Sparks Fly at City Hall Over Charter Schools
By MELISSA WALKER The New York City Council Education Committee met Tuesday to exhort colleagues to try to exert some of the council’s limited power …[read more]
Free at Last!
By HELEN BOHORQUEZ, LYRIXS RICKETTS & REBECA IBARRA Three half-brothers convicted of murder in the 1980s were cleared on Tuesday after investigators found that their …[read more]
Jury Gets Case of Developer Accused of Defrauding Relatives
By LAURA D’ANGELO & ZINA PASCHAL The lengthy trial for the alleged Ponzi scheme mastermind who was accused of robbing his family and investors of …[read more]
Astorino Swipes at Cuomo on Rare NYC Jaunt
By PAOLO CREMIDIS Westchester county executive turned gubernatorial candidate, Rob Astorino was in town on Tuesday to pitch his candidacy to the New York City …[read more]
NBA Calls Sterling for a Flagrant Foul
By CONNOR SYRACUSE & LAURA D’ANGELO NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday levied the severest punishment ever on a major team sports owner by exiling …[read more]
Cancer Society Pushing Free Colonoscopies
By CRAIG ROGERS Doctors and health professionals gathered on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday to announce a new program to offer free colon …[read more]
‘Occupy’ Defendant Takes the Witness Stand
By REBECA IBARRA The tensions between authority and protest that marked the Occupy Wall Street movement played out in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday as a …[read more]
Carriage Drivers Try Talking Horse Sense
By MICHELLE MARUS Horse-drawn carriage rides through Central Park and the environs are emblematic of a romantic New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio, however, …[read more]
Mother Stabs Daughter’s Killer With Her Eyes
By MACKENZIE GANTER & JOANIE MARTINEZ Clutching a gold-framed portrait of her daughter, the mother of a slain former model looked into the eyes of …[read more]
Shoe Bomb Conspirator Testifies in Terrorism Trial
By KIRAN SURY A British-born Al Qaeda member involved in the 2001 attempted airline shoe-bombing told jurors in the Manhattan federal trial of accused terrorist …[read more]