A fixture of local culture moves on
By JHERELLE BENN Laverne Washington browses carefully through the aisles of a variety store located on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. He gazes at natural …[read more]
Staten Island Rally Marks Chokehold Death
By JHERELLE BENN “I can’t breathe!,” shouted the mother of Eric Garner’s youngest daughter, during a rally on Staten Island Thursday afternoon, echoing the final …[read more]
Witness Portrays Skelos Son as Malingerer
By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA In earlier days, before they went their separate ways into politics and business, Senator Dean Skelos and Anthony Bonomo, chief executive owner …[read more]
Sound of `Taxi!’ Fades as Smartphone Hails Rise
By ULRIK NARCISSE Taxi and Limousine Commission facilities are scheduled to be popping up in Staten Island and Queens, but yellow taxi cabs ridership seem …[read more]
Killer Sentenced in Fatal Stabbing in Spat over Cigarettes
By GABRIEL PARIENTE & ILYA KEYGEN A pack of cigarettes, 29 stab wounds and a body underneath a bed. These were the unlikely events leading …[read more]
Jailed Journalist’s Brother Delivers Petition to Iran’s UN Mission
By FARAZ T. TOOR The brother of a Washington Post journalist imprisoned in Iran delivered over half a million signatures Thursday to Iran’s United Nations …[read more]
Which Rockette Is Made of Wax?
By DAISY WU Madame Tussauds’ Rockette has a new wardrobe this year. Standing before a giant Christmas tree in the lobby of the wax museum …[read more]
The Wait’s Over for Staten Island Runners
By FARAZ T. TOOR Staten Islanders can finally run indoors. After years of planning and delays, a state-of-the-art indoor track and field facility on the …[read more]
New Americans Give Thanks and Look Back
By AHAQIR ASHAQ The weather may have been gloomy on Thursday but the smiles on the ten recently naturalized citizens lit up The Great Hall …[read more]
State Pols Want to Put the Squeeze on ‘Lemons’
By JOHN SAKELOS State officials Thursday urged Governor Cuomo to sign a bill that will put the brakes on shady car salesmen, or “curbstoners”, who …[read more]