Stopping landlord harassment in gentrifying Brooklyn
By IAN MARSH Marcia McLean, a health care professional who lived with her extended family in the same Crown Heights apartment for nearly 30 years, …[read more]
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Day Laborers Wait for Rescue From Low Wages and Abuse
[Photo: Ligia Guallpa speaking at meeting with day laborer/members of Bay Parkway Community Job Center.] By Rebeca Ibarra Despite the rain, the meeting began promptly …[read more]
Musicians Vie to Soothe Savage Straphangers
By KATIE MILANI Under the gold Beaux Arts chandeliers, hanging from the 48-foot ceilings in Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall, a cast of colorful musicians pursued …[read more]
Downtown Activists Vs. Luxury Housing on Public Land
By LYRIXS RICKETTS Local activists in Chinatown and the Lower East Side proposed on Tuesday rezoning their neighborhoods to limit luxury development and promote the …[read more]
Hook-Handed Terror Defendant Fences with Prosecutor
By KIRAN SURY The defense rested after hours of verbal fencing Tuesday in the trial of the Egyptian-born cleric allegedly behind the 1998 Yemen kidnapping …[read more]
Another Step Toward ‘Vision Zero’ Unveiled on 96th St.
By TIFFANY THOMAS City officials unveiled on Tuesday the redesigned 96th Street and Broadway intersection in Manhattan with increased pedestrian crossing time and reduced speed …[read more]
Mixed Verdict for L.I. Ponzi Schemer
By LAURA D’ANGELO & MICHELLE MARUS The Long Island attorney indicted for his role in a $4.6 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded his own relatives …[read more]
Survey Shows Anti-Semitism Rampant in Eastern Europe
By MACKENSIE GANTER The Anti-Defamation League released the results of a worldwide survey Tuesday that showed over 25 percent of those polled had anti-Jewish attitudes, …[read more]
Cops To Carry Drug Overdose Antidote
By REBECA IBARRA Spurred by a drastic spike in drug overdose deaths, New York City officials announced on Tuesday plans to arm over 600 police …[read more]
Sleepless in Staten Island
By MICHELLE MARUS Salvatore Gandolfo, 55, of Staten Island was having trouble sleeping one morning and bought a scratch off lottery ticket to pass the …[read more]