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The controversial “turnaround” plan to reform under-performing schools is stalled once again. The Bloomberg administration had planned to shutter 24 struggling schools, including seven in…
Jason Bohn, the man accused of killing his girlfriend in her Astoria apartment, has been indicted by a grand jury. He is facing first- and…
A New Jersey man was charged in a “sex sting” case where he allegedly tried to meet up with a 14-year-old, Queens girl he propositioned…
The former administrator of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and executive director of Unisphere, Inc., a nonprofit conservancy group, was indicted on charges that she stole more…
Kids involved in an environmental program got a chance to step outside the classroom and learn hands-on about an insect living in its natural habitat….
An explosion rocked the school playground at P.S./M.S. 207 around 9:30 p.m. on Friday according to the 106th Precinct. Units responded to a call from…
Police are on the look-out for a livery cab driver who allegedly attempted to rape a passenger last Friday morning. According to police, the…
Police are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in a motel along Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst. Cops need help identifying and…
Former mayor Ed Koch endorsed Senator Joe Addabbo Tuesday in his race for State Senate. He will be running against the victor in a rare…
Assemblyman Michael Miller (D-Woodhaven) will have to face a primary to retain his seat now that a 27-year-old vying for his first public office has…
Councilman Dan Halloran and Assemblywoman Grace Meng have agreed to take part in five televised debates leading up to the election for the 6th Congressional…
Assemblywoman Grace Meng is so far holding an enormous fundraising edge in her race against Republican Councilman Dan Halloran for a seat in Congress, and…
A man hired by the Department of Transportation was struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver Tuesday while he was working in a lane…
Despite the fact that they are a miniscule part of New York City’s $68.5 billion budget, each item approved or cut in a council member’s…
An emotionally disturbed man stabbed a member of MTA Police in the eye before the officer returned fire, killing the suspect, MTA officials said. While…