Board of Health Says No to Ferret Pets
By JONATHAN GOMEZ If ferret loving New Yorkers expected to take their slinky pets for a stroll this spring they suffered a disappointment on Tuesday. …[read more]
Month: March 2015
For Some LGBT Youth–A Hard Life on the Streets
BY JOHN MORRIS She sits on the steps in front of a high-end clothing store. The gate of the store is down, since it is …[read more]
Health Care at Rikers Depicted in Harsh Light
By ALVARO BLANCO Two City Council committees on Tuesday put a sharp and critical focus on what they portrayed as the poor quality of health …[read more]
Kids Rap Overcrowded Schools at Public Hearing
By FARAH PRINCE Yuxuan Liu, a freshman at Brooklyn’s Ft. Hamilton H.S. who immigrated to the U.S. two years ago, spoke clearly in front of …[read more]
City Council Committee Tackles Truck Safety on City Streets
By SHANNYCE LASHLEY Trucks are three times more likely to kill pedestrians and cyclists than any other vehicle, according to testimony at a City Council …[read more]
Patz Defendant’s Former Boss Saw No Sign of Mental Illness
By ELIZABETH ELIZALDE A witness who testified on Tuesday in the Etan Patz murder trial said he remembered the man accused of killing the six-year-old …[read more]
Protesters Say No to Netanyahu Speech
By LORENA RAMIREZ A small group of activists protested on Tuesday in front of the Israeli Consulate in midtown against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s …[read more]
Jury Ponders Fate of Accused Terrorist
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO AND MICHAEL HEUSNER An accused Al Qaeda conspirator, Abid Naseer smiled and chatted with court officers on Tuesday while a jury began …[read more]