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One for the Big Apple.


L.A. and New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 are always trying to one-up each other. But who would have thought that New York would have an edge when it comes to traffic news?

Through the Web site of WNBC-TV Channel 4, New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
 commuters have access to some of the best traffic information around. Using "skycams" mounted on buildings, the site constantly streams traffic images of most major arteries in and out of Manhattan.

At a recent panel discussion, WNBC WNBC Wearing Nothing But Chainmail  News Director Paula Madison suggested L.A.'s own KNBC-TV Channel 4 offer a similar service, considering the city is the traffic capital of the nation.

It seems KNBC KNBC Kings Norton Bowling Club  does have two stationary cameras that stream images on its Web site. One is in Long Beach, focused on the Queen Mary Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: Queens
Britain

England

  • Mary I of England (1516–1558), queen regnant of England, was the daughter of Henry VIII of England (by his first wife Catherine of Aragon), and the
 for weather and other shots; the other is trained on a newsroom seismograph that measures the magnitude of earthquakes. Neither would seem to be the hottest source of useful news.

Officials at KNBC say the station is planning to beef up online traffic coverage that will "most probably" include use of skycams.
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Title Annotation:New York has an edge when it comes to traffic news
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Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Date:Apr 24, 2000
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