calls-for-tougher-gun-laws/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:38:58 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=207089 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading a push for tougher gun laws in the wake of Friday's mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-calls-for-tougher-gun-laws/feed/ 0 New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg (Noah K. Murray-Pool/Getty Images) NYC May Move Power Equipment Higher http://nj1015.com/nyc-may-move-power-equipment-higher/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-may-move-power-equipment-higher/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:49:36 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=205059 A push is on to harden New York City's electrical infrastructure against future floods.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-may-move-power-equipment-higher/feed/ 0 Christos Pathiakis, Getty Images NYC Working on Storm Prep, Bloomberg Says http://nj1015.com/nyc-working-on-storm-prep-bloomberg-says/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-working-on-storm-prep-bloomberg-says/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:19:26 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=202818 The city will work on upgrading building codes and evacuation-zone maps, hardening power and transportation networks and making sure hospitals are better prepared for extreme weather after Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-working-on-storm-prep-bloomberg-says/feed/ 0 The closed New York Stock Exchange is barricaded with sand bags (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) NYC to Spend $500M to Repair Schools, Hospitals http://nj1015.com/nyc-to-spend-500m-to-repair-schools-hospitals/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-to-spend-500m-to-repair-schools-hospitals/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:26:23 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=192929 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a $500 million emergency plan to pay for critical repairs to public schools and hospitals damaged by Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-to-spend-500m-to-repair-schools-hospitals/feed/ 0 Amtrak to Restore Some NYC Service on Friday http://nj1015.com/amtrak-to-restore-some-nyc-service-on-friday/ http://nj1015.com/amtrak-to-restore-some-nyc-service-on-friday/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:20:12 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=188084 Amtrak says it plans to restore some service on Friday to and from New York City, which has been without intercity train service since it was walloped by superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/amtrak-to-restore-some-nyc-service-on-friday/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images Bus Service Returning to NJ http://nj1015.com/bus-service-returning-to-nj/ http://nj1015.com/bus-service-returning-to-nj/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:47:41 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=188067 New Jersey Transit is planning to restore most of its bus service, but commuting in New Jersey is far from back to normal.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/bus-service-returning-to-nj/feed/ 0 Obama, Romney Joke About Campaign at NYC Gala [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/obama-romney-joke-about-campaign-at-nyc-gala/ http://nj1015.com/obama-romney-joke-about-campaign-at-nyc-gala/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:46:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=182355 President Barack Obama has poked fun at himself, his running mate and Mitt Romney at a white-tie gala in New York.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obama-romney-joke-about-campaign-at-nyc-gala/feed/ 0 President Barack Obama (left), Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Mitt Romney (Mario Tama, Getty Images) 9/11 Families Watch Pretrial Hearings For Attack Suspects http://nj1015.com/911-families-watch-pretrial-hearings-for-attack-suspects/ http://nj1015.com/911-families-watch-pretrial-hearings-for-attack-suspects/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:10:44 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=180414 A retired New York firefighter who was critically injured on 9/11 says it's been "a long ordeal" leading
up to this week's pretrial hearings for five men charged in the terrorist attacks.

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