Queens Activists Warn of Gentrification
BY SINDY NANCLARES Tenants, community leaders and immigration activists called on Tuesday to reform and strengthen rent regulation laws to help low-income families and stem …[read more]
Month: December 2014
Cop Recants Grand Jury Testimony in Attempted Murder Trial
By ELIZABETH KELLY A New York City police officer testifying in an attempted murder trial on Tuesday admitted that she had lied under oath to …[read more]
Teachers Union Boss Slams Tax Breaks for ‘Foreign Billionaires’
By MICHEL PEDROSO The United Federation of Teachers President announced a plan Tuesday that he said could reduce class sizes in kindergarten through third grade, …[read more]
Rockettes Kick Off Charity for Kids
By ANNA DITUCCI-CAPPIELLO The world famous Rockettes kicked up some holiday cheer at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital on Tuesday. Garden of Dreams, an organization based …[read more]
Royal Visitors Not Dampened by Rainy Schedule
By JOHN MORRIS With Jennifer Szulman & Lovashi Khalikaprasad The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the 9/11-memorial site on Tuesday, one of the last …[read more]
Naked Washington Heights Killer Found Guilty
By SANDRA ALMONTE & MARCO POGGIO A Washington Heights man who accused of killing two of his neighbors and injured two others during a naked …[read more]
Council Panel Considers Funds for Grandparent Caregivers
By DESIREE JACKSON A City Council committee held an oversight hearing on Tuesday to consider allocating more money for local caregivers, including a growing number …[read more]
‘New Abolitionists’ Focus on Sex Slavery
By Stephanie Lovelle A coalition of New York State leaders from government, industry, arts, media, and human rights groups joined with two survivors of sex …[read more]
NYU Grad Workers Demand Raise
By SAMAIRAH KHAN The Union for Graduate Employees at New York University protested in Washington Square Park on Tuesday, demanding a “fair contract” for graduate …[read more]
Who Knew? The Main Post Office Has a Chimney
By JENNIFER SZULMAN Who says Santa Claus isn’t real? Not the kids from P.S. 33 who filled the resonant rooms of the James A. Farley …[read more]