City Council Panel Tackles Recreation and Hip Hop
By LA QUINTA CLARK The City Council Committee on Parks and Recreation voted on Thursday to lower annual membership fees for youth, veterans, seniors and …[read more]
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Local Homeowners Blast Fannie & Freddie
By PRISCILLA PEREZ A New York activist group accused Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of working with Wall Street speculators instead of homeowners in avoiding …[read more]
Bill Clinton Leaves the Campaign Trail to Refocus on Global Problems
By INEZ SHARABY Former President Bill Clinton left the politics in Iowa and came to New York City on Thursday to focus on the Clinton …[read more]
Taxi Drivers Yell Foul at City Hall
By KECIAH BAILEY Dozens of taxi cab drivers, elected officials and clergy members blasted Mayor de Blasio and the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) accusing …[read more]
Partner of Brooklyn Cop Accused of Manslaughter Grilled on Witness Stand
By LUIS GONZAEZ & MICHAEL ODMARK The patrol partner of Peter Liang, the police officer on trial for killing Akai Gurley in the stairwell of …[read more]
Armory Track and Field Events Announced
By SEAN EGAN Track and field officials from colleges and high schools around the world announced details on Thursday of the 16th annual Armory Track …[read more]
U.S. Luxury Liner Slated to Sail Again
By KARI FORD At a riverside press conference Thursday shipbuilders announced that the historic ocean liner SS United States would make a grand comeback with …[read more]
Traffic Deaths Down – as seen in City Limits
Editor’s note: This Brooklyn News Service story first appeared in City Limits. By RENEE HARARI On a Sunday afternoon in October 2013, 4-year-old Allison Liao …[read more]
Cleaner Gowanus Could Lead to Higher Rents
By SEAN EGAN Swimming through the sewage-infested waters of the Gowanus Canal, Christopher Swain had to paddle through a thick layer of dirty yellow foam …[read more]
Why Angel Rodas Went Back to Mexico
Among the 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States was Angel Rodas, a 29-year-old Mexican. He lived as an undocumented immigrant for 10 years …[read more]