This story was reported by Peter Abramowicz and Kerri Byam and written by Arianna Romig. Next door to luxury clothing store Gucci and across the street from Prada, demonstrators gathered…
1 dead in Gerritsen Beach building collapse
By AYA YOSHIDA and HAIKAL FERNANDEZ A 25-year-old construction worker was killed after being trapped inside a building that collapsed in the Gerritsen Beach section of Brooklyn on Tuesday morning,…
Mets move in the fences
By ARIANNA ROMIG A new outfield wall and seating area were unveiled at the Mets’ Citi Field on Tuesday, just in time for the team’s season home opener against…
Protest Over Peninsula Hospital Closing
By DARA FEINBERG
A sit in was reportedly organized Tuesday at Peninsula Hospital Center in Rockaway to protest a decision to close the century-old facility.…
Occupy protest at police hq
By KERRI BYAM and DOMINIQUE CARSON Occupy Wall Street protesters marched outside of Police Headquarters on Tuesday demanding the resignation of Commissioner Ray Kelly. (more…)
Cop convicted of sex attack
By KRYSTAL DANIEL and ARIANNA ROMIG Jurors found Police Officer Michael Peña guilty Tuesday of the most serious charges he faced in the rape of a woman in Manhattan last…
Rockaway residents: LIRR railroads us
By JESSICA DURHAM Far Rockaway residents want the Long Island Rail Road to offer the $ weekend “CityTicket” option at their local stop – rather than the $10 they pay…
Hit man: I didn’t know victim was a cop
By MAX NEOPIKHANOV and ARIANNA ROMIG A former captain of the Colombo crime family testified Tuesday that ex-boss Thomas Gioeli and hit man Dino Saracino ordered him to kill multiple…
Walcott: Schools have `breathing room’
By KERRI BYAM The budget for fiscal year 2013 promises to give more breathing room for the school system this time around, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott told a City Council…
Giant welcome for Super Bowl champs
This story was reported by Peter Abramowicz, Angelica Berry, Kerri Byam, Jessica Durham, Antanina Kapchonava, Charmaine Nero, David St. Jacques, Harry C. Shuluk, Decorte Snipes and Cheydel Williamson. It was…