Mob family court showdown: ‘Don’t call me your brother no more’
A MOB-BROTHERS betrayal to rival Michael and Fredo Corleone exploded in a Brooklyn courtroom yesterday when a Colombo gangster disawoved his own flesh and blood.
View ArticleThe Queens Library
Meyer: Ask many Americans what tax-supported institution yields more social benefits, cultural enrichment and low-cost entertainment than any other — and a likely answer will be the public library. Ask...
View ArticleLaser Maze, “Pop Noggins,” and other games set to open at Coney Island’s...
A maze made of bright green lazers and other new games are set to open along Coney Island’s Jones Walk this summer, city officials said.
View ArticleFree & Cheap in New York: Fri., April 20
‘GOONIES’ BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER. Remember the 1985 movie “The Goonies”? The Tribeca Drive-In is screening this cult classic about kids who go on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.
View ArticleBronx tax preparer arraigned for personal tax dodge as IRS, state, district...
A tax preparer under investigation for scamming Bronx residents cheated on his own taxes to the tune of nearly $50,000, prosecutors said at his arraignment Thursday.
View ArticleCity balks at demands from the feds to stop raw sewage overflows into...
The city is balking at demands by the feds that they stop dumping raw sewage into the Gowanus Canal.
View ArticleBrooklyn Bridge Park gets $40 million gift to build fieldhouse near Pier 5
Brooklyn Bridge Park got a $40 million donation Thursday to build a sprawling recreation center. The contribution, the largest ever made to a city park, will allow the fieldhouse to be built near Pier...
View ArticleTwo nurses from Oman in Middle East visit Calvary Hospital
Nurses Saada Al Sinawi and Sumaiya Al Toobi have traveled more than 14,000 miles from home on a very special mission. The women are from the Sultanate of Oman, in the Middle East.
View ArticleAmerican chestnut tree, nearly extinct, planted in Botanical Garden
The American chestnut tree once covered the East Coast, but was pushed to the brink of extinction by blight, a fungus that spreads beneath the tree's bark and kills it. The first outbreak of chestnut...
View ArticleRockaway stretch turns into racetrack
Benard Pelzer spends his afternoons shepherding children across the street. But what was once a routine task has become a risky proposition as a lawless stretch of Rockaway roadway has turned into a...
View ArticleSecret Service agent gawks at Palin in Facebook pic
He was a supervisor in the Secret Service — but a more apt title would be Agent Horndog. The veteran agent forced to retire amid the Colombian hooker scandal had an eye for the ladies, especially a...
View ArticleCharlize Theron spotted on second date with Alexander Skarsgard amid Keanu...
Charlize Theron is one busy mommy! The “Snow White and the Huntsman” actress was recently spotted getting cozy with “True Blood” actor Alexander Skarsgard — for what appeared to be a sexy second date.
View ArticleBreastfeeding Oreo ad not meant for public
A viral Oreo ad featuring a breastfeeding baby and the tagline “Milk’s Favorite Cookie,” was never meant to go public, the company says.
View ArticlePsycho hit with attempted murder charge in cop's stabbing
The cop who miraculously survived getting stabbed in his brain had another turn of good luck on Friday — he was expected to start physical therapy. Commissioner Raymond Kelly said he visited Police...
View ArticleSalute for hero and family man FDNY Lt. Richard Nappi at his funeral
Firefighters salute outside Lake Ronkonkoma wake Friday for FDNY Lt. Richard Nappi of Engine 237 in Brooklyn. Nappi, 47, who raced to the World Trade Center to help on 9/11, collapsed Monday afternoon...
View ArticleCenter field growing on Amazins' Nieuwenhuis
Kirk Nieuwenhuis knows that he won’t be the one to decide who starts in center field once veteran Andres Torres returns from the calf injury that’s bothered him since the start of the season. But the...
View ArticleTupac is still alive: rap mogul Suge Knight says
Days after Tupac Shakur appeared in hologram form at a California concert, Knight suggested the rapper might just be in hiding.
View ArticleBrooklyn not viable destination for Islanders
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says Brooklyn may not be a viable potential destination for the New York Islanders because it’s hard to reach for the team’s fan base in Long Island and Queens.
View ArticleHammer-armed rapist arrested: cops
A Queens teenager has been arrested for attacking two women in Brooklyn in which he used a hammer to threaten them, police said Friday.
View ArticleRocket's attorneys and federal prosecutors at odds
Three days before the scheduled opening statements in Roger Clemens’ perjury trial, the government and the Rocket’s attorneys are still at odds over several trial exhibits, particularly the defense’s...
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