Santa Comes Early to Powerball Winners
By ANNA SPIVAK It was a snowy celebration in Staten Island on Tuesday as a group of nine coworkers and friends accepted a check for …[read more]
Month: December 2013
Staten Island: de Blasio forgot us
By FARAZ TOOR Last month, New York City voters declared that Bill de Blasio and his progressive agenda were what they wanted in a mayor …[read more]
Madison Square Garden in a Billy Joel State of Mind
By CHRIS BUTERA A river of dreams came true on Tuesday when rock legend Billy Joel became the first musician to become a franchise at …[read more]
Hooray for Hollywood — in Queens
By DAVID BELTRAN Elected officials cut the ribbon to the city’s first outdoor studio lot Tuesday at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens which officials hope …[read more]
Boxing Match Billed as ‘Battle of Brooklyn’
By ALEX ELLEFSON Former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi said on Tuesday that it was important for him to win his upcoming match against fellow Brooklyn …[read more]
Yes, Taniyah, There is a Santa Claus
By NADIRA FOSTER-WILLIAMS A cheery troop of mostly gap-toothed first and second graders of PS 33 serenaded Santa and his elves with holiday favorites to …[read more]
Bloomberg Polishes Education Apple
By Deanne Stewart Outgoing Mayor Bloomberg tried to further burnish his education legacy with the announcement on Tuesday that city high school students achieved record …[read more]
Alleged Ice Rink Shooter Arraigned
By LAUREN KEATING & SHAKIRA SEALEY A 16-year-old alleged gang banger accused of shooting two persons at the Bryant Park ice skating rink was arraigned …[read more]
Teen Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Bus Driver
By NICHOLAS LOPEZ & JESSICA JUPITER A teenage girl charged with second-degree assault of an MTA bus driver and a passenger two years ago after …[read more]
Mom Pleads Not Guilty to Stealing Candy With a Baby
By SAMANTHA GRILLO AND SAMUEL J. PAUL A mother and her ex-boyfriend charged with stealing candy from a drug store and leaving her 1-year-old son …[read more]