Here's a random website you can scope out the next time you hear residents of New York brag about how they reside at "39th and 4th" or "119th and Lenox, home boy."
This nifty site is known as ExtendNY.com, and it extended Manhattan's street grid across the entire planet. Enter your zip code or address, and find your intersections.
A national news story out of New York commented on how law enforcement personnel are increasingly using text messaging when dealing with perpetrators, particularly in hostage situations.
A Hudson Line Metro North train that departed from Poughkeepsie, NY derailed in the Bronx at about 7:30 this morning before reaching its destination at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. Multiple media sources report that 4 people have died and 63 others suffered injuries. NY Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed the press this morning and confirmed the deaths.