Softball Broadcast Team At Brooklyn College Hits Snags
The new softball broadcast team at Brooklyn College, organized by Carlos Montanez, hit snags when it went on the air this spring. But volunteers struggled …[read more]
Change Comes To Franklin Avenue
Change comes to Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. It’s not all good. Some think the Crown Heights neighborhood is getting too pricey for long-time African American …[read more]
What’s an Egg Cream?
Egg creams were once a popular drink in New York’s Jewish immigrant communities in candy store soda fountains. But what’s an egg cream? Steve Loffredo …[read more]
Ukraine: What would you do?
By ALEX ELLEFSON Having grown up in Soviet-occupied Ukraine, Brooklyn resident Olha Yarema-Wynar remembers that there were certain rules she had to follow in school. …[read more]
Lower Bail Denied to Accused Identity Thief
By TIFFANY THOMAS A request by the defense to decrease a $150,000 bail for a former Hart and Hale soup restaurant employee accused of stealing …[read more]
Sleepless in Staten Island
By MICHELLE MARUS Salvatore Gandolfo, 55, of Staten Island was having trouble sleeping one morning and bought a scratch off lottery ticket to pass the …[read more]
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]