This is what your toll money buys -- a bleak, junk-strewn vacant lot on a rundown section of Rockaway Boulevard in Queens. The small strip of land is empty save for a decrepit shed, a beat-up picnic table and a dirty paint can. Yet a... Read Full Story
Queens politicians have tried to steer $286,000 in taxpayer money this fiscal year to a charity dedicated to preserving the name of Sean Bell. But Nicole...
More than 200 seasonal Mets employees are returning to work at Citi Field in preparation for Opening Day only to find their health benefits have been bargained...
ALBANY -- Disgraced former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate, booted from his seat last month for assaulting his girlfriend, is way behind Assemblyman José Peralta in Tuesday's special-election battle for the 13th Senate District seat in...
A muscular teddy bear from Queens and an adorable Connecticut teen made the final 12 of "American Idol" last night. Michael "Big Mike" Lynche, a 26-year-old former college football player and personal trainer from Astoria, was...
Two stabbings between students took place today at two separate city high schools, authorities said. One stabbing occurred at Newtown HS in Queens at 11:25 a...
ALBANY -- Disgraced former Sen. Hiram Monserrate, booted from the Senate last month for assaulting his girlfriend, is far, far behind Assemblyman Jose Peralta...
They didn't want to say hello to his little friend. A routine meeting of education officials trying to hammer out a transportation contract took a bizarre and frightening turn when a bus bigwig reached into his briefcase -- and...
Aqueduct Entertainment Group was scratched yesterday. Gov. Paterson's office withdrew its support from AEG's plan to operate 4,500 video slot terminals at...
"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...
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...
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T.J. Curry saved his best for last. Scoreless through four quarters and three overtimes, the junior guard drove the length of the floor to score what proved to be the winning layup with 40 seconds left to seal Christ the King’s 81-78, triple... 2:51 AM
Since Terrel Hunt’s mother Katrina died from ovarian cancer on Jan. 31, the Christ the King boys basketball team dedicated its championship run to her memory. “After she passed away they said the whole season is for your mom, we’re going to the... 12:56 AM
The Christ the King boys team will have company in Glens Falls. The school’s girls squad erased the memories of last season and beat defending state Federation champion St. Michael Academy, 61-48, in the CHSAA Class AA state girls basketball final... 3:02 AM
In the biggest, most stressful game of her high school career Nia Oden was her calmest and best. “I was very relaxed this game,” she said. “I wasn’t nervous at all.” The junior forward was the epitome of Christ the King’s success. She let the... 1:30 AM
Joe Arbitello’s first order of business after winning his first CHSAA Class AA boys basketball intersectional championship as coach at Christ the King had nothing to do with celebrating. Instead, the second-year man had to play bus driver. With a... 3:24 AM
Queens High School of Teaching already had a chip on its shoulder when it was given the third seed despite an undefeated season. The Tigers also felt they were unfairly cast as the underdog entering their semifinal matchup with Brooklyn College... 3:24 AM
Like a building before it has been developed, High School For Construction’s basketball program began with nothing more than a foundation. The roster... 3:24 AM
It had to be a mistake. Academy of American Studies star Crystal James had four fouls, but coach Juan Faya was putting her back in the game with two...
Disappointment etched across his face after a loss to archrival Christ the King in the Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan title game two weeks ago, Bishop Loughlin senior Jayvaughn Pinkston made it clear that he wanted another shot at the Royals. That...
Christ the King sophomore Sarah Shanderson made up a special graphic prior to the CHSAA state playoffs to remind her teammates of the task ahead. In yellow numbers and red and yellow letters it reads "3-3-3, three games, three days, three courts" --...
Rