Elephant Ivory Peddlers Indicted
By ROBERT TAUB Two store owners, a salesperson, and an antique business were indicted on two counts for selling and distributing elephant ivory, Manhattan District …[read more]
Month: September 2016
Repentance Comes Hard to Assault Defendant
By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ A Rikers inmate was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to gang assault in …[read more]
Tony Blair Needled at Discussion of Education and Global Extremism
By LINDA KRESTANOVA Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair smiled a bit uneasily as he fielded a reporter’s question at a panel at the Council …[read more]
Feds Indict Cuomo Crony on Bribery & Bid-Rigging Charges
By SOPHIE DWECK & DEAN BROWN Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged two former close aides to the governor as well as seven other people with …[read more]
Campaign to Enroll Lower East Siders in Rent Freeze Program
By LISA FLAUGH City Councilman Dan Garodnick on Thursday launched a campaign to enroll elders and disabled residents of the Lower East Side in a …[read more]
Push to ID vacant city land for housing
By ISAAC MONTEROSE In a tense City Council hearing, city housing officials opposed legislation introduced Thursday that would require them to compile annual lists of …[read more]
Council Committee Seek to Boost Diversity of CUNY Faculty
By PAUL FRANGIPANE A high-ranking CUNY official took heat on Thursday from City Council members for what they portrayed as a “lack of diversity” among …[read more]
LIU Faculty Trumpets ‘Victory’ After Lockout Ends
By SOPHIE DWECK Classes at LIU Brooklyn resumed Thursday, ending a 12-day lockout after the administration and faculty agreed to extend the existing contract to …[read more]
Councilman Defends His Stance to Sit During Pledge
By RENEE SAFF & RICHARD ANDERSON City Councilman Jumaane Williams on Thursday defended his decision to follow the example of San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback …[read more]
Bratton’s Swan Song on School Safety
By ROBERT TAUB Outgoing New York City Police Department Commissioner William Bratton held a joint press conference with Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina Thursday to announce …[read more]