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Reports on the casualties involved at a fire incident in Bronx, New York City on December 14, 2001.

Deals with the activities of several police officers stationed in Brooklyn, New York City on December 13, 2001.

Reports on the sites identified by the New York City government as possible site for a water filtration site.

Focuses on the use of the Celtic tradition of playing pipe for the funeral of New York City Firefighters who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

Focuses on Michael Mathie, a New York prison inmate, who has become rich through the stock market. How his father helps him trade stocks; Reason for his imprisonment for manslaughter; Claim that he was sexually abused while in the Suffolk County, New York, jail; Use of money from a court case settlement to trade in the stock market; Efforts to help other inmates and officers with stocks.

Presents news briefs in the United States as of February 6, 2001, with emphasis on the complaints of women against Suffolk County police officers in New York.

Provides news briefs concerning business in metropolitan New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as of February 2, 2001.

Reports on the complaints filed by 10 women against Officer Frank Wright, a highway patrolman in Suffolk County, New York, over the patrolman's alleged abuse of the women during traffic stops.

Reports on the indictment of former New York City schoolteacher Anthony Correnti in January 2001 for sexual abuse, rape and sodomy of students.

Reports that a police officer from Nassau County, New York has been arrested and charged with sexual assault while he was on duty. Charges brought against Officer Matthew Murphy; Details of the alleged incident and claims of a similar assault by Murphy in August 2000.

Presents news briefs from three states in the United States as of January 23, 2001.

Reports on the investigation being done by the police on the killing of Alexander Algeri, co-owner of Dolphin Fitness Club in New York City, on January 17, 2001.

Reports that a fourth woman has come forward to file a complaint at the Suffolk County Police Department against highway patrol officer Frank Wright for forcing her to undress.

Focuses on Suffolk County highway patrol officer Frank Wright, who allegedly forced drivers Julianna Rubio and Angelina Torres to disrobe after telling them that they failed sobriety tests. Wright's suspension without pay for procedural infractions; Legal charges against him; Preliminary inquiry opened by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Similar complaints filed by Tracy Deon against an unidentified police officer.

Reports on the complaint filed by Julianna Rubio against a Suffolk County, New York police officer who allegedly made her strip in front of him to avoid a drunken-driving charge.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by a woman against a police officer who allegedly made her walk home unclothed as a form of corporal punishment in Suffolk County, New York on January 2, 2001.

Reports on the impact of the loss of drug coverage offered by health maintenance organizations to retired persons in Suffolk County, New York as of January 2001.

Reports that William Peterson, owner of Crazy Beer's Deer Park Liquor, has been charged for the 1995 firebombings of Bottles and Cases and Bottle Bargains in Long Island, New York. Details on the firebombings; Suspects of the firebombings along with Peterson; Possible prison sentences for the suspects.

Offers a look at the confusion of voters in Suffolk County, New York. Problem with indecipherable ballot questions; Impact to residents; People responsible for the mistake.

Focuses on the decision of the State Health Department in New York City to revoke the license of Doctor Stuart Copperman due to alleged patient molestation. Reaction of Copperman on the allegations; Claims of several women on how Copperman molested them during their teenage years; Decision of the hearing committee of the state board on the case filed against Copperman.

Reports that Suffolk County District Attorney James M. Catterson would review cases involving inmates in state prisons who asserted they were wrongfully convicted of crimes before 1996. Information on similar programs; States which allowed the review of DNA evidence after a conviction; Convictions which were overturned before 1996, resulting from a review of DNA evidences.

Reports on the different web sites in the United States which offer several information on pregnancy and motherhood for expectant mothers. Health issues featured in the web sites; Details on several merchandises sold online for pregnant women; Services offered by the site of Baby Center company.

Reports on the approval of New York State officials on the four-year finance rescue plan of Nassau Interim Finance Authority in Nassau County. Details on the finance proposal and implementation of the plan; Reaction from Democrats and Republicans in the county; Political aspects involved in the financial recovery proposal.

Presents news and events happening in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey as of December 8, 2000. Violation of a method used to reimburse the Long Island Power Authority for an amount levied on the Shoreham nuclear power plant; People charged with running an Ecstasy sales ring in southeastern Connecticut; Estimated amount spent by New Jersey Senator-elect Jon S. Corzine for his campaign.

Presents information on the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, New York, which displays World War II-era airplanes. Comments from veteran Maurice Berger about the war; Recollections from veteran Hank Del Percio.

Discusses the financial problems of Nassau County in New York state. Approval of a four-year fiscal rescue plan by county officials; Plans to raise county property taxes; Reputation of Nassau as one of the nation's leaders in per-capita wealth.

Presents news briefs in metropolitan New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as of November 28, 2000. Expectations for the final vote tallies for the 10th State Judicial District of New York; Increasing number of millionaires living in New Jersey; Decision of Robert C. Leuba to quit as chief court administrator in Hartford, Connecticut.

Reports on the strike staged by support staff members against Adelphi University in Garden City, New York in November 2000. Demands of Local 153 of the Office and Professional Employees International Union; Details on the contract offered by the university to the union; Impact of the strike on the university's operation.

