A Brooklyn man gunned down by cops after pulling an imitation handgun outside an elementary school was warned moments earlier that the weapon looked real and could be trouble, police sources said yesterday. "Stop playing, police will... Read Full Story
Cops are hunting for five thugs who viciously attacked a man in Brooklyn while shouting anti-gay slurs at him, police said yesterday. The 22-year-old...
Ground Zero can't shake the mob. Eight members of the Colombo crime family were indicted yesterday for allegedly offering kickbacks to land a subcontract at the site -- and then threatening to use muscle to collect on late...
Daniel Goldstein feels he’s being treated like an Enemy of the State. Goldstein – the public face of an opposition group that nearly killed Brooklyn’s...
Garbage in, garbage out -- but less frequently if the city decides to replace street litter baskets with solar-powered compactors that go for a hefty $4,000 each. Eighteen months after rejecting one version of a high-tech street...
The city's four-year public high school graduation rate hit a historic high of 62.7 percent this past school year, city officials said yesterday. The rate...
New York's Mary Poppinses typically earn $12 to $15 an hour and don't pay taxes, according to a new survey of city parents. Only 9 percent of city parents pay their nannies completely on the books, with another 14 percent paying...
Brooklyn Heights residents remain miffed about an entire weekend of partying, fighting and rabble-rousing, allegedly by students in the St. George dormitories...
One of the most maddening aspects of the Oscars is that performers — already living their lives on a pedestal — actually exalt their peers even higher. Rare...
84th Precinct Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown Remsen robber Two crimes went down in the same building on Remsen Street between Court and Clinton...
ALBANY -- A week after State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt quit amid scandal, his replacement, too, has resigned. Corbitt stepped down amid...
Step right up folks, for "The Worst Shiva on Earth!" What was supposed to be a fond remembrance of a beloved aunt turned into a three-ring rumble when the man who runs the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus had his sister...
North Brooklyn residents say they’re sour over a $1.2 billion plan to bring 2,200 new apartments to the former Domino Sugar factory site in Williamsburg – especially how it could affect already overcrowded neighborhood transit service...
A 10-year-old Brooklyn girl playing outside her home was shot in the arm last night and a 24-year-old man was killed when bullets started flying on a Bedford-Stuyvesant street. Dalila Gray (pictured) was with her friends and...
An Orthodox rabbi repeatedly sexually abused his son's 16-year-old classmate, a Brooklyn jury ruled yesterday. The 10 women and two men deliberated less...
The Nets should finally have a true home-court advantage when they flee New Jersey for Brooklyn in 2012 as the team’s new $1 billion digs feature enough lower-level seating to keeps fans close to the action. With the groundbreaking...
Swiping Irina Malezhik and Viktor Alekseyev’s identities wasn’t enough. Dimitry and Julia Yakovlev had to take their lives as well, federal prosecutors...
What, me worry? An embattled Gov. Paterson attempted to save his sinking administration yesterday as he ducked questions about scandals and hurried to...
An out-of-control SUV slammed into five people in a Brooklyn church parking lot yesterday, killing a 40-year-old woman and injuring four, including a young girl and a baby, police said. Kyongkoo Park, 72, from Queens, lost control...
A group of ultra-Orthodox rabbis is waging a schmear campaign against a staple of the Jewish diet: lox. Smoked salmon should no longer be considered kosher, they say, because the fish often contain parasitic worms. But some...
Looking every bit as beautiful and glamorous as her superstar persona, pop diva Beyoncé, and her mother Tina Knowles came to dumbo last week to help people...
