"Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon is lending her name to a LGBT-backed political group's efforts to pass gay marriage -- with an immediate focus on keeping ousted Queens State Sen. Hiram Monserrate, a "no" vote in the gay marriage... Read Full Story
A helmet may not be enough to protect cyclists from Google Maps' latest feature. The search engine rolled out a "bicycling directions" option yesterday that is filled with potentially fatal flaws, including routes that cut across...
Some mass-transit routes previously slated for service cuts -- especially bus routes -- may be spared, MTA chief Jay Walder said yesterday. "We have listened closely to our customers and will respond by making changes where we can...
After tallying more than 15,000 online ballots, the city Health Department revealed this week that Kew Gardens resident Luis Acosta’s design will appear on millions of free condoms throughout New York City. Acosta landed 23 percent...
The burglar who stole two chalices worth a total of $10,000 from a Queens church was arrested yesterday by cops who recovered the gold plated cups, authorities...
A 17-year-old Queens student scrawled on a school wall a giant hate-filled mural inscribed with Nazi swastikas, satanic symbols and a threat to blow up the...
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...
Here’s some relief for No. 7 riders. There will be three fewer weekends during which service between Queensboro Plaza and Grand Central will be suspended,...
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...
Bone fragments unearthed yesterday at a Queens plumbing-supply store aren't human, investigators said, as cops continued searching the site for the remains of...
Less than a week after embattled Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks said he was eager to go on TV to discuss his Hurricane Katrina charity's federal investigation, he...
Every star needs an entourage, and Mr. Met is no exception. The beloved Amazin's mascot is looking for a few good men and women to take turns serving as his major-league majordomo, escorting him to events and doing all his talking...
Hundreds of testy Queens straphangers vented their anger at MTA officials for nearly six hours in Flushing last week, using words like “outrage,” “shame” and...
An Ozone Park father was charged Saturday with brutally assaulting his infant daughter, who sustained 17 fractured ribs, a lacerated liver and a bite mark on...
A 56-year-old Oakland Gardens resident who recently filed a lawsuit against a costume company and several other businesses was not clowning around when she was...
The mother and son who owned the now shuttered strip club linked to the Sean Bell shooting were arraigned Tuesday along with two others on charges of taking...
Residents in northern Maspeth are dealing with a spate of burglaries near 73rd Street, civic leaders and police said last week. Five homes in the area had...
Southeast Queens elected officials handed over a check for more than $400,000 last week to a Springfield Gardens health care clinic that was on the verge of...
Queens Assemblywoman Barbara Clark has steered hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to a charity she helped found, which spends a large portion...
A Queens man viciously beat, bit and head-butted his 13-week-old daughter -- breaking 17 ribs and lacerating her liver, authorities said yesterday. The...
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Once the shot dropped through the net, Vladimir Perdomo flashed a diamond sign. It wasn’t a celebratory gesture, though. His High School for... 1:57 AM
Take an all-league player off any team, it is cause for concern. Make that player a future Division I point guard and it’s time to sound the alarm. That is, unless you’re Christ the King when a season-ending injury to Corey Edwards three days...
As the final horn sounded and his Queens HS of Teaching players celebrated the victory at half-court, Michael Shelton took a long, deep breath. The third-seeded Tigers had escaped No. 6 Eleanor Roosevelt, 54-53, in the PSAL Class B quarterfinals at...
For the second straight year, a CHSHL Class B playoff series between St. Francis Prep and Holy Cross is going the distance. But this time it’s the Terriers forcing a decisive third game after beating the Knights, 6-2, Wednesday at World Ice Arena in...
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. –...
From time to time, Kevin Goodspeed will ask his senior captain, Anthony Yacavone, if he needs a breather. Yacavone just shakes his head. “He never gets tired,” the Holy Cross hockey coach said. “He just wants to be out there and involved.”...
Eni Lici is thankful Crystal James is still around. James, a senior forward, is the last member of the Academy of American Studies PSAL Class B city...
Joe Arbitello cringed every time he was told his team was a favorite to win the CHSAA Class AA intersectional tournament. Now the Christ the King coach won’t have to worry about that after star point guard Corey Edwards suffered a dislocated left...
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...
In so many games this year, Cardozo would play its best and worst in the same 32 minutes. The Judges would look like one of the state's elite one quarter and an also-ran the next. Saturday afternoon was the latest such example of the Bayside,...
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...
A winner couldn’t be decided in three 15-minute periods and the 5-minute sudden-death overtime. The Holy Cross season and the Knights CHSHL Class B title defense was going to be decided by a shootout and nobody was happier than Dave Pastiglione....
St. John’s Prep was without two of its top players for most of the first half. Anna Christodoulou missed the game because of work obligations and...
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the No. 1 Cardozo Judges in advance of Saturday’s Class AA boys basketball championship game at Madison Square Garden. Cardozo Nickname: Judges Head coach: Ron Naclerio (29 years)...
Reynaldo (Junior) Walters had just finished his on-court celebration with teammates, coaches, and cheerleaders. He was headed to the locker room, ready to soak in the victory some more when he was stopped in his tracks. Up by the balcony at...
Christ the King has a distinct size advantage against virtually every team it has played this season. But when the Royals go big and start a Division I-sized frontcourt of seniors 6-foot-4 and taller, grabbing rebounds for the opposition is like...
Their 13-point lead was whittled down to two with 1:28 left in the fourth quarter. Holy Cross had turned it up defensively and it seemed the heat was too much for a young St. Raymond’s squad. But the Ravens withstood the pressure, showing maturity...
Ron Naclerio has always been there for Dwayne Brunson in two years of ups and downs at Cardozo. He has lobbied teachers for him to stay eligible, visited his home to make sure he kept up on his class work, stayed on him as a parent might for their...
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the Class AA intersectional quarterfinals being played at St. Francis Prep on Thursday and Christ the King on Friday. For live updates during the games, click here. Here’s the schedule:...
It is said that hockey players have long memories and that’s exactly what St. Francis Prep coach Mike Watts was banking on when he walked into the dressing room at World Ice Arena in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Wednesday afternoon. “Let’s change...
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