By MARIE FIERO Crime in New York City has continued its downward trend according to statistics touted by Mayor Bill de Blasio and new Police Commissioner Dermot Shea at a…
Nordstrom Store Faces Animal Rights Protest
By MICHELLE VELEZ Animal rights supporters covered in fake blood stood outside of luxury retailer in Midtown on Thursday to call an end to sales of the winter coat brand…
Middleweights Face Off at News Conference
By KEVIN LIMITI Middleweight contender Dennis Hogan did not seem like the epitome of confidence at a press conference with WBA Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo, who by contrast, spoke a…
Activist ‘Dreamer’ Has His Day in Court
By NASRA ABDALLA KHAMIS Immigration activist and undocumented immigrant Marco Saavedra's told an immigration judge at his asylum hearing on Thursday that he feared for his life if he were…
Former Banker Admits Receiving Millions in Bribes
By FRITZNER NEPTUNE Former Credit Suisse banker, Surjan Singh, testified to a jury in Brooklyn Federal Court on Thursday that he had accepted millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks…
Gory Testimony on Halloween Murder Trial
By JODI-ANN MALARBE & DANIELLE KOGAN Nine pieces. Nine body parts is what the defendant reduced the victim to,” a prosecutor said during one of many graphic and gory details…
Subway Sex Predator Gets 10 Years in Slammer
By JODI-ANN MALARBE A convicted sex offender with a long rap sheet for subway lewdness was sentenced to ten years in prison and ten years probation in Brooklyn Supreme Court…
Brooklyn College Hosts State Hearing on Education
By KEVIN LIMITI Passions raged as CUNY funding and tuition were the targets of a rally and a subsequent state Senate committee hearing on higher education. Around 50 protesters rallied…
Jury Selection in Grisly Brooklyn Murder Case
By JODI-ANN MALARBE Jury selection continued on Thursday in the trial of a reputed pimp, who was charged for murder after his girlfriend's head, hands and feet turned up in his…
Activists to MTA: Don’t fight Fare-Beaters, Improve Service
By MAKEET FINCH Transit advocates From The Riders Alliance Group joined forces with 39 straphanger groups who rallied on Thursday against the MTA’s plan to hire 500 transit cops while…