LIU Faculty Trumpets ‘Victory’ After Lockout Ends
By SOPHIE DWECK Classes at LIU Brooklyn resumed Thursday, ending a 12-day lockout after the administration and faculty agreed to extend the existing contract to …[read more]
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Councilman Defends His Stance to Sit During Pledge
By RENEE SAFF & RICHARD ANDERSON City Councilman Jumaane Williams on Thursday defended his decision to follow the example of San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback …[read more]
Bratton’s Swan Song on School Safety
By ROBERT TAUB Outgoing New York City Police Department Commissioner William Bratton held a joint press conference with Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina Thursday to announce …[read more]
Red Hook Campaign to Teach Immigrants Financial Literacy
By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ For City Councilman Carlos Menchaca the problem of the lack of financial literacy in many minority communities is personal. “Financial …[read more]
Gay-on-Gay Assault Defendant Gets Nine Years
By ANDREA AUSTIN A Bronx man was sentenced on Thursday to up to nine years in prison for assaulting a couple at a Dallas BBQ …[read more]
Grieving Parents Urge Law That Cops Learn CPR
By LISA FLAUGH The parents of an 11-year old girl who died of cardiac arrest testified at a city council hearing on Thursday that she …[read more]
Pro-Palestinian Activists Disrupt Council Hearing
By RENEE HARARI It appeared that the City Council will likely follow in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s footsteps and move to approve a resolution condemning the …[read more]
LIU’s Real-Life Lesson in Labor Strife
By SOPHIE DWECK The sun was shining Thursday on the LIU Brooklyn campus and students were walking to and from class with their book bags …[read more]
Jury Shown Crime-Scene Video of Slain Landlord
By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ The trial of a construction worker accused of killing a Hasidic landlord, resumed Thursday in Brooklyn Supreme Court with the …[read more]
The Saga of Homeless Youths Enlisted as Prostitutes
By DEAN BROWN Experts report that on a single night in January 2015, for example, New York City had about 317 homeless youth between the …[read more]