‘Food Poisoned’ Shelter Residents Sue City
ByDANIELLE KOGAN Residents of a Brooklyn homeless shelter announced on Thursday that they are suing the city for $8 million after they reportedly caught food …[read more]
Defendant Sentenced in Subway Hate Crime
By NICHOLAS WILLIAMS A 54-year-old Harlem man was sentenced on Thursday in Queens Criminal Court on a charge of third-degree assault as a hate crime …[read more]
Student ‘Dreamers’ Await Their Fate
By MICHELLE VELEZ Three young undocumented immigrants shed tears of emotion as they described their hopes and fears Thursday at a campus event focused on …[read more]
Gory Testimony on Halloween Murder Trial
By JODI-ANN MALARBE & DANIELLE KOGAN Nine pieces. Nine body parts is what the defendant reduced the victim to,” a prosecutor said during one of …[read more]
An Icy Halloween at Bryant Park
By NICHOLAS WILLIAMS Ice skaters and tourists gathered on a rainy Halloween day at Bryant Park to attend the official opening of The Bank Of …[read more]
EPA Gives $200,000 to Fortune Society
By MARIE FIERO The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday a $200,000 grant to a local nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated people find jobs and …[read more]
JFK Heist Defendants Arraigned
By MICHELLE VELEZ A Delta Airline baggage handler and an associate were arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court on Thursday on charges of stealing a bag …[read more]
Subway Sex Predator Gets 10 Years in Slammer
By JODI-ANN MALARBE A convicted sex offender with a long rap sheet for subway lewdness was sentenced to ten years in prison and ten years …[read more]
State Lawmakers Focus on Shielding Kids in Custody Battles
By MARIE FIERO Witnesses urged state assembly members to change “outdated” laws on Thursday to protect children in custody battles. “Five years ago, I never …[read more]
Brooklyn College Hosts State Hearing on Education
By KEVIN LIMITI Passions raged as CUNY funding and tuition were the targets of a rally and a subsequent state Senate committee hearing on higher …[read more]