City’s first lady urges funds for mentally ill
For Mental Health Awareness month, Renee Beyda reports on Chirlane McCray’s efforts to enhance New York City’s aid to the mentally ill. In honor of …[read more]
High school SING! competition grows
By SOPHIE DWECK On the outside, Brooklyn’s James Madison High School looked empty and quiet—after all it was a Saturday night. Who would be going …[read more]
`Pervasive’ sexual abuse in NY prisons
By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA During his time working at a federal detention center in Manhattan, former correctional officer Rudell Clark Mullings offered to smuggle makeup and …[read more]
Challenges for Teens with Type 1 Diabetes
Ludny Jean-Alcime discusses how she learned to live with Type 1 diabetes. (Christell Cherenfant) By CHRISTELL CHERENFANT Ludny Jean-Alcime, a freshman at York College in Queens, …[read more]
Report Portrays NYC as Leader in Pre-K Enrollment
By SEAN EGAN New York outshone all other states in enrollment and funding to state-funded preschools last year, due largely to the effort of New York City, …[read more]
‘Cruel’ and ‘Perverse’ Killer Sentenced in Absence
By PRISCILLA PEREZ A two-time felon charged with murdering his girlfriend refused to leave the holding cell at Brooklyn Supreme Court Thursday where he was …[read more]
A Hundred Years And Counting…
By LA QUINTA CLARK A slash of red lipstick adorned Adele Lerner’s 109-year-old face as she fielded the usual questions about her secret to longevity. …[read more]
Teen Brawler Testifies in Brooklyn Trial
By AMBER ALEXANDER & ALEAH WINTER A Brooklyn teen, involved in a brawl linked to the case of a star high school running back accused …[read more]
Skelos & Son Sentenced in Federal Court
By MICHAEL ODMARK & DANIEL STEIN-SAYLES Dean Skelos, former majority leader of the New York State Senate, was sentenced on Thursday in Manhattan Federal Court …[read more]
Some Pols Hope Plastic Bag Fee is Not in the Bag
By KARI FORD A group of local politicians urged New Yorkers Thursday to sign an online petition encouraging elected officials in Albany to overturn the …[read more]