Mayor Helps Mint New Americans
By FARAZ T. TOOR For years, Carlos Bernard’s job was to call people and remind them to vote. Now, someone can remind him. Bernard joined …[read more]
Month: September 2015
Manhattan Beep Urges Flexible Work Skeds
By IVANNA MACHUCA Comptroller Scott M. Stringer on Thursday urged New York State legislators to provide New Yorkers with family-friendly workplace policies after a report …[read more]
Frats at Baruch Hazed by Students
By ILYA KEYGEN There is a price to pay for being accepted into a group; sometimes it is with one’s life. This was the case …[read more]
Cold Murder Case Gets A Bit Warmer
By CATCHCHA RICHARDS Accused killer Gordon Francis, 57, made a court appearance on Thursday for a hearing on second-degree murder charges in the 1993 stabbing …[read more]
Accused Patricide to Undergo Third Psycho Exam
By AHAQIR ISHAQ & GABRIEL PARIENTE A court hearing for a Princeton grad accused of killing his millionaire hedge-fund father was postponed once again after …[read more]
Activists Demand Bill Providing Medical Care for 9/11 Victims Be Made Permanent
By ULRIK NARCISSE New York congressional representatives and 9/11 emergency responders on Thursday urged Congress to make permanent the bill that provides medical support for …[read more]
Brooklyn Protest of Rentboy Prosecution
By GABRIEL PARIENTE In spite of the blazing heat, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Brooklyn Federal Court on Thursday to protest the U.S. Attorney’s prosecution …[read more]
East Harlem Church Awaits Revered Visitor
By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA Msgr. Kevin Sullivan introduced a group of both undocumented and legal immigrants who left their homes to seek asylum from poverty and …[read more]
Bronx Bombers, Little League Style
By SAMUEL STERN Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr stepped to the mound as the catcher for the Kingsbridge Knights set up behind the plate. …[read more]
Report of Hazing at Staten Island H.S. Stirs Debate
By FARAZ T. TOOR Susan E. Wagner High School on Staten Island has cancelled its upcoming junior varsity and varsity football games indefinitely in the …[read more]