TLC Moves to Update Taxi Technology
By ULRIK NARCISSE New York City taxi cabs moved a step closer to pulling the plug on taxi back seat televisions, after commissioners at Thursday’s …[read more]
Month: October 2015
Chelsea Firebug Sent to the Cooler
By IVANNA MACHUCA & DAISY WU A man who set fire to his Chelsea apartment in 2014 was sentenced to nine years in prison and …[read more]
Union Teams with City to Build Affordable Housing
By CATCHCHA RICHARDS Armed with a $1 billion strategy the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust on Thursday announced plans to build and preserve affordable housing projects …[read more]
Rockettes Rock in Church Rehearsal
BY ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA Under the heat of glaring spotlights, the Rockettes adhered to the demanding count of their director and choreographer Julie Branam in preparation …[read more]
NY Islanders Soar to New Heights
By KAILA STRICKLAND What’s the most iconic way an NHL hockey team can celebrate a new season and venue in the city of New York? …[read more]
Lawyer Argues Client Too Old for Long Prison Term
By IVANNA MACHUCA The advanced age of a West Village man convicted of fatally stabbing his girl friend was the focus of a squabble between …[read more]
The Saga of the Canadian Museum Thief
By ULRIK NARCISSE John Mark Tillman pieced together his own private museum by stealing from other museums. Now that he is caught, Canadian officials are …[read more]
‘Gangsta’ Juror Booted Off Brooklyn Murder Case, Causing Mistrial
By JHERELLE BENN The judge declared a mistrial in Brooklyn Supreme Court Thursday morning after a juror was disqualified for having lied on voir dire …[read more]
Cuomo & Gore Team Up to Fight Global Warming
By JOHN SAKELOS Governor Andrew Cuomo, was joined by former Vice President Al Gore at Columbia University on Thursday to announce the signing of an …[read more]
City Advocate for When the Taxman Cometh
By DAWN ELIGIO The first Taxpayer Advocate for the Department of Finance in the history of New York City on Thursday made her first appearance …[read more]