NEW YORK — Police officials report several people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that a woman and the suspected gunman is dead. New York City police officials said as many as 10 people have been wounded in the shooting. CNN reports that the gunman was shot and killed by police. The [...]
Final plea entered in Columbia drug ring case
Jan. 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — The last of five students implicated in a Columbia University drug ring pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted possession charges, according to the AP. Adam Klein, 21, of New Jersey admitted he sold LSD to undercover officers in one of the biggest drug busts conducted in a New York college, the paper said. [...]
Bronx building evacuated due to carbon monoxide levels
Jan. 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Twelve residents had to be evacuated after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in a Bronx apartment building, according to CBS New York. Almost 100 residents were evacuated into freezing temperatures from the five-story building located on Valentine Avenue in the Fordham section around 5 a.m. They were put on city [...]
Homeless teen is semi-finalist in national science competition
Jan. 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — The family of a homeless teen recently named one of the top science students in the US was offered a rent-stabilized home, Suffolk County officials announced Friday. Samantha Garvey, 17, is among 61 semi-finalists in the National Intel Science Search for her research on the effect of predators on mussels. NBC New [...]
Bloomberg plans to limit alcohol sales and advertising
Jan. 12, 2012 2 Comments
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his administration have come up with another health initiative for New York City; it’s to limit the sale of alcohol in the city to curb excessive drinking, as well as slash the number of establishments serving alcohol, according to a planning document obtained by the New York Post. [...]
High School teacher arrested after forging jury duty note to get out of class
Jan. 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — A Manhattan high school teacher was arrested Monday for forging a jury duty notice to justify over two weeks of paid absences, according to myfoxny.com. Investigators say Mona Lisa Tello, 61, submitted a letter purportedly issued by the Superior Court of New Jersey to Principal Jarod Resnick at the High School of [...]
Archbishop Timothy Dolan named Cardinal
Jan. 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Timothy Michael Dolan was named Archbishop of New York by Pope Benedict XVI on February 23, 2009. Nearly three years later, Benedict, made the announcement on Friday that Dolan is assigned to being Cardinal among other 21 prelates from Hong Kong, Berlin, Prague, Toronto and Florence. Dolan, 61, said in a news [...]
Feeder fund clients of Madoff will not receive reimbursement because they are not customers
Jan. 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Thousands of investors will not be reimbursed for money lost in Bernie Madoff’s decades-long ponzi scheme due to a federal court ruling today, according to the Washington Post. US District Court Judge Denise Cote decided investors in feeder or hedge funds are not eligible for repayment because they did not have accounts [...]
Police investigating Molotov cocktail attacks as possible hate crimes
Jan. 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Police are investigating a fifth attack on a Long Island home hit by a Molotov cocktail Sunday night to see if it is linked to the four similar attacks in Queens, according to the Daily News. The four arson attacks that occurred over two hours Sunday night are believed to be possible [...]
Leader of SAT cheating ring defends actions in ’60 Minutes’ interview
Dec. 31, 2011 1 Comment
GREAT NECK, N.Y. — The Long Island student at the center of an SAT cheating scandal spoke out in his own defense, telling 60 Minutes he gave struggling students a “new lease on life” by taking the test on their behalf, according to a sneak-peek on myfoxny.com. In a segment to air Sunday, Sam Eshaghoff, [...]
Family and friends mourn Brooklyn woman who was burned alive
Dec. 31, 2011 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Friends and family members held a memorial today for Deloris Gillespie, a 73 year-old Brooklynite who was brutally burned alive in her Prospecr Heights building’s elevator on December 17th, on her way back from grocery shopping. “People from all walks of live showed respects [ at the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion [...]
Morgan Stanley announces significant layoffs
Dec. 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Financial services giant Morgan Stanley will cut 580 New York City jobs in the coming months, the New York Times reported. According to a notice filed with the State Department of Labor Tuesday, over a third of the firm’s impending layoffs will come from the four Manhattan branches. The notice cited economic [...]
New York nurses plan early-January strike
Dec. 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — As the turmoil of the economy persists, hospitals throughout the nation are struggling to balance out care, costs and staff. The result has been Fox News interviewed California nurse Leslie Silket during the nurse strike on Thursday, as she explained the main reason for the picketing was to “fight back corporate greed.” [...]
Five firefighters injured battling Crown Heights blaze
Dec. 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
CROWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – During a two-alarm fire in Brooklyn five firefighters were injured while battling flames coming from the second floor of a Crown Heights brownstone. According to WABC, two firefighters from FDNY Rescue 2 were trapped on the third floor and sustained significant burn related injuries. Both men suffered second and third degree [...]
Remains of N.J prostitute likely found
Dec. 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
OAK BEACH, N.Y. – Police investigators of Suffolk County announced last Tuesday that they have likely found the remains of missing 24-year old prostitute, Shannan Gilbert at 9:15 a.m. Gilbert has been missing since last May. Investigators found the body in a dense thicket close to where Gilbert disappeared. The body is thought to be Gilbert’s because searchers found her [...]
NYU to offer classes on Occupy Wall Street
Dec. 9, 2011 1 Comment
NEW YORK — Lisa Duggan, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis at NYU University, whose areas of interest include modern U.S. cultural, social, and political history will be teaching one of the two courses which will be offered to under-grad students next semester at NYU on the Occupy Wall Street movement. “This course is designed to [...]
Mount Vernon firefighter dies of apparent heart attack on duty
Dec. 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — A firefighter suffered an apparent heart attack and died early Thursday morning while he prepared to fight a house fire on Lorraine Ave. Kevin Townes, 54, of Hopewell Junction, leaves his wife and four children. A call was made to the fire department just prior to 3:00 a.m. reporting a strong [...]
AT&T 4G LTE coming to New York City this month
Dec. 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
John Stephens, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, spoke about how AT&T plans to turn up additional 4G LTE markets in New York City. During the strongest sales month of December, the press release said AT&T expects to cover about 70 million people with its new and fastest LTE network. Although it [...]
Jury nullification advocate indicted for jury tampering
Dec. 2, 2011 1 Comment
79-year-old former college professor fights for First Amendment rights.
Students implicated in SAT cheating ring
Nov. 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Four students face prison time for their roles in an SAT cheating scandal out of Great Neck North High School in Long Island, prosecutors say. Joshua Chefec, 20, Adam Justin, 19, and George Trane, 19, surrendered to investigators this morning, according to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice. Michael Pomerantz, 18, will [...]
