‘Gangsta’ Juror Booted Off Brooklyn Murder Case, Causing Mistrial
By JHERELLE BENN The judge declared a mistrial in Brooklyn Supreme Court Thursday morning after a juror was disqualified for having lied on voir dire …[read more]
Cuomo & Gore Team Up to Fight Global Warming
By JOHN SAKELOS Governor Andrew Cuomo, was joined by former Vice President Al Gore at Columbia University on Thursday to announce the signing of an …[read more]
City Advocate for When the Taxman Cometh
By DAWN ELIGIO The first Taxpayer Advocate for the Department of Finance in the history of New York City on Thursday made her first appearance …[read more]
Bronx Woman Arraigned in Pit Bull Attack
By SAM STERN & FARAZ T. TOOR A Bronx woman who police say unleashed her two pit bulls on a man in a violent attack …[read more]
Finance Board Fines Consultants to City Council Races
BY GABRIEL PARIENTE The New York City Campaign Finance Board voted on Thursday to punish a political consulting group for arranging mailers for one of …[read more]
Russian Jets over Syria Tied to Spy Trial?
By ILYA KEYGEN The Russian MiG fighter jets flying over Syria may be using technology illegally obtained from the United States, according to testimony in …[read more]
Pope calls on Americans to welcome immigrants
By GABRIELA LIRA At the symbolic Independence Hall in Philadelphia and in many other stops during his journey to the United States, Pope Francis called …[read more]
CUNY Faculty, Staff Teach a Lesson in Protest
By FARAZ T. TOOR City University of New York faculty and staff gave their boss a personalized wake-up call early Thursday morning, complete with drums, …[read more]
Immigrant Parents of Schoolkids Lost in Translation
By DAWN ELIGIO A group of immigrant activists and local officials proposed on Thursday that interpreters be available in each borough to parents of immigrant …[read more]
Pretty in Pink
By IVANNA MACHUCA Elizabeth Hurley never suffered from breast cancer but her grandmother died from it. Now, Hurley spends most of her time every October spreading the …[read more]