Today in History - The Brooklyn Bridge was dedicated
41 min ago | via The Gaston Gazette
On May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by President Chester Alan Arthur and New York Gov. Comment?
Police identify victim in shooting outside Staten Is...
8 hrs ago | via SILive.com
Police have identified the victim in a shooting outside the Park Hill Apartments complex in Clifton Wednesday night as Roland Dowe, 45, of Brooklyn. Comment?
Alleged Rizzuto associate pleads guilty to trafficki...
10 hrs ago | via Montreal Gazette
A New York based mobster has pleaded guilty in an American court to taking part in a massive drug trafficking conspiracy that has deep ties to Montreal. Comment?
FDNY Honors Cardiac Arrest Survivors during National...
14 hrs ago | via Fire Rescue Magazine
It was a day to celebrate life, as 12 survivors of cardiac arrest met the people who saved their lives, including FDNY paramedics, EMTs and firefighters, at the 19th Annual Second Chance Brunch on May 22. Comment?
Facing Hate Crimes, City Needs Lasting Solutions
21 hrs ago | via The Epoch Times
On a winter night in 2008, Jose Sucuzhanay was walking home from a Brooklyn bar with his brother. Comment?
Jersey City man stripped of clothes, cash and phone ...
Wednesday | via NJ.com
A Jersey City man was robbed and stripped down to his skivvies when his ex-girlfriend and another man assaulted him and took his cash, phone and clothes, reports said. Comment?
Tuesday May 21 | via Brooklynian
He is healthy, hearty, and an amazing mouser . He's super affectionate and friendly. Comment?
Holiday Schedule Announced For Dalton-Whitfield Soli...
Tuesday May 21 | via Chattanoogan.com
The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority facilities will be closed on Monday, in observance of Memorial Day. Comment?
Survivors reunited with rescuers
Tuesday May 21 | via MyFoxNY
Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano presided at the 19th annual Second Chance Brunch at the FDNY Fire Academy on Randalls Island. Comment?
Cops: arrest in anti-gay attack in East Village
Tuesday May 21 | via MyFoxNY
The incident Monday night involved two men, who police say, had met at the Bowery Mission and went out drinking together in the East Village. Comment?
NYC: Motorist Havoc: Two Dead, Five Hurt, Kids in Cr...
Monday May 20 | via StreetsBlog.org
A pedestrian and a cyclist are dead after a series of crashes in Brooklyn and the Bronx in which motorists also injured five other people. Comment?
Police apprehend man accused of hindering murder investigation
Sunday May 19 | via The Times-Tribune
The man who city police said has hindered the capture of a murder suspect was found and arrested Saturday after officers discovered him and three others in a car parked in Scranton, police said. 1 comment
Report from China: 'Human Rights Record of the Unite...
Saturday May 18 | via San Francisco Bay View
The State Department of the United States recently released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012 , posing as the world judge of human rights again. Comment?
Cheap cigarette outlets in U.S. may be funding terro...
Friday May 17 | via Catholic.org
New York law enforcement is hot on the trial to find to find millions of dollars in profits that a smuggling ring sold cheap cigarettes to bodegas across New York may have funneled to support terrorism in the Middle East. Comment?
Mother of Jewish Teen Killed on Brooklyn Bridge Spea...
Friday May 17 | via Forward
The mother of a Jewish teenage boy that was killed near the Brooklyn Bridge 19 years ago was grateful after learning that a man suspected of playing a key role in the murder was arrested on Thursday. Comment?
Friday May 17 | via New York Daily News
Cops busted a sicko who raped a woman in an alleyway near Brooklyn College, police sources said Thursday night. 1 comment
NY authorities probe money trail in smuggling ring
Friday May 17 | via WNYT NewsChannel 13
NEW YORK - A smuggling ring that made a fortune selling more than a million cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York may have funneled some of the illicit proceeds to terrorist groups, authorities said Thursday. Comment?
NYC: Motorists Killed at Least Two Pedestrians in Ma...
Thursday May 16 | via StreetsBlog.org
A pedestrian struck by a motorist on April 1 in Bay Ridge died from her injuries. Comment?
Pipe snakes dash hopes of Staten Island homeowners r...
Tuesday May 14 | via SILive.com
Three Hurricane Sandy victims who expected to return to their storm-ravaged homes next week saw that hope dashed by thieves who tore out brand-new copper pipes and re-flooded their homes in the process. Comment?
Three charged in $6.7 million investment scam involv...
Tuesday May 14 | via Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal law enforcement officers with the FBI and IRS-Criminal Investigation arrested three men at their homes this morning on charges they stole approximately $6.7 million from an investor, in part by claiming special access to shares in the social media company Facebook Inc. Comment?