School Bus Strike Hits Special Ed Kid Hard, Says de Blasio
By SALVATORE ROMANO New York City public advocate and mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio on Tuesday urged an end to the ongoing school bus strike, …[read more]
Confession of Accused Killer/Arsonist ‘Lost in Translation’, Lawyer Hints
By RACHEL SILBERSTEIN & JULIA JOHN-SCHEDER The lawyer representing the SoHo resident accused of arson and murder previewed the defense strategy on Tuesday by …[read more]
The Man behind the Food Truck
BY LORETTA CHIN The sun shone brightly on crowds of Brooklyn College students as they exited the black wrought iron gates of the beautiful, grassy …[read more]
The big squeeze: Bloomberg’s micro-apartments
This article by Brooklyn News Service staff writer Ryan Sit first appeared on GothamGazette.com on Jan. 21. Nicole Guzzardi’s first experience living in Manhattan was, …[read more]
Traffic Lights Installed at Dangerous Corner
BY STEPHANIE RAMSARUP The installation of new traffic lights and speeding cameras in Remsen Village is causing a stir amongst its residents. Two hundred-fifty accidents …[read more]
Behind the Run on Gas After Sandy
BY LAURIE CHERENFANT It’s been two and a half months since Hurricane Sandy visited the East Coast. After the storm, many people struggled to put …[read more]
Staff Struggles After Sandy Hits L.I. Yacht Club
BY GIANNA GELOSI Nearly two months after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the waterfront neighborhood of Babylon Village, much of the area has recovered. But the employees …[read more]
Williamsburg Hosts Interactive Learning Center
BY ALEXANDER HAJJAR The battle to conserve energy took a step forward when El Puente’s Green Light District hosted the Community Environmental Center’s (CEC) EcoHouse …[read more]
Queens Movie Theater Carries On
By SARAH MEIRA ROSENBERG The projected demise of the independent movie theater has been greatly exaggerated in the case of Flushing’s Main Street Cinemas. The …[read more]
Gerritsen Beach Struggles Past Sandy
BY LORETTA CHIN When Hurricane Sandy tore through sections of the northeast on the night of October 29th, few were prepared for the triple whammy …[read more]