Bx Woman Who Robbed 103-Yr-old Gets Five Years
By NAAFUA AKUMAH & RICHARD ANDERSON Bronx judge sentenced a woman who robbed a 103-year-old woman to five years in prison on Thursday. Sharon McNeil, …[read more]
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New York City Has the Blues
By MARK SULEYMANOV While politics are dividing the nation, the off-Broadway Blue Man Group (BMG) act, celebrating its 25-year anniversary, continue to provide an escape …[read more]
Rap Artist Sentenced for Pimping
By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ & ROBERT TAUB A former rapper, who described himself as a Jay-Z protégé was sentenced for promoting prostitution Thursday in …[read more]
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]
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]