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New Yorkers may be seeing a surge in cab fares in the near future. The Taxi and Limousine Commission is considering a fare hike that could be as much as twenty-percent.

Tall ships and sailors aren't the only specialties coming to the Big Apple for Fleet Week.

Clerical errors like misspellings or inverted address numbers are fairly common and inconvenience many Americans every day.

A new state law takes effect this weekend, allowing retail alcohol sales on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at package stores. Supermarkets, which already sell beer, will also be able to sell beer on Sundays.

Long Island is under a constant barrage of airplane noise, according to Len Schier of Quiet Skies.

There are two major concerts in New Jersey this weekend, not to mention Game 3 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals. So, of course, this is the perfect weekend to start a big road-construction project that will snarl NJ Transit bus routes.

The lure of texts and phone calls only adds to the worry, but there are new ways to track teen drivers and for parents to help keep their kids safe.

The city of Yonkers has tightened regulations to make sure second hand businesses are all on the up and up, especially those in gold and silver business, WCBS 880's Paul Murnane reported.

Many animal lovers rely on collars to protect, identify, and restrain their pets. But the wrong kind of collar, even in the most common situation, could prove dangerous.

The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.

A Bergen County country market is set to be replaced by a supermarket chain looking to make its first entry into northern New Jersey, WCBS 880's Levon Putney reported.

The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission is cracking down on dangerous and illegal pick ups. CBS 2's Dave Carlin was given exclusive access to an undercover operation.