<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/local/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic - WCBSTV.com</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/local</link><description><![CDATA[New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:53:57 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Puts All Hands On Deck For Snowstorm Prep]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/nyc.snowstorm.salt.2.1481906.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/nyc.snowstorm.salt.2.1481906.html</link><description><![CDATA[New York City is taking no chances. Nor are they waiting to find out what Mother Nature has in store. The city says its 2,000 plows and 365 salt spreaders are ready for the large snowstorm that's barreling towards the tri-state. At the Home Depot in Chelsea, the $32 snow shovels were being grabbed up. Management knows this is the way New Yorkers react to word of a pending snow storm. "New Yorkers wait until the last minute. Hopefully they'll get in here and get the shovels," said Home Depot Assistant Manager Joe Hickey. 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:37:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIRR Reveals Plan Of Action For Wednesday's Storm]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/LIRR.snowstorm.rails.2.1482086.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/LIRR.snowstorm.rails.2.1482086.html</link><description><![CDATA[Keeping the rails clear of snow and ice will be a top priority throughout the area on Wednesday. With another storm on its way, Long Island Rail Road is taking steps Tuesday to avoid a repeat performance of what happened in December, a snow induced debacle that left commuters stranded on a Ronkonkoma line train for hours 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:50:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many NJ Towns Running Out Of Salt, Money]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/new.jersey.snowstorm.2.1482014.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/new.jersey.snowstorm.2.1482014.html</link><description><![CDATA[New Jersey is bracing for round two. Gov. Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency for seven south Jersey counties that are still shoveling out from under last weekend's blizzard. With the eye of the storm approaching, many towns are running low on rock salt. 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:39:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looming Storm Likely To Bury NYC, Suburbs]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/winter.storm.nyc.2.1479069.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/winter.storm.nyc.2.1479069.html</link><description><![CDATA[Two wicked weather systems are on a dangerous collision course, and the meeting point is right over the tri-state. The result? One monster storm that is already rattling nerves, forcing New York City public schools to call a rare school day and leaving residents across the region wondering what this latest beating from Old Man Winter will bring. 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:34:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Closes Schools, Urges Drivers Off Roads]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/nyc.school.closings.2.1481655.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/nyc.school.closings.2.1481655.html</link><description><![CDATA[On the eve of Mother Nature's madness, plow blades were being fitted to garbage trucks that'll be in charge of clearing the city's 6,300 miles of streets and highways. City bosses have already given its 1.1 million students the day off Wednesday -- just the third snow day in nine years. 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:33:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYS Senate Votes To Immediately Expel Monserrate]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/monserrate.fate.of.2.1481253.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/monserrate.fate.of.2.1481253.html</link><description><![CDATA[The New York Senate voted Tuesday night to expel a senator convicted of a misdemeanor charge of assaulting his girlfriend, a resolution the lawmaker assailed as an injustice to the people who elected him. The Senate voted 53-8 to oust Sen. Hiram Monserrate, a Queens Democrat who at trial last year was convicted of dragging girlfriend Karla Giraldo through his apartment lobby in December 2008 but acquitted of felony assault. A felony conviction would have automatically cost him his job.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:36:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIRR Changes Service For Wednesday's Snowfall]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/lirr.snow.snowstorm.2.1482692.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/lirr.snow.snowstorm.2.1482692.html</link><description><![CDATA[Wednesday could be a day of delays and cancellations for hundreds of thousands of commuters. The giant snow storm is expected to put the breaks on mass transit in and around New York City. Staying home would be the best move. The snow storm is on a crash course to Long Island, and the Long Island Rail Road is preparing for the worst. On Tuesday night they were warning riders if more than 10 inches of snow falls Wednesday, the trains aren't going anywhere.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:29:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HealthWatch: Hormone Could Lead To Weight Loss]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/pregnancy.human.chorionic.2.1483187.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/pregnancy.human.chorionic.2.1483187.html</link><description><![CDATA[How far would you go to lose weight? The latest diet trend actually tricks your body into thinking it's pregnant. And believe it or not, women who are on it say the weight just melts off, up to a pound a day. But some doctors are concerned. CBS 2 HD investigates the HCG diet.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:06:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knicks Blow Big Lead, Fall In OT To Kings]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/knicks.kings.wilson.2.1483396.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/knicks.kings.wilson.2.1483396.html</link><description><![CDATA[The New York crowd that adored Omri Casspi definitely left with an appreciation of Tyreke Evans. Evans led a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback, Kevin Martin scored nine of his 17 points in overtime, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Knicks 118-114 on Tuesday night to end a six-game losing streak. Evans finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, scoring 12 points in the final 7 minutes of regulation after the Knicks had built a 15-point lead, repeatedly finding his way into the lane.
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:11:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better Late Than Never: Isles End 7-Game Slide]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/local/islanders.predators.mark.2.1483387.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/local/islanders.predators.mark.2.1483387.html</link><description><![CDATA[Three goals from defensemen and a suddenly potent power play gave the New York Islanders what they needed to snap a season-high, seven-game losing streak. Mark Streit scored the tying goal in the closing seconds of regulation, and Frans Nielsen and John Tavares connected in the tiebreaker to help the Islanders rally for a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.
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