Ditmas Park Teacher Denies Sex Abuse Charges
By LISA FLAUGH and PAUL FRANGIPANE Closing arguments were set for Wednesday in the trial of a former teacher who went to the witness stand …[read more]
Month: March 2017
Cabbies Want to Stoplight Ride-Hailing Upstate
By DEREK NORMAN Taxi drivers, union representatives and supporters took to the Midtown concrete Thursday to protest Cuomo’s effort to pass the “upstate bill” that …[read more]
Stringer Defends NEA Against Trump Threat
By JESSICA MARQUEZ New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Thursday denounced reports that President Trump planned to axe the National Endowment for the Arts, …[read more]
Three Girls Describe Alleged Fondling by Former Science Teacher
By ANDRES RODRIGUEZ & ASHLEY MATOS Three young accusers took the witness stand on Thursday to describe to a rapt courtroom how a former Brooklyn …[read more]
Local Pols Seek Funds to Fight Hate
By ISRAEL SALAS-RODRIGUEZ In response to the alarming rise of hate crime in New York City since the start of the new year, several city …[read more]
Activists Urge State Lawmakers to Protect Immigrants
By ANDREW HUGHES One of New York’s largest grassroots immigrant-led organizations on Thursday urged the New York State Legislature to pass the DREAM Act and …[read more]
Starting over: Nassau Coliseum Reopens April 5
By ANDREW HUGHES Nassau Coliseum is set to reopen its doors on April 5 with a performance by Long Island native Billie Joel after a …[read more]
As Seen in Bklyner: Teacher’s Sex Abuse Trial Begins
By PAUL FRANGIPANE A former teacher accused of groping five girls at a Ditmas Park public school agreed to a guilty plea on Monday – …[read more]
CCNY Prez: I Don’t Mind the Hot Seat
By PAUL FRANGIPANE Amid financial investigations into the City College of New York, Interim President Vincent Boudreau is looking to promote financial transparency and increase …[read more]
All in the Family — Gotti Grandson Gets 8 Years
By DEREK NORMAN John Gotti, 23, grandson and namesake of the late “Teflon Don,” got stuck with eight years in state prison and was required …[read more]