Storm-Ravaged Coney Island Hospital Getting Back on Its Feet
By STEPHANIE BERZON What used to be polished and tiled is now a nearly black slab of concrete. Wires coil around and dangle from an …[read more]
Brooklyn
Possible Serial Killer Has Merchants on Edge
By CONOR FEBOS Storekeepers along Flatbush Avenue were on edge Tuesday as authorities continued searching for a possible serial killer who is suspected of gunning …[read more]
Felder wins in `super-Jewish’ Brooklyn district
By YVONNE JURIS Former City Council member Simcha Felder handily defeated Sen. Dave Storobin on Tuesday in a campaign to represent Brooklyn’s new “super Jewish” …[read more]
Golden wins in Bay Ridge race
By MELANIE GOLDBERG Ten-year Republican incumbent Martin Golden was re-elected Tuesday to his State Senate seat in southern Brooklyn, defeating Democratic opponent Andrew Gounardes. With …[read more]
Cymbrowitz wins 7th term in southern Brooklyn
By MELANIE GOLDBERG Twelve-year Democratic incumbent Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz defeated two challengers who divided the opposition vote in a storm-struck district in southern Brooklyn. With …[read more]
Despite probe, Grimm re-elected to Congress
By NICK LOPEZ Rep. Michael Grimm was the victor Tuesday in his race against Democrat Mark Murphy for a second term in Congress from a …[read more]
Rep. Grimm looks to hold back challenge in S.I./Brooklyn district
By NICK LOPEZ A walk through the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst passes many a poster for Rep. Michael Grimm’s re-election …[read more]
Brooklyn DA Pushes to Increase Penalties for Assaulting EMT Workers
By AVRIL REGIS EMT worker Betty Higdon, was not expecting to leave a patient’s Bronx home in the back of the ambulance she drove everyday. Higdon …[read more]
Cymbrowitz refuses Manhattan Beach debate
By MELANIE GOLDBERG Clint Eastwood may not be the only one to debate with an empty chair. Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, whose district runs from Manhattan …[read more]
Survivor of Brooklyn Gang Shooting Says He Chose Snitching Over Murder
By GILBERTE SAINT-PRIEUX & AVRIL REGIS The surviving victim of a gang shooting three years ago testified Tuesday in a Brooklyn courthouse that he did …[read more]