NYC Department of Health Three New Yorkers were diagnosed with cholera after returning from a wedding in the Dominican Republic, health officials said Saturday. The cases are the first reported in the city since an outbreak began last year in Haiti, The New York Times reported. The disease was confirmed Saturday, and officials said the next step is to determine if the three had the same strain of... 

Another anti-smoking regulation in New York City! Where next - your bathroom? Smokers beware in New York City, another law against cigarette smokers has been enacted. Restaurants, bars, and clubs were the first to be mandated as non smoking, now public areas such as parks, beaches and public “plazas” such as Times Square! The NYC smoking ban strikes 1,700 parks and 14 miles of city beaches... 

New York City is getting it’s 6th Area Code! Beginning April 16, many new outer borough phone numbers will be assigned area code 929, adding to the city’s existing 212, 917, 646, 718 and 347 codes. The Area code 929 was formerly an area code which was assigned to Buckeye, Arizona – and we are sure there will be some confusion once the new area code is in effect. If Another area code... 

Pizza price war in midtown MIDTOWN — A five-year-old Ray’s Pizza franchise in Midtown is fighting back after an assault launched by a new 99 Cent Pizza outpost which opened across the street. A banner advertising a limited-time 75-cent slice (as well as a 99-cent value menu for items like garlic bites) exclusive to Ray’s 1710 Broadway storefront at 55th St. went up on the east side of the block... 

Mike's Bagels - Washington Heights - to reopen this week after devastating fire. Washington Heights residents are rejoicing the fact that bagels will soon make a comeback to Upper Manhattan as the owner of Mike’s Bagels, the bagel shop that was shuttered after a fire in late November 2010, is in preparations to reopen this week. For over two months owner Mike Nikolaj has been working with a crew... 

Saturday there was a demonstration outside the United Nations headquarters on First Avenue involving hundreds of Egyptians. These protests were in support of the mass protests that have gripped their homeland, attempting to force Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down from power. The crowd, loud and emotional, but peaceful, was calling for the international community to support the popular uprising. Protest... 

Snow cleanup in Washington Heights One more snowstorm for New York City this year – the year of snowmageddon. This time around, the snow total in New York City stands at 19.0 inches, which fell between yesterday midday and about 6am today. The 12.3 inches that fell alone on Wednesday broke the day’s long-standing snowfall record of 9 inches from 1871. In New York’s Central Park, 15.3... 

Ann Pettway has been formally charged with the kidnapping of Carlina White BRIDGEPORT — A woman who raised a girl grabbed as a baby from Harlem Hospital in 1987 surrendered to local police and the FBI late Sunday morning and now faces a federal kidnapping charge that could carry a life sentence. Ann Pettway, a former city resident who now resides in Raleigh, N.C., will be presented before a... 

NEW York’s Department of Homeless Services declared a “Code Blue” emergency Saturday night as a wave of Arctic air sent temperatures plummeting towards their lowest points this winter in America’s Midwest and East Coast. The declaration doubles the number of outreach teams on the streets to find those at risk of frostbite, hypothermia and even death. The procedure also means...