Nigerian Actress Shown Mercy in Brooklyn Court
By DESIREE JACKSON A Nigerian fledgling actress, businesswoman and student managed to escape additional legal punishment by being released from home confinement on Tuesday by …[read more]
Month: October 2014
Pols Say Metro North Safety Has Fallen Off the Rails
By ELIZABETH KELLY Three prominent regional senators and the head of the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday joined a chorus of criticism, lambasting Metro …[read more]
Brooklyn DA Combats Hate Crimes
By JULIAN CANTRES A Bushwick man was indicted on 13 felony counts as a hate crime, said Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson on Tuesday as he …[read more]
Mayor Blasts Treatment of Nurse in New Jersey
By MEGAN MESSANA & SANDRA ALMONTE Mayor Bill de Blasio sidestepped a question regarding New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s treatment of a Maine nurse, but …[read more]
Rockettes Can’t Kick About Xmas
By JENNIFER SZULMAN It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Christmas cheer (and other matter?) was spread on asphalt Tuesday as the Rockettes welcomed …[read more]
Officials Announce Citibike Expansion
By ANNA DITUCCI CAPPIELLO Citibike plans to roll into all five boroughs by spring. Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg was joined by community leaders under the …[read more]
Dining for Heroes
By LOVASHNI KHALIKAPRASAD Instead of dining on heroes the owners of Michael Jordan’s Steak House and the ABC-TV war correspondent Bob Woodruff are asking New …[read more]
Company Prez Bemoans Lawless Bike Renters
By MICHEL PEDROSO The operators of Bike and Roll, New York City’s only licensed bike rental company, have reached a boiling point with alleged illegal …[read more]
Jury Picked in Brooklyn Child Murder Case
By SAMAIRAH KHAN The final two jurors were selected on Tuesday to decide the case of a Brooklyn man accused of beating a toddler to …[read more]
Transit Activists Tout Designated Bus Lanes in Queens
BY SINDY NANCLARES Queens Councilman Donovan Richardson and transportation activists on Tuesday called for designated bus lanes with select-stop buses for a “train-like service” that …[read more]