By JULIA JOHN-SCHEDER Charter school leaders and parents on Tuesday forecast “big trouble” ahead as a record number of students were applying for seats in a system that has not…
Bone Marrow Drive to Save Hero’s Life
BY DINA EXIL New York Police Department veteran and 9/11 first responder Steve Bonano is battling a rare type of cancer and now a community is pulling together to save…
College Football Hall of Fame Names Inductees
By SALVATORE ROMANO The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced the 2013 College Football Hall of Fame inductees at NASDAQ OMX MarketSite in Manhattan Tuesday. From a…
The Bronx, Yes Thonx — Says Mayoral Hopeful
By LORETTA CHIN Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. said on Tuesday that he needed a partner as he endorsed former City Comptroller William Thompson for mayor. Before a phalanx…
Baseball is Ever Green — And That’s No Blarney
By SEAN PATRICK QUIGLEY Terry Cashman, “The Baseball Balladeer,” gazed rapturously upon the wall of plaques in Foley’s New York Pub & Restaurant just across the street from the Empire…
Debt Consolidation Company Indicted
By JANET DIGERONIMO & JENNIFER KUFA Manhattan Federal Prosecutor Preet Bharara announced on Tuesday the indictment of the owner and three employees of a Brooklyn credit consolidation company of wire…
Bloomberg Defends Stop And Frisk — Again
By JERMECIA EDWARDS & JULIA JOHN-SCHEDER Mayor Bloomberg on Tuesday grew feisty as he again defended his Administration’s stop and frisk tactics as the long-running federal trial on the policy…
Hoofer Chita Rivera to Prance up Fifth Avenue
By ROBERT GARCIA Broadway legend Chita Rivera was honored Tuesday as organizers announced she would serve as grand marshal of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade for 2013. “I’ve been…
Apartments for Techies in Silicon Valley East
By JULIA JOHN-SCHEDER Mayor Michal Bloomberg on Tuesday announced the launch of a tech start-up company that helps tech students find a place to live in New York as the…
Tenants of Smith Houses Sue NYCHA for Repairs
By KATELYN HRUBY It was the hour of her discontent. An exasperated Marlene Gardenhire and her son were en route to the doctor for his persistent nosebleeds. She was up…