At Brooklyn church, de Blasio unveils school plan
By KECIAH BAILEY Quoting from the Book of Psalms, Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered his plan for education reform to thousands of churchgoers at Christian …[read more]
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Council Panel Acts to Aid Elderly Residents
By ALVARO BLANCO The City Council Committee on Aging on Tuesday unanimously passed two measures designed to make the lives of older residents of city …[read more]
Graphic Testimony in Brooklyn Torture Case
By SARAH ALLAM AND ALEXANDRA STEVENS Testimony continued on Tuesday in the case of the alleged kidnap and torture of a woman and her baby, …[read more]
The Saga of Etan Patz Goes to Jury
By ELIZABETH ELIZALDE A jury of seven men and five women was expected to begin deliberations Wednesday, faced with the daunting task of deciding between …[read more]
Judge Nixes ‘Expert’ Testimony in Computer Programmer Trial
By LORENA RAMIREZ & ANNA GLEKSMAN The Manhattan trial of a former Goldman Sachs programmer accused of stealing computer codes from the investment bank took …[read more]
The Tax Man Cometh
By LORENA RAMIREZ Congressman Charles Rangel announced on Tuesday that 14 tax preparation companies and the Internal Revenue Service were donating free online tax preparation …[read more]
Sidebar: What is `affordable’ housing?
Twenty percent of the apartments in the luxury high-rise tower going up at 626 Flatbush Ave. will be deemed affordable. But the measure used to …[read more]
Council Group Votes More Funds for BID’s
By DESIREE JACKSON A City Council committee voted on Tuesday to increase the annual expense budget of ten Business Improvement Districts by 40 percent. The …[read more]
Hard Hats Cheer Completion of Titanic Platform
By MARCO POGGIO More than two hundred workers celebrated Tuesday the completion of a 120,000 square foot concrete platform built over the railroad tracks leading …[read more]
Newest Firefighters a Diverse Class
By JULIAN CANTRES The Fire Department of New York celebrated the graduation of its newest group of members in a Brooklyn church on Tuesday with …[read more]