New Jersey 101.5 » nyc http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:04:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New NYC Evacuation Zones Include Almost 3-Million People http://nj1015.com/new-nyc-evacuation-zones-include-almost-3-million-people/ http://nj1015.com/new-nyc-evacuation-zones-include-almost-3-million-people/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:24:20 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=280257 More than a third of New York City residents' homes are now in evacuation zones that have been updated and expanded after Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/new-nyc-evacuation-zones-include-almost-3-million-people/feed/ 0 Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying http://nj1015.com/civil-rights-groups-sue-nypd-over-muslim-spying/ http://nj1015.com/civil-rights-groups-sue-nypd-over-muslim-spying/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:35 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=280232 New York City's law department says police intelligence-gathering tactics in Muslim communities is legal.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/civil-rights-groups-sue-nypd-over-muslim-spying/feed/ 0 Levees, Removable Walls Part of NYC Protection Plan http://nj1015.com/levees-removable-walls-part-of-nyc-protection-plan/ http://nj1015.com/levees-removable-walls-part-of-nyc-protection-plan/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:45:58 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=277417 Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing removable flood walls for much of lower Manhattan, a permanent 15-to-20-foot levee in part of Staten Island and a system of gates and levees at a Brooklyn creek as part of a nearly $20 billion plan to protect New York City from storms and global warming.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/levees-removable-walls-part-of-nyc-protection-plan/feed/ 0 John Cardasis, Getty Images Could Part of NYC Become Flood Zone This Century? http://nj1015.com/could-part-of-nyc-become-flood-zone-this-century/ http://nj1015.com/could-part-of-nyc-become-flood-zone-this-century/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:58:17 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=276906 Officials say new projections show 800,000 New York City residents could be living in flood zone that would cover a quarter of the city's land by the 2050s as rising seas and other effects of global warming take hold.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/could-part-of-nyc-become-flood-zone-this-century/feed/ 0 Diabetes-Related Deaths Hit All-Time High in NYC http://nj1015.com/diabetes-related-deaths-hit-all-time-high-in-nyc/ http://nj1015.com/diabetes-related-deaths-hit-all-time-high-in-nyc/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:00:52 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=276684 Health officials say diabetes-related deaths in New York City have hit a record high, though the death rate is below the national average.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/diabetes-related-deaths-hit-all-time-high-in-nyc/feed/ 0 Flickr User Stevendepolo Statue of Liberty Screening Moved to Manhattan http://nj1015.com/statue-of-liberty-screening-moved-to-manhattan/ http://nj1015.com/statue-of-liberty-screening-moved-to-manhattan/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:59:55 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=274159 Security screening for visitors to the Statue of Liberty will be held in lower Manhattan instead of on Ellis Island when the site reopens on July 4 after cleanup from Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/statue-of-liberty-screening-moved-to-manhattan/feed/ 0 NYC Seeking Gay, Lesbian Foster Parents http://nj1015.com/nyc-seeking-gay-lesbian-foster-parents/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-seeking-gay-lesbian-foster-parents/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:31:00 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=273922 New York City's child welfare agency wants more gay and lesbian foster parents.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-seeking-gay-lesbian-foster-parents/feed/ 0 Notes to Obama, NYC Mayor Had Gun Threats http://nj1015.com/notes-to-obama-nyc-mayor-had-gun-threats/ http://nj1015.com/notes-to-obama-nyc-mayor-had-gun-threats/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 02:34:16 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=272970 New York City's police commissioner says angry letters mailed to President Obama, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained threats about shooting people in the face.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/notes-to-obama-nyc-mayor-had-gun-threats/feed/ 0 NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly (Spencer Platt, Getty Images) Federal Funds to Preserve Space For NJ-NY Train Tunnels http://nj1015.com/federal-funds-to-preserve-space-for-nj-ny-train-tunnels/ http://nj1015.com/federal-funds-to-preserve-space-for-nj-ny-train-tunnels/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 00:16:15 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=272942 The federal government is putting $185 million toward preserving a vital space for any future project to build new train tunnels connecting New Jersey and New York City.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/federal-funds-to-preserve-space-for-nj-ny-train-tunnels/feed/ 0 New York's Penn Station (Getty Images) Letters to NYC Mayor Bloomberg Test Positive For Ricin http://nj1015.com/letters-to-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-test-positive-for-ricin/ http://nj1015.com/letters-to-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-test-positive-for-ricin/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 02:59:31 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=272519 New York City police say two threatening letters sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg contained traces of the deadly poison ricin.

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