The Back Story: Struggles of NY’s First Black Cop
By ISAAC MONTEROSE It is March 19, 1935 and Samuel J. Battle steps onto a Harlem-bound train car, bleary-eyed and hoping for a routine …[read more]
Month: November 2016
A Still-Grieving Father’s Quest for Justice
By SOPHIE DWECK It was a beautiful autumn day in downtown Brooklyn Thursday, but for one man, it was just another day of grieving. Surrounded …[read more]
Protests Muted at Trump Tower
By LINDA KRESTANOVA When Rachel Cohen reached the Trump Tower on Thursday afternoon, sign in hand, she’d already been quietly protesting for hours throughout the …[read more]
Fear Grips Brooklyn Muslims in Wake of Election
By SASKIA NEWTON After a shocking presidential election many Muslims interviewed on the streets of Brooklyn feared that Donald Trump would follow through on denigrating …[read more]
Accused Central Park Rapist Arraigned
By DEAN BROWN & MARK SULEYMANOV A Bronx man pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday to first degree rape, and robbery charges …[read more]
Det. Testifies Accused Firebug Confessed
By RICHARD ANDERSON & RENEE SAFF A New York City detective testified in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Thursday that a 24-year old Newark man confessed …[read more]
Plan to Increase Wheelchair-Accessible Cabs
By CHRISTELL CHERENFANT More wheelchair accessible vehicles on the road by early 2017 sounds like music to the ears of the physically disabled. On Thursday, …[read more]
City Jails Struggle to House Young Inmates
By SHANECE McGREGOR In December 2014, Punitive segregation, also referred to as solitary confinement, was abolished for adolescent inmates ages 16 to 17, in …[read more]
Epileptic Driver Gets Manslaughter Trial Date
By RENE SAFF & LISA FLAUGH A court date was set on Thursday for the trial of an epileptic Boro taxi driver who failed to …[read more]
How He Did It: Trump’s Winning Strategy
By MELODY CHAN Right now, the people who Donald Trump attacked directly and indirectly throughout his candidacy are wondering, “How on earth did Donald Trump …[read more]