City: Hurricane housing aid helps
By SAMANTHA GRILLO The director of the city’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations told the City Council on Tuesday that $750 million will be spent …[read more]
Month: March 2013
Writers Erica Hunt and Julia Parcho at BC
By CLAUDIO MARTINO Award-winning writers Erica Hunt and Julia Jarcho visited Brooklyn College to read excerpts from their publications and discuss the process of crafting …[read more]
David Vs. Goliath in Battle for Insurance Dollars After Superstorm Sandy
By LORETTA CHIN Big insurance defended its practices against a hailstorm of criticism at a legislative hearing on Tuesday probing how the industry handled claims …[read more]
Internet Chats Depict ‘Cannibal Cop’ Planning to Kidnap Former College Classmate
By Julia John-Scheder & Salvatore Romano An FBI special agent recited internet chats in Manhattan Federal Court on Tuesday in which the so-called “cannibal cop” …[read more]
Red Hook Mom Seeks Help for Son Psychologically Buffeted by Superstorm
By CLAUDIO MARTINO A City Council Education Committee hearing Tuesday featured testimony from a Brooklyn mother advocating for aid to children who suffered psychological damage …[read more]
Consumers Sour on Sugary Drink Ban
By JANURIE ULETT Mayor Bloomberg’s recent push to extend the ban on supersize sodas statewide – thereby including such venues as supermarkets and pizza deliveries …[read more]