Entertainment & Arts
Al Cosgrove, who drives a tow truck for the Triborough Bridge, is a very understanding person.
Dec. 17, 1989
World & Nation
Maritime traffic resumed on the East River today, and bridges were reopened after removal of a tank barge that ran aground and spilled 75,600 gallons of gasoline, the Coast Guard said.
Sept. 14, 1989
Thirty toll-takers at New York City’s Triborough Bridge have been hit with a mysterious illness during the past week, prompting authorities to study everything from the air they breathe to the coffee they drink.
Feb. 23, 1990
Opinion
My favorite movie gridlock scene is from “Office Space” (1991).
April 24, 2005
A noisy, slow-rolling wave of 600 yellow taxis flooded two main routes into Manhattan on Monday, clogging rush hour traffic and converging on City Hall to protest the city’s refusal to grant a fare increase.
Nov. 18, 1986
I love New York City, but I have a love-hate relationship with its taxis.
Dec. 18, 1988
Officials on the nation’s second-busiest bridge honored driver No. 2,222,222,222--that’s 2 billion, etc.
June 15, 1986
A noisy, slow-rolling wave of 600 yellow taxis flooded two main routes into Manhattan today, clogging rush-hour traffic and converging on City Hall to protest the city’s refusal to grant a fare increase.
Nov. 17, 1986
California
A Vietnam veteran who said he was on his way to California to find the “highway killer” fired as many as 10 shots from an automatic rifle into the ground after his pickup truck was sideswiped on the Triborough Bridge early today, police said.
Aug. 10, 1987
A 300-foot-long barge loaded with 3.1 million gallons of gasoline ran aground on rocks in New York’s harbor late Wednesday, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of gasoline into the East River flowing alongside some of Manhattan’s most densely populated neighborhoods.