Health Care at Rikers Depicted in Harsh Light
By ALVARO BLANCO Two City Council committees on Tuesday put a sharp and critical focus on what they portrayed as the poor quality of health …[read more]
Kids Rap Overcrowded Schools at Public Hearing
By FARAH PRINCE Yuxuan Liu, a freshman at Brooklyn’s Ft. Hamilton H.S. who immigrated to the U.S. two years ago, spoke clearly in front of …[read more]
City Council Committee Tackles Truck Safety on City Streets
By SHANNYCE LASHLEY Trucks are three times more likely to kill pedestrians and cyclists than any other vehicle, according to testimony at a City Council …[read more]
Patz Defendant’s Former Boss Saw No Sign of Mental Illness
By ELIZABETH ELIZALDE A witness who testified on Tuesday in the Etan Patz murder trial said he remembered the man accused of killing the six-year-old …[read more]
Protesters Say No to Netanyahu Speech
By LORENA RAMIREZ A small group of activists protested on Tuesday in front of the Israeli Consulate in midtown against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s …[read more]
Jury Ponders Fate of Accused Terrorist
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO AND MICHAEL HEUSNER An accused Al Qaeda conspirator, Abid Naseer smiled and chatted with court officers on Tuesday while a jury began …[read more]
Silver Shows No Tarnish At Arraignment
By JONATHAN GOMEZ No longer the political power broker he once was, former New York State Assembly Speaker pleaded not guilty to extortion charges on …[read more]
Father on Witness Stand Denies Abusing Son
By SHANNYCE LASHLEY & GABRIELA LIRA A defendant accused of sexually abusing his own son took the stand in a Brooklyn courtroom on Tuesday to …[read more]
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]