Gulp: Local Vendors Relieved Large Soda Ban Went Fizz
By LORETTA CHIN and ROBERT GARCIA Several food vendors in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after learning that …[read more]
‘Omerta’ A Faint Memory in Brooklyn Double Murder Case
By KATELYN HRUBY An associate of the notorious Gambino crime family testified for the prosecution Tuesday against a high-ranking fellow mobster in a 32-year-old double …[read more]
Council Leaders Want Speed Cameras in Gotham
By JENNIFER KUFA Speaker Christine Quinn and several other City Council members urged on Tuesday to authorize placing 20 to 40 stationary or mobile speed …[read more]
Bloomberg Partners with Jo’burg Mayor
By JERMECIA EDWARDS Mayor Bloomberg and Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau announced on Tuesday that the city of Johannesburg, South Africa will host the fifth biennial …[read more]
Thompson breaks from Bloomberg, Cuomo on school funds
By JAMILLE SUTTON Ten years ago, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity won a ruling from the state’s highest court that a state funding formula violated …[read more]
A church and a drag show in Times Square
By AMANDA ANDRIES The first performance of “Breakfast at Epiphany’s,” a drag show at Lillie’s restaurant in Times Square, brought cheers to the packed audience …[read more]
Rep. Meng’s Father Sentenced to Month in Prison
By AMANDA ANDRIES Former New York State Assemblyman and millionaire Jimmy Meng, who became the first Asian-American elected to the legislature in state history, was …[read more]
New Upper West Side Medical Facility Opens
By RACHEL SILBERSTEIN Prestigious medical college Weill Cornell showed off its newest medical practice on West 84th Street and Broadway on Upper West Side at …[read more]
Meat Cleaver Murder Trial Resumes
By VANESSA WALKER & DINA EXIL The trial of a mentally ill man who hacked a psychotherapist to death with a meat cleaver resumed on …[read more]
The Face of Immigration Reform
By SEAN QUIGLEY An immigration advocacy bus tour on Tuesday embarked on the last leg of their trip to Washington to meet with a bipartisan …[read more]