Con Man Sentenced for Defrauding Chinese Immigrants
By MACKENZIE GANTER A Chinese-born man who pleaded guilty to scamming dozens of Chinese immigrants and illegally collecting money from government assistance programs on Tuesday …[read more]
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Hoffman Drug Pal Tells Court He’s an Addict, Not a Perp
By MACKENZIE GANTER Jazz musician and suspected drug dealer to Philip Seymour Hoffman, pleaded not guilty on two counts of drug possession with intent to …[read more]
East Village Rape Suspect Arraigned
By KIRAN SURY & ZINA PASCHAL The undocumented immigrant charged with raping a woman in the East Village last month pleaded not guilty on Tuesday …[read more]
From Brooklyn, fighting slavery in Africa
By FRITZMYRE CHERUBIN The tall African intellectual walked around the Brooklyn radio studio with his chest upright and his head held high as if he’d …[read more]
Suit looks to stop NYCHA lease plan
By SANDRA ALMONTE Two advocacy groups along with just over 400 residents from five of the eight city Housing Authority developments targeted for the construction …[read more]
Healthy food helps smokers quit
By LAURIE CHERENFANT “That doesn’t belong there,” the doctor said as he looked over the PET scan results. “It’s in your lungs. “Get it out,” …[read more]
Parole: `It has issues’
By ANNA SPIVAK After a brisk walk with his girlfriend on a late night in January, John Molina, 20 years old at the time, returned …[read more]
Alleged Ice Rink Shooter Arraigned
By LAUREN KEATING & SHAKIRA SEALEY A 16-year-old alleged gang banger accused of shooting two persons at the Bryant Park ice skating rink was arraigned …[read more]
Teen Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Bus Driver
By NICHOLAS LOPEZ & JESSICA JUPITER A teenage girl charged with second-degree assault of an MTA bus driver and a passenger two years ago after …[read more]
Former Jobless Man Testifies That Training Agency Scammed Him
By LAURIE CHERENFANT & CHRIS BUTERA A former client of an allegedly fraudulent job-placement agency testified in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, describing how he …[read more]