About 20 current students and graduates of the City University of New York held a rally outside the office of the CUNY board of trustees chairman on… Read more “CUNY Students Protest Amazon Deal”
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LAW & ORDER: The Road to 225 Words per Minute
In 2005, after working for 15 years as a court reporter at the Bronx Criminal Court, Oscar Garzon began teaching others the art of documenting what judges,… Read more “LAW & ORDER: The Road to 225 Words per Minute”
Arm Wrestlers Go for the Takedown
Ray Yandoli, 53, showed up Sunday morning at Cheap Shots Sports Bar in Flushing not to drink and watch football, but to compete and win at his… Read more “Arm Wrestlers Go for the Takedown”
A Life Mostly Spent in Prison Tears a Family Apart
Ronald Giddens had been out of jail for less than seven months when he was detained on a Brooklyn street on December 2, 2013. He was carrying… Read more “A Life Mostly Spent in Prison Tears a Family Apart”
A Night of Partying Ends in Tragedy
An Irish gangster once told Kristian Sorbera, “I’d rather be judged by 12 than carried out by six.” “It was something that stuck in my head,” Sorbera… Read more “A Night of Partying Ends in Tragedy”
Two Lives and a Murder in Hollis
At 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2011, Rabia Mohammed, 23, and her husband, Shazam Khan, 29, were walking to Khan’s mother’s house — as they had… Read more “Two Lives and a Murder in Hollis”
One Man’s Murder, Another’s Mistake
Two families cope after NYC park employees’ fight turns fatal.
Never Trust a Stranger: a Woodside Murder Story
Ring. Ring. Ring. It was a Wednesday morning and Wayne Graves, 62, wasn’t picking up his phone. That alarmed Gerard Torre, 61, a sculptor and Graves’ friend… Read more “Never Trust a Stranger: a Woodside Murder Story”
“Laseam is Gone, But We Still Have To Live Here”
On the morning of Oct. 15, 2010, a 27-year-old man named Laseam Prince Eternal Hogan strolled into his local deli wearing bright blue Nike sneakers and a… Read more ““Laseam is Gone, But We Still Have To Live Here””
Why Doesn’t Elmhurst Turn Out To Vote?
Several barriers keep Elmhurst residents away from the polls.