In Italian enclave, pride but not votes for de Blasio
By ANNA SPIVAK While Staten Island takes the “torta” as the most Italian county in America, voters beyond the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge didn’t back Mayor-elect Bill …[read more]
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1199 carries clout in new city administration
By JESSICA JUPITER While Bill de Blasio is preparing himself to become the next New York City mayor, supporters are patiently waiting to see if …[read more]
Firefighters Play Santa and Elves for a Day
By CHRIS BUTERA The snow on Tuesday morning provided ample foreshadowing for child patients at New York Presbyterian as Santa Claus and his firefighter friends …[read more]
Group Fetes College Gridiron Stars on Field and Off
By NICHOLAS LOPEZ Players of college football’s past, present and future were celebrated as the National Football Foundation announced its 2013 College Hall of Fame …[read more]
Opening Statements in Brooklyn ‘Sex for Drugs’ Case
By LAURIE CHERENFANT & EMILIE CRUZ Prosecutors in opening statements on Tuesday described the murder of an Idaho man as the result of a sex-for-drugs …[read more]
Santa Comes Early to Powerball Winners
By ANNA SPIVAK It was a snowy celebration in Staten Island on Tuesday as a group of nine coworkers and friends accepted a check for …[read more]
Staten Island: de Blasio forgot us
By FARAZ TOOR Last month, New York City voters declared that Bill de Blasio and his progressive agenda were what they wanted in a mayor …[read more]
Madison Square Garden in a Billy Joel State of Mind
By CHRIS BUTERA A river of dreams came true on Tuesday when rock legend Billy Joel became the first musician to become a franchise at …[read more]
Hooray for Hollywood — in Queens
By DAVID BELTRAN Elected officials cut the ribbon to the city’s first outdoor studio lot Tuesday at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens which officials hope …[read more]
Boxing Match Billed as ‘Battle of Brooklyn’
By ALEX ELLEFSON Former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi said on Tuesday that it was important for him to win his upcoming match against fellow Brooklyn …[read more]