From Brooklyn, fighting slavery in Africa
By FRITZMYRE CHERUBIN The tall African intellectual walked around the Brooklyn radio studio with his chest upright and his head held high as if he’d …[read more]
Month: December 2013
Got raw milk? It’s more popular, despite warnings
By LAUREN KEATING Long gone are the days of finding fresh, thick and creamy bottled milk at your doorstep. But now some New Yorkers are …[read more]
Suit looks to stop NYCHA lease plan
By SANDRA ALMONTE Two advocacy groups along with just over 400 residents from five of the eight city Housing Authority developments targeted for the construction …[read more]
Healthy food helps smokers quit
By LAURIE CHERENFANT “That doesn’t belong there,” the doctor said as he looked over the PET scan results. “It’s in your lungs. “Get it out,” …[read more]
Parole: `It has issues’
By ANNA SPIVAK After a brisk walk with his girlfriend on a late night in January, John Molina, 20 years old at the time, returned …[read more]
In Italian enclave, pride but not votes for de Blasio
By ANNA SPIVAK While Staten Island takes the “torta” as the most Italian county in America, voters beyond the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge didn’t back Mayor-elect Bill …[read more]
1199 carries clout in new city administration
By JESSICA JUPITER While Bill de Blasio is preparing himself to become the next New York City mayor, supporters are patiently waiting to see if …[read more]
Firefighters Play Santa and Elves for a Day
By CHRIS BUTERA The snow on Tuesday morning provided ample foreshadowing for child patients at New York Presbyterian as Santa Claus and his firefighter friends …[read more]
Group Fetes College Gridiron Stars on Field and Off
By NICHOLAS LOPEZ Players of college football’s past, present and future were celebrated as the National Football Foundation announced its 2013 College Hall of Fame …[read more]
Opening Statements in Brooklyn ‘Sex for Drugs’ Case
By LAURIE CHERENFANT & EMILIE CRUZ Prosecutors in opening statements on Tuesday described the murder of an Idaho man as the result of a sex-for-drugs …[read more]