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]
Brooklyn
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]
1 dead in Gerritsen Beach building collapse
By AYA YOSHIDA and HAIKAL FERNANDEZ A 25-year-old construction worker was killed after being trapped inside a building that collapsed in the Gerritsen Beach section …[read more]
Hit man: I didn’t know victim was a cop
By MAX NEOPIKHANOV and ARIANNA ROMIG A former captain of the Colombo crime family testified Tuesday that ex-boss Thomas Gioeli and hit man Dino Saracino …[read more]
Botanic Garden blooms
By DARA FEINBERG Jennifer Sidman pointed happily to a single, tiny purple flower bud. “Look Naya, spring is in the air!” the 33-year-old mom told …[read more]