Another Step Toward ‘Vision Zero’ Unveiled on 96th St.
By TIFFANY THOMAS City officials unveiled on Tuesday the redesigned 96th Street and Broadway intersection in Manhattan with increased pedestrian crossing time and reduced speed …[read more]
Month: May 2014
Mixed Verdict for L.I. Ponzi Schemer
By LAURA D’ANGELO & MICHELLE MARUS The Long Island attorney indicted for his role in a $4.6 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded his own relatives …[read more]
Survey Shows Anti-Semitism Rampant in Eastern Europe
By MACKENSIE GANTER The Anti-Defamation League released the results of a worldwide survey Tuesday that showed over 25 percent of those polled had anti-Jewish attitudes, …[read more]
Council Panel Urges Local Autonomy for Hiking Minimum Wage
By PAOLO CREDMIDIS As fast food workers got set for a nationwide strike for higher wages on Thursday, a New York city Council Committee passed …[read more]
Cops To Carry Drug Overdose Antidote
By REBECA IBARRA Spurred by a drastic spike in drug overdose deaths, New York City officials announced on Tuesday plans to arm over 600 police …[read more]
New App Speeds Restaurant Seating
If the wait for a table in a restaurant wastes your time and irritates you, this story may offer some hope. An entrepreneur and developer …[read more]
Softball Broadcast Team At Brooklyn College Hits Snags
The new softball broadcast team at Brooklyn College, organized by Carlos Montanez, hit snags when it went on the air this spring. But volunteers struggled …[read more]
Change Comes To Franklin Avenue
Change comes to Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. It’s not all good. Some think the Crown Heights neighborhood is getting too pricey for long-time African American …[read more]
What’s an Egg Cream?
Egg creams were once a popular drink in New York’s Jewish immigrant communities in candy store soda fountains. But what’s an egg cream? Steve Loffredo …[read more]
Ukraine: What would you do?
By ALEX ELLEFSON Having grown up in Soviet-occupied Ukraine, Brooklyn resident Olha Yarema-Wynar remembers that there were certain rules she had to follow in school. …[read more]