Month: October 2017

By AHMED JALLOW One of Mayor de Blasio’s biggest donors testifying at the federal corruption trial of former union leader Norman Seabrook on Thursday gave …[read more]

By JOSEPH MODICA Tree-huggers were out in force along Jamaica Bay on Thursday, the final day of a three-year program to plant trees in an …[read more]

By BRIAN MORENO City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez on Thursday called for greater oversight of private bus companies in New York City, to improve safety in …[read more]

By TATYANA BELLAMY-WALKER The New York City Fire Department of New York recognized 12-year-old, Jamoneisha Merritt  as a honorary firefighter on Thursday after she was …[read more]

By JAMIE DELIZ “Hey, hey, ho, ho! Cy Vance has got to go!” echoed near several courthouses Thursday when scores of protesters called for the …[read more]

By BRIAN MORENO After many complaints from citizens regarding threats to safety from electric bikes, unlicensed motorized vehicles that are bigger, heavier and faster than …[read more]

By PAULETTE GINDI & TATYANA BELLAMY-WALKER Graffiti artist Thomas Lavero, testified on Thursday that it was a “smack in the face” to have his work …[read more]

By JOSEPH MODICA Public transportation advocacy groups around the city on Thursday pushed for dual-door bus entry and other moves to streamline service, less than …[read more]

By AHMED JALLOW The final witness on the Chelsea bomber trial gave a tearful account on Thursday as prosecutors in their closing argument said the …[read more]