Sandy still taking toll on Red Hook businesses
By DAVID BELTRAN Sitting on a black leather chair with her cat lying stretched across the floor by the fireplace, Triciann Botta waits for customers …[read more]
Recalling Jews and Italians in old Bensonhurst
By JAMILLE SUTTON The Italians began settling in Bensonhurst in the early 1900s. According to Aimee Cohen, 70, a Jewish immigrant from Egypt, Jews began …[read more]
In Bensonhurst, Chinese and Italians again live side by side
By JAMILLE SUTTON Tim Law, a Hong Kong native and long-time resident of Bensonhurst, counsels Chinese immigrants who move to the once predominantly Italian-American Brooklyn …[read more]
Occupy Wall Street’s ties to NYC politics
Diego Morello, reporting on the influence of Occupy Wall Street on New York City politics.
After winning Bronx council seat, King must run again
By DIEGO MORELLO After a failed attempt in the 2009 primary, Andy King won a Bronx seat in the City Council on Nov. 6 after …[read more]
Obama policy giving hope to immigrant youth
By DEANNE STEWART Christine Fnu sits near the front of the class in her biology course, taking extensive notes. She needs to pass the class …[read more]
Analysis: Why Obama kept the women’s vote
By NAKIA COPELAND President Barack Obama maintained his 2008 support among women in this year’s election – a key to his victory.. Exit polling showed …[read more]
Punitive approach to drugs persists after Rockefeller laws end
By KRYSTAL DANIEL As he leans back in a white mesh-back office chair with one foot chucked on top of his cluttered desk, it’s hard …[read more]
How Grimm won despite probe
NEWS ANALYSIS By NICK LOPEZ The 2012 congressional race between Republican incumbent Michael Grimm and Democrat Mark Murphy won’t be remembered as a tightly contested …[read more]