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…
Mayor: Restaurant grades reduce illness
By HAIKAL FERNANDEZ and KRYSTAL DANIEL Mayor Michael Bloomberg trumpeted the success of the restaurant grading system started 18 months ago in reducing food-related illness, saying Tuesday that it had…
City wakes to bedbug assault
By ZACHARY GELNAW-RUBIN Enid Farber had suffered before from occasional spells of what she calls “night itching.” But the most recent itching would not go away, no matter what sprays,…
6 charged in NY-based hacking ring
By JESSICA DURHAM Six computer hackers in the United States and abroad were charged Tuesday in Manhattan federal court with crimes affecting more than 1 million victims, authorities said. One…
Botanic Garden blooms
Flowers arrive early at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Dara Feinberg. By DARA FEINBERG Jennifer Sidman pointed happily to a single, tiny purple flower bud. “Look Naya, spring is in the air!”…