Delta ticket agent Billy Hsin, 54, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Flushing apartment last month, and friends believe it may have been sparked when he was ordered to take time off after a confrontation with an airplane cleaning crew. After their 2008 merger with Northwest Airlines, Delta had reportedly been pushing out unionized workers like Hsin, who was ordered to go home on May 29th after the confrontation. He was told he would be contacted when he could return to work, but Delta never called him before his death. more ›

Most of the city got to enjoy yesterday's cooler weather - except for Queens residents and business owners. For the second day in a row, homes and businesses had little or no power and subway service was limited, with many commutes that would take 30 minutes tops taking 90 minutes. The MTA blamed Con Ed, saying, "Because of the low-voltage problem, not enough power is available to power subway signals in the area." And Con Ed blamed Queens residents, essentially telling one of our readers when she asked what the ETA for power would be, "maybe if our neighbors actually listened to them, the load would go down and then we'd have power." more ›