DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses to Rise 8 Percent
By JERMECIA EDWARDS Wall Street bonuses were expected to rise by eight percent to $20 billion this year, but there were fewer people working in …[read more]
Month: February 2013
Builder Says Titanic II ‘Unsinkable’; Where Have We Heard That Before?
By VANESSA WALKER The Australian billionaire who had the bright idea to build Titanic II, assured skeptics on Tuesday that history would not repeat itself …[read more]
Foes of NYU Expansion Win a Round in Court
BY DINA EXIL Opponents of NYU’s plan to expand by 2 million square feet in Greenwich Village won a legal skirmish on Tuesday when a …[read more]
Dov Hikind Red-Faced over Blackface
By JENNIFER KUFA Several elected officials and members of the clergy called for Assemblyman Dov Hikind’s resignation on Tuesday after he appeared in blackface at …[read more]
Remembering the First Trade Center Terrorist Attack
By AMANDA ANDRIES, JANET DIGERONIMO & SEAN QUIGLEY The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held a solemn ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial …[read more]
Lawyer Says Accused Child Molester’s Low IQ Makes Confession Inadmissable
By RACHEL SILBERSTEIN Accused child molester Meir Dascalowitz’s 2010 confession to police should be thrown out of court due to the defendant’s low IQ, said …[read more]
Accused Rapist Denied Bail Reduction
By DINA EXIL & ROBERT GARCIA A taxi driver accused of raping a female passenger in May, 2011 was denied a reduction of his $1 …[read more]
Saigon Grill Still Broiling with Boycott
By LORETTA CHIN Loud shouts to boycott Saigon Grill came with renewed zeal on Tuesday as picketers continued demands for payment after a judge ordered the …[read more]
Kids Buzzing Around Spelling Bee at PAL Event
By JERMECIA EDWARDS Children dressed in matching burgundy colored shirts blazed across the gym like meteors during an exhilarating day of games and laughter at …[read more]
Council eyes safety of post-Sandy home elevations
By JAMILLE SUTTON Seeking to avoid the hazards and construction site deaths New Orleans suffered after Hurricane Katrina, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn proposed legislation …[read more]