Around 10 a.m., people were evacuated from the 53rd Street and 7th Avenue subway station in Midtown because riders on a B train had complained of eye irritation and trouble breathing. The FDNY and other emergency service crews were on the scene for a possible hazmat situation. Now it turns out the issues were caused by an overheated elevator motor. That makes us feel so much better about the MTA budget gap.......

A Long Island woman was removed from her home wearing a HAZMAT suit Thursday, after it was determined that not only was her home infested with bird mites, but the woman herself had them crawling out of her orifices. The mites originated from a birds nest that was found in the bathroom vent at Nina Bradica's Levittown home. They soon appeared in force all over the bathroom and Bradica came into contact with them while......

Photo courtesy Gothamist reader Heather D. One Park Slope resident emailed us to describe a surprising scene unfolding this morning on 4th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.I went out for my coffee around 10am and there were 4 white undercover SUVs, an NYPD emergency truck and a large, black DEP/HAZMAT truck/mobile unit parked on my street! When I came back from my coffee run I saw a Fire Dept. SUV parked at the 6th......