Mayor Picks Child Advocate to Help Push Pre-K
By Katie Milani Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday named a veteran children’s advocate and former head of the Children’s Aid Society as Deputy Mayor …[read more]
Winter Hands New Yorkers Double Whammy
By KIRAN SURY with Anthony Ricketts, Craig Rogers & Amanda Rodriguez Still digging out of a major snowstorm on Tuesday outer borough New Yorkers braced …[read more]
East Village Rape Suspect Arraigned
By KIRAN SURY & ZINA PASCHAL The undocumented immigrant charged with raping a woman in the East Village last month pleaded not guilty on Tuesday …[read more]
From Brooklyn, fighting slavery in Africa
By FRITZMYRE CHERUBIN The tall African intellectual walked around the Brooklyn radio studio with his chest upright and his head held high as if he’d …[read more]
Got raw milk? It’s more popular, despite warnings
By LAUREN KEATING Long gone are the days of finding fresh, thick and creamy bottled milk at your doorstep. But now some New Yorkers are …[read more]
Suit looks to stop NYCHA lease plan
By SANDRA ALMONTE Two advocacy groups along with just over 400 residents from five of the eight city Housing Authority developments targeted for the construction …[read more]
Healthy food helps smokers quit
By LAURIE CHERENFANT “That doesn’t belong there,” the doctor said as he looked over the PET scan results. “It’s in your lungs. “Get it out,” …[read more]
Parole: `It has issues’
By ANNA SPIVAK After a brisk walk with his girlfriend on a late night in January, John Molina, 20 years old at the time, returned …[read more]
In Italian enclave, pride but not votes for de Blasio
By ANNA SPIVAK While Staten Island takes the “torta” as the most Italian county in America, voters beyond the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge didn’t back Mayor-elect Bill …[read more]
1199 carries clout in new city administration
By JESSICA JUPITER While Bill de Blasio is preparing himself to become the next New York City mayor, supporters are patiently waiting to see if …[read more]