Refurbishing Glenwood Playground
By JULIAN CANTRES A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday to mark the ongoing renovation of Glenwood Playground in Brooklyn. Speaking to a small crowd in …[read more]
City Council Panel Hears Plan for Elder Housing Near Garbage Dump
By SANDRA ALMONTE Community health officials on Tuesday proposed to develop an affordable housing development for the elderly blocks away from a garbage dump. If …[read more]
Jury Still Out in Brooklyn Brutal Drug Gang Case
By MARCO POGGIO & ELIZABETH KELLY Two Brooklyn gang bangers who allegedly tortured and killed six victims in the East New York, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick …[read more]
Alleged Naked Killer Said to Fake Insanity
By LOVASHNI KHALIKAPRASAD & SINDY NANCLARES A psychological expert testified in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday that the man accused of killing two of his …[read more]
A Cautionary Toy Story
By JENNIFER SZULMAN You better watch out and public officials are telling you why. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a letter on Tuesday urging a …[read more]
Announce Pact on Astoria Cove
BY MARCO POGGIO City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and other elected officials announced Tuesday an agreement with the developers of the controversial waterfront project called …[read more]
Mayor Talks Turkey About Ferguson
By STEPHANIE LOVELLE Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday praised New Yorkers for conducting peaceful protests in the wake of the Ferguson, Missouri grand jury …[read more]
Epileptic Car Crash Defendant Acquitted
BY JOHN MORRIS A Bronx jury on Tuesday acquitted an epileptic man who was accused of manslaughter after blacking out on I-95 two years ago, …[read more]
Some Face Bare Pantries in Holiday Season
By SANDRA ALMONTE On the brink of the holidays, local feeding charities face longer lines as a result of federal food stamp cuts, officials said …[read more]
City Council Members Disrupt Meeting to Protest Ferguson Ruling
By ANNA DITUCCI CAPPIELLO & SAMAIRAH KAHN A group of non-white members staged a symbolic protest by walking out of a City Council stated meeting …[read more]