Pols Urge Discount for Verrazano
By LORENA RAMIREZ Elected officials on Tuesday renewed their calls for a proposal that would offer a 58 percent discount for those who travel over …[read more]
Save the Savings Bank, Say Activists
By ALEXANDRA STEVENS Community activists braved the biting cold on Tuesday in a protest to halt the demolition of the 1889 East New York Savings …[read more]
Cloak and Dagger in Brooklyn Federal Court
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO & FARAH PRINCE One of five British spies testified on Tuesday to observing an alleged al Qaeda operative scanning the cosmetics aisle …[read more]
Italy Reclaims Stolen Art
By ALVARO BLANCO The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office on Tuesday returned a pair of stolen art works, a statue and a painting worth more than …[read more]
Immigrant Advocates Demand More Translators in Public Schools
By GABRIELA LIRA-PIZANO Immigration advocates on Tuesday criticized what they regard as inadequate translation services in the New York City school system, alleging that a …[read more]
Terror Suspect Says He Was Looking for Love, Not Jihad
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO & JONATHAN GOMEZ A Pakistani native accused of conspiring to lead a 9/11-type attack on a shopping center in Manchester, England and …[read more]
Transit Advocates Unveil ‘Fair’ Toll Plan
By ANNA GLEKSMAN A transit activist group introduced a plan on Tuesday to revamp the local toll system creating new tolls on all East River …[read more]
Jury Gets Case of Brooklyn Man Accused of Raping 13-Year-old Girl
By FARAH PRINCE A Brooklyn Supreme Court jury began deliberations Tuesday on charges against a registered sex offender accused of several counts of burglary, sexual …[read more]
Gay Groups Get Their Irish Up Over St. Pat’s Parade
By SARAH ALLAM A group representing Irish-American gays and transgender persons and some city officials announced on Tuesday a continuing boycott of the St. Patrick’s …[read more]
Nassau County Cop Shooter Cops a Plea
By MICHAEL HEUSNER A Brooklyn man charged with shooting a Nassau County police officer has accepted a plea deal that would land him in jail …[read more]