News analysis: Obama and the Jewish vote
By MELANIE GOLDBERG The Jewish vote and American-Israeli policy are not always exclusively intertwined, results of the 2012 presidential election show. Even though the Republican …[read more]
Jurors See Video of Dogfight That Led to Brooklyn Murder Trial
By GILBERTE SAINT-PRIEUX and NAKIA COPELAND Jurors witnessed footage in a Brooklyn courtroom recently of the dogfight that, prosecutors charge, led ex-con Daniel Pagan to …[read more]
Suspect Pleads Guilty in Rare State Terror Case
By AVRIL REGIS After a year and a half of professing innocence, an Algerian immigrant pleaded guilty on Tuesday to terrorism charges in Manhattan Supreme …[read more]
Teen Accusing Hasid of Sex Abuse ‘Traumatized,’ Witness Testifies
By RYAN SIT & YVONNE JURIS The social worker who went to the police with the teen to report the alleged sexual abuse from a …[read more]
Big Plans for Hudson Yards Unveiled
By STEPHANIE BERZON City officials and big builders on Tuesday unveiled a massive multi-billion dollar plan to develop the Hudson Yards site on the far …[read more]
Looking at Brighter Side of Football
By CONOR FEBOS In the wake of perhaps the most traumatic event in NFL history, a murder-suicide that shocked a football community and a nation …[read more]
Union Says City Water Supply Endangered by Dearth of Officers to Patrol Reservoirs
By SIGOURNEY SEALEY The union for state environmental police officers on Tuesday demanded more officers to patrol the New York City water supply, charging that …[read more]
Changes Afoot for Pedicab Pricing
By YVONNE JURIS The City Council took some gas from pedicabs on Tuesday with a unanimous vote to approve regulations on how riders would be …[read more]
Hasid Girl Breaks Code of Silence on Witness Stand, Accusing Religious Advisor of Sex Abuse
By RYAN SIT A 17-year-old girl took the stand in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday, where she accused her ultra-orthodox Jewish counselor of sexually abusing …[read more]
Local Pols Advocate for Pregnant Workers
By AVRIL REGIS A group of City Council members on Tuesday pushed for a new law that would automatically provide pregnant women at non-union jobs …[read more]