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Jayvaughn Pinkston is the first McDonald’s All-American in Bishop Loughlin history, he was named the CHSAA Player of the Year and he will play at Villanova University next year. But the 6-foot-6 senior forward has some unfinished business before he... 3:27 AM
Once the postseason began, the look on Mike Taylor’s face never changed. It remained the same, whether he was blocking a shot, sinking a long 3-pointer, or driving to the hole. It was a look of determination, poise and relentlessness. Saturday... 2:34 AM
Brooklyn College Academy came out of nowhere to shock the city last year, winning the PSAL Class B crown as the No. 26 seed. Wednesday, there was another No. 26 seed – Cobble Hill – looking to follow the Bobcats’ path. “We talked about it more... 3:32 AM
When it comes to Brooklyn Collegiate, perception is not reality. Sure, the Lions have arguably the best offensive player in PSAL Class B, but that doesn’t necessarily define them. “A lot of people think we’re an offensive team – Emonni Cropper and... 12:50 AM
Their heads were down. Their body language was poor. Their jump shots were not falling. For most of the game, Leon Goldstein looked nothing like the... 12:50 AM
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the Class AA intersectional semifinals being played at St. John’s University’s Carnesecca Arena Wednesday. For live updates during the games, click here. Here’s the schedule: 6 p.m. –...
Banneker didn’t shy away from its George Westinghouse ghosts. The Warriors embraced them. Once they knew the matchup had been set they discussed all the losses. Last year’s 35-points loss in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals came up, so did the two...
As Brooklyn Tech senior forward Kherel Silcott stood at the free throw line late in a PSAL Class A quarterfinal matchup with Martin Luther King Jr., the Brooklyn Tech student section started its final cheer of the afternoon. “Final Four”...
With the season on the line, Robert Phelps called timeout. His Bedford Academy boys basketball team trailing Midwood by five points midway through the fourth quarter, the first-year coach needed an answer. He looked at his standout point guard,...
Will Bartlett is heady, both on and off the court. After all, he’s going to Yale to play basketball next year. But with 22.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter and his team trailing by one, the smartest thing the senior forward did as he stepped to...
Fontbonne Hall rode star Katie Henderson and a stifling defense to a 48-35 win over St. John’s Prep in the CHSAA Class B city girls basketball final at...
With tears in her eyes, the PSAL Class AA championship trophy in her hands, and chants of “You can’t beat The High” in the background, Ruth Lovelace was the picture of serenity. After 17 years of near misses, the Boys & Girls basketball coach was...
Mike Taylor will forever hold a place in Boys & Girls lore now. No matter what happens from here – whether he wins another title next year, goes on to a major Division I basketball program and a professional career, or never quite reaches his own...
Leroy Isler described the pain in his left ankle as sharp. He had trouble walking Friday and didn’t attend Thursday’s city championship game press conference. Clearly, this wasn’t the condition the Boys & Girls’ forward hoped to be in against...
ITHACA, N.Y. – Richmond Ahadzi stood with the rest of his competition staring anxiously at the results board. The Sheepshead Bay junior and Amityville’s Sancho Barnett appeared to have crossed the line together. “I was just nervous,” Ahadzi said...
ITHACA, N.Y. – Lateisha Philson was so nervous she was shaking. The Benjamin Cardozo sophomore had never beaten Saratoga’s Madalayne Smith in the 55 meter hurdles and was about to race her again for a state title. But before the start she took a...
ITHACA, N.Y. – Adrienne Alexander admits she will be sorry to see Lancaster’s Melissa Kurzdorfer and North Babylon’s Vanessa Stewart graduate even...
Jayvaughn Pinkston has made his name as an offensive force in the paint and on the perimeter. The McDonald’s All-American is a 6-foot-6, 220-pound ball of power with a finesse streak. Friday night, the Villanova-bound forward did his best work on...
When the topic was raised, Mo Hicks smiled. Defending state champion and national powerhouse Rice as an underdog? “I want them to believe that,” the longtime coach said, referring to his players. Hicks didn’t address whether he agreed with the...
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the No. 2 Boys & Girls Kangaroos in advance of Saturday’s Class AA boys basketball championship game at Madison Square Garden. Boys & Girls Nickname: Kangaroos Head coach: Ruth...
When state Sen. Daniel Squadron hit the campaign trial in 2008, he was spurred to victory in part...
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Read OnCity officials today announced the opening of a new $2.3 million microbiology laboratory that will...
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Read OnThe Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy has a new leader – and it's no surprise. Nancy Webster, the...
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