City Council to Study Shadows over Parkland
By DAISY WU The city’s parks have an shadowy future due to the growing number of tall buildings being constructed along their edges. At least …[read more]
Lawyers Squabble in Trial of Alleged Apt Scam
By DAWN ELIGIO & AHAQIR ISHAQ The Defense Attorney for two allegedly phony real estate brokers accused of scamming Hispanic immigrants out of thousands of …[read more]
Kin of Cop Shooting Victim Mark Anniversary with Demands for Justice
By GABRIEL PARIENTE Relatives of the victim of a police officer’s unintentional shooting in a housing complex stairwell last year demanded on Thursday that the …[read more]
Judge Blasts Press and Pols at Manhattan Sentencing
By DANIEL CASSADY A 31-year-old East Harlem man who has been accused of fatally shooting a decorated, third-generation police officer from Guyana recently, was sentenced …[read more]
Cosmos Stars Aim to Go Out on Top
By ILYA KEYGEN There is something to be said about going out on top. That is how the New York Cosmos will try send off …[read more]
Silver Portrayed in Trial as Controlling State Funds
By ULRIK NARCISSE Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s influences were deep — and so was his control over grant money sequestered in the state budget, …[read more]
Dig What They Found in Washington Square Park
By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA New York City has some skeletons in its closet – or rather, in a tomb under Washington Square Park. City workers discovered …[read more]
Critics Ask SUNY to Probe Charter School Network
By DAISY WU Families and advocacy groups pushed for an official investigation of the charter school network Success Academy’s discipline practices on Thursday at the …[read more]
If He Had a Hammer…
By FARAZ T. TOOR A defense attorney for a man charged with attacking five people—including a police officer—with a hammer in Manhattan asked authorities Thursday …[read more]
‘Ready Girl’ to the Rescue of School Kids in Peril
By DAWN ELIGIO Students of the St. Brigid School in Manhattan welcomed a superhero named Ready Girl who spoke to kids about emergency preparedness on …[read more]