Twelve people were injured when a school bus collided with a car in Maspeth this morning. The crash occurred on the corner of 68th Street and the Long Island Expressway service road at approximately 7:30 this morning. Only minor injuries were sustained, according to officials. The injured were taken to Elmhurst Hospital and New York [...]
New crane horror: Worker dies in W. Side collapse at subway pit [New York Post]
French Academic Found Dead In His Midtown Hotel Room [NY1]
Off-Duty School Safety Agent Awaits Arraignment On Rape, Weapons Charges [NY1]
Woman Dies Following Cooking Accident In Jackson Heights Home [NY1]
Key approval is won for Willets Point project [Crain's New York]
NYPD investigating image on Al Qaeda forums as possible threat to New York City [Daily News]
Authorities still looking for motive in Oakland shooting rampage at small Christian college that left seven dead [Daily News]
‘Rape’ victim dad’s anguish [New York Post]
Handyman Convicted Of Murder Of Manhattan Building Cleaner [NY1]
Boy, 10, shot in Williamsburg [New York Post]
Koch endorses Queens House pol [New York Post]
Prosecutors want ‘Millionaire Madam’ lawyers to zip it [Daily News]
Mets Owners Sell Team Shares Following $162M Settlement With Madoff Victims’ Trustee [NY1]
Mets owners could actually make money in Madoff settlement [New York Post]
Rangers edge Devils, clinch playoff spot in East [New York Post]
Trayvon Martin shooting: Feds to investigate killing of unarmed black teen by Florida neighborhood watch captain [Daily News]
Cops nab burglary suspect — but hunt for ‘Vaseline Bandit’ continues [New York Post]
Government may make it easier for airlines to allow passengers to use personal electronic devices during takeoffs and landings [Daily News]
Peyton Manning finalizing contract with Broncos [Yahoo Sports]
3 wounded in Harlem shooting [New York Post]
NYPD Ups Security In Wake Of Jewish School Shooting In France [NY1]
Jail guard shot [New York Post]
‘Gangster’ sought in groom slay [New York Post]
‘Mad Men’ star Jon Hamm sticks to his guns in calling Kim Kardashian an ‘idiot [Daily News]
Grades spur parents’ revolt Armed for the first time with data that rates the effectiveness of more than 12,000 math and reading teachers, parents yesterday said they’ll now take action to steer their kids clear of bad apples. At PS 89 in The Bronx — which had the highest number of teachers who were rated poorly [...]
The City University of New York (CUNY) is aiming to check in to the borough’s new hotel hotspot. CUNY recently sent out a request for proposal (RFP) to hospitality industry consultants, seeking ideas on how to develop its lot on Skillman Avenue in Long Island City nearLaGuardia Community College — with the goal of building [...]
[Watch] Queens rape suspect caught on camera A serial southeast Queens rapist was caught on camera as he attempted his third sexual assault in two months. The video, released today by police, shows the suspect approaching the victim from behind and grabbing her around the neck. The suspect placed a sharp object to the victim’s back before [...]
Eighteen people busted in alleged $1.9M auto loan scheme in Queens Eighteen people were indicted today for their alleged roles in two auto loan fraud schemes that resulted in nearly $2 million in losses, authorities said. Sixteen people have been arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on charges that include grand larceny and possession of stolen [...]
Suspect arrested for George Gibbons’ hit-and-run Only two days after Maspeth residents rallied demanding “Justice for George,” the suspect wanted in connection with the hit-and-run that killed George Gibbons was apprehended in Connecticut, according to police. Peter Rodriguez was taken into custody in Connecticut by the Regional Fugitive Task Force one month to the day [...]
Queens Officials To Stand Against Swastika Graffiti Four swastikas showed up on the walls of the Jackson Heights branch of the Queens Library Thursday. At least one more was painted on the library branch in East Elmhurst, and another was etched on the door of a synagogue on 88th Street. Police believe the incidents in [...]
Thirteen hundred pounds of food can go a long way towards easing the suffering of poverty-stricken people. In an effort to aid those less fortunate, P.S. 17 has held an annual food drive for the past seven years, during which students have collected and donated thousands of pounds of food to their community. In 2010, [...]