Focuses on a building complex located at 96 Orchard Street in New York City. History of the building, which was built in 1867; Style of the building, which is an Italianate style by Louis Berger; How, at the start of the 20th century, the building was among the most densely populated in the world; Reasons why students enjoy living there.

Reports on the re-election of Nassau County's Republican incumbents in the State Senate of New York in November 2000. Significance of the party's success; Information on the election results; Reaction of the Democrats to the results.

Features the winners in the 2000 congressional races in three states in the United States. Steven J. Israel and Felix J. Grucci Jr., both of New York; Michael Ferguson of New Jersey; Robert R. Simmons of Connecticut.

Reports on the victory of Democratic candidates in the New York Congressional races on November 7, 2000. Focus of the agenda of Steven Israel, winner of the Congressional seat in Long Island; Information on Felix Grucci, Congressional winner in the First District of eastern Long Island; Incumbents who won the race.

Focuses on the indictment charges filed against the nurses of Townhouse Extended Care Center, a nursing home in Uniondale, Mineola, New York City. Accusation of falsification of documents; Other findings of the investigators; Arguments of Jerome T. Levy, the lawyer for the nursing home.

Reports the surrender of Christopher Slavin, one of the suspects in the beating of immigrant day laborers, in New York City. Information on the charges filed against Slavin and his conspirator, Ryan Wagner; Details on the beating incident; Discussion on his probable involvement in a supremacist group.

Presents information on Steven B. Israel and Joan Johnson, the political candidates for the Second Congressional District of New York. Professional background; Information on their political campaigns; Details on their views on abortion rights and tax cuts.

Focuses on the rivalry between Regina Seltzer and Felix J. Grucci Jr. for the First Congressional District of Long Island, New York. State of the campaign fund of Seltzer as of October 27, 2000; Advantage of Grucci over Seltzer; Views on the congressional race.

Provides information on a survey done on commuters in New York City by the Long Island Rail Road Commuters Council regarding improvement in the service of Long Island railroads. Categories in which the railroads were graded; Results of the survey; Complaints from commuters.

Reports that a federal jury has found the village of East Rockaway in New York discriminated against one of its local businessmen because he rented apartments to minorities. Details on the lawsuit; Verdict given by the United States District Court in Central Islip; How businessman Robert Gunning's problems started; Amount awarded to Gunning for violations of his constitutional right to equal protection and due process.

Focuses on a rally to be held in New York City to protest the presence of illegal Mexican immigrants in Farmingville. Concerns about the issue; Goal of the rally.

Focuses on a New York City male teenager who confessed that he left his Queens home in New York City and traveled to a Long Island town to attack two laborers because they were Mexicans. Information on the suspect; Testimony issued by the victims; Details on the incident.

Reports on the charges against Ryan Wagner of Maspeth, Queens of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree aggravated harassment against Mexican immigrant workers in Farmingville, New York. Appreciation expressed by Paul J. Tonna, the Republican majority leader of the Suffolk County, to the police investigation; Background of Wagner.

Reports that the county coroner in Boise, Idaho, has tentatively identified a body found in the Boise River as that of a missing flight attendant, Lynn Henneman, based at Kennedy Airport according to the police on October 9, 2000. Speculation of the police on the death of Henneman; Suspected killer of Henneman; Amount of reward offered for information leading to the conviction of a suspect.

Discusses the economic condition in Nassau County, New York, as of October 2000. Reasons for the financial troubles; Speculation that county executive Thomas S. Gulotta did not invest money responsibly; Implications on the economic debt.

Reports that legislators in Suffolk County, New York voted to ban the use of cellular telephones while driving. Reasons for putting the issue up for vote; Similar laws on the books in parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey; Details of the law, which holds a $150 fine is not upheld.

Reports that Brookhaven National Library of Upton, New York is slated to receive money from the United States government for an accelerated cleanup of environmental hazards. Amount of federal money the laboratory will receive; Contamination complaints against the laboratory; Criticisms against Bechtel Corp., the company to handle the cleanup.

Addresses the concerns of New Hampshire residents on heating oil prices in 2000. Public reaction to the release of oil reserves by the government; Indications of a possible oil shortage; Measures to be taken by residents in preparation for the winter season.

Reports on the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in September 2000 in New Jersey. Various participants and participants who read poems in the festival; Statements from James Haba, the festival director.

Focuses on the attack of two migrant workers on September 17, 2000 in Farmingville, New York. Apprehension among some of the town's residents about an increasing number of Hispanic migrant workers to the area; Condemnation of the attack by local residents; Suggestion that employers who pick up migrant workers should be licensed.

Reports on the victory of political candidate Regina Seltzer during a recount of votes in the Democratic Party primary for the United States House in Long Island, New York. Opponent of Seltzer; Her background; Her views on the speculations that she will not win in the election; Her election campaigns.

Discusses the possibility that Representative Michael Forbes, of Long Island, New York, lost in the 2000 Democratic primary. Forbes' decision to switch from Republican to Democrat; Probable victory by Democrat Regina Seltzer; Republican effort to support Seltzer.