Creating a bus rapid transit route along Nostrand Avenue has been vaunted as a way of streamlining the commute for the tens of thousands of riders who utilize the B-44 bus to get to and from work.However, business owners along the strip are worried t... Full Story »
Big-hearted youngsters at Public School 52 learned a lesson in helping the afflicted when they pounded the pavement for the American Diabetes Association.Students put their best forward, encircling the school, Voorhies Avenue and East 29th Street, du... Full Story »
Not enough H1N1 vaccineStrong demand for the swine flu vaccine is straining supplies, according to the city Health Department.The agency says New Yorkers have turned out in “record numbers” for flu shots tailored to swine flu, also known as H1N1 infl... Full Story »
The Queens woman who said she killed her ex-cop husband after years of abuse will not be able to use battered woman’s syndrome as a defense, a judge ruled today. Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman shot down Barbara Sheehan’s defense, sayi... Full Story »
When basketball legend Stephon Marbury comes home to Coney Island, he’s sure to shed a tear at the corner of West 33rd Street and Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island, which is now also named “Robert ‘Mr. Lou’ Williams Way” in memory of his late mentor.A h... Full Story »
Woman threatens Judge SunshineA woman in a muddled divorce case against a Nigerian senator was arrested and sent to psychiatric evaluation after she threatened the life of the Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge overseeing divorce proceedings.Officials said... Full Story »
newsbriefs11.1211.12AllNo piceditedNot enough H1N1 vaccineStrong demand for the swine flu vaccine is straining supplies, according to the city Health Department.The agency says New Yorkers have turned out in “record numbers” for flu shots tailored to... Full Story »
By Gary BuisoThere’s more time for the public to comment on a controversial upstate plan that could have a devastating impact on downstate regions like Brooklyn, a local lawmaker said this week.The state Department of Conservation (DEC) has extended ... Full Story »
David Letterman's accused extortionist Robert "Joe" Halderman has asked a Manhattan judge to dismiss the extortion case against him, according to court papers filed today. Halderman's lawyer, Gerald Shargel, wrote that his client "discovered evidenc... Full Story »
Brooklyn toots its own horn during the New York Yankees’ World Series victory parade in Manhattan – thanks to the Midwood High School Marching Band.Musicians from the school, 2839 Bedford Avenue, share the spotlight with the Bronx Bombers as they cru... Full Story »
The United States Navy and the City of New York could be the latest entities footing the bill for the clean-up of the fetid Gowanus Canal, this paper has learned. The Environmental Protection Agency sent out notices to the two last week, informing th... Full Story »
Adopting a pet was as easy as a trip to the new Bensonhurst Petco. Man’s best friend slathered on the charm as he strutted his stuff alongside other four-legged shelter sweethearts from city shelters hoping to gain a foothold into a loving home as pa... Full Story »
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo police say a pastor has confessed to the unsolved shooting death of a 17-year-old nearly 11 years ago. Detectives say a tip led them to 31-year-old Jose Figueroa , who was questioned at police headquarters on Monday. Cold Ca... Full Story »
John "Junior" Gotti refused to leave his jail cell this morning for four hours, forcing the court to temprarily suspend the trial against the accused mobster before he changed his mind. His no show in Manhattan federal court stunned his lawyer Charl... Full Story »
So, Brooklyn writer and political gadfly William Bryk wants to be the next Democratic senator from the state of Idaho. Let’s see how his hometown compares to the fiercly independent Rocky Mountain state.IdahoLocationBrooklyn1.4 millionPopulation2.5 m... Full Story »
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands — A British Virgin Islands judge has ruled that a Rhode Island man must serve at least 25 years for killing his wife while diving in the Caribbean in 1999. David Swain faced a mandatory sentence of life in prison foll... Full Story »
Mon, Nov. 16Community Board 2 Parks and Recreation Commitee. Monthly meeting. 6 pm. Brooklyn Hospital [DeKalb Avenue at St. Felix Street in Fort Greene, (718) 596-5410]. Community Board 6 Economic De-velopment Committee. Monthly meeting. Location to ... Full Story »
PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — A former student held a school administrator hostage for more than an hour Tuesday morning, then surrendered to police without firing a shot, officials said. No one was injured. A state government official said the man in custod... Full Story »
Talk about a close call! An apparently blind-drunk Boston woman was nearly killed after she stumbled onto a train track -- but a quick-thinking conductor was able to pull to a stop with just inches to spare. MBTA Orange Line operator Charice Lewis wa... Full Story »
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and he said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on ... Full Story »
KABUL — Television footage broadcast Tuesday showed insurgents handling what appears to be U.S. ammunition in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that American forces left last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops. The U.S. m... Full Story »
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ -- Those green M&M's really are getting greener. The New Jersey candy factory that produces M&M's flipped the switch yesterday on a new solar array that provides clean energy. The 18-acre field of solar panels in Hackettstown is ... Full Story »
WASHINGTON -- Health-care legislation moving through Congress will create nothing less than a government-run system like that in Canada, according to a study released yesterday. "Regardless of whether a public option is included, the reforms unde... Full Story »
Don't forget to look both ways -- and run for your life. If you need any more proof that city pedestrians are in the crosshairs of drivers, a new study shows that a staggering 31 percent of traffic fatalities in the Big Apple involve people on foo... Full Story »
The No. 1 New York state tax deadbeat is a Queens man who owes an eye-popping $19 million on cigarette taxes, newly released records show. Gui Hong Chen, an Elmhurst man according to state records, tops the list of 200 corporate tax deadbeats, whi... Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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