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By MARIE FIERO Witnesses urged state assembly members to change “outdated” laws on Thursday to protect children in custody battles.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]
City Council Committee Ponders Bicycle Safety
By DANIELLE KOGAN A City Council committee tackled the problem of growing bicyclist fatalities on Thursday by backing stiffer fines against motorists who don’t allow …[read more]
Bronx BP Gets into the Weeds on Weed
By NICHOLAS WILLIAMS Low-level marijuana offenses and past marijuana offenses should be expunged in the event of New York State legalization of marijuana, Bronx Borough …[read more]
Mothers Plead to Unmask Rogue Cops
By MARIE FIERO Mothers of men killed by police, including Eric Garner’s mother, on Thursday supported the repeal of that cloaks officers’ personnel records from …[read more]
Accused Honduran Drug Lord Faces Jury
By DANIELLE KOGEN The jury began deliberating the charges against the brother of the president of Honduras on Thursday, accused of sending nearly 200,000 kilos …[read more]
Jury Selection in Grisly Brooklyn Murder Case
By JODI-ANN MALARBE Jury selection continued on Thursday in the trial of a reputed pimp, who was charged for murder after his girlfriend’s head, hands and …[read more]
Governors Hold Anti-Vaping Summit
By MICHELE VELEZ A group of Northeast Governors held a summit in a Midtown hotel on Thursday to reach solutions and present a united front …[read more]
Officials Hold Funeral for Longhorned Beetle
BY KEVIN LIMITI Local politicians, officials from the US Department of Agriculture and others celebrated the successful extermination of the destructive Asian Longhorned Beetle from …[read more]
Mob of Defendants Throng Brooklyn Courtroom
By MARIE FIERO & MAKEET FINCH It was a mob scene at Brooklyn Federal Court on Thursday, where a court date was set for 20 …[read more]