Silver Shows No Tarnish At Arraignment
By JONATHAN GOMEZ No longer the political power broker he once was, former New York State Assembly Speaker pleaded not guilty to extortion charges on …[read more]
Month: February 2015
Father on Witness Stand Denies Abusing Son
By SHANNYCE LASHLEY & GABRIELA LIRA A defendant accused of sexually abusing his own son took the stand in a Brooklyn courtroom on Tuesday to …[read more]
Pols Urge Discount for Verrazano
By LORENA RAMIREZ Elected officials on Tuesday renewed their calls for a proposal that would offer a 58 percent discount for those who travel over …[read more]
Save the Savings Bank, Say Activists
By ALEXANDRA STEVENS Community activists braved the biting cold on Tuesday in a protest to halt the demolition of the 1889 East New York Savings …[read more]
Cloak and Dagger in Brooklyn Federal Court
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO & FARAH PRINCE One of five British spies testified on Tuesday to observing an alleged al Qaeda operative scanning the cosmetics aisle …[read more]
Italy Reclaims Stolen Art
By ALVARO BLANCO The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office on Tuesday returned a pair of stolen art works, a statue and a painting worth more than …[read more]
Immigrant Advocates Demand More Translators in Public Schools
By GABRIELA LIRA-PIZANO Immigration advocates on Tuesday criticized what they regard as inadequate translation services in the New York City school system, alleging that a …[read more]
Terror Suspect Says He Was Looking for Love, Not Jihad
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO & JONATHAN GOMEZ A Pakistani native accused of conspiring to lead a 9/11-type attack on a shopping center in Manchester, England and …[read more]
Transit Advocates Unveil ‘Fair’ Toll Plan
By ANNA GLEKSMAN A transit activist group introduced a plan on Tuesday to revamp the local toll system creating new tolls on all East River …[read more]
Jury Gets Case of Brooklyn Man Accused of Raping 13-Year-old Girl
By FARAH PRINCE A Brooklyn Supreme Court jury began deliberations Tuesday on charges against a registered sex offender accused of several counts of burglary, sexual …[read more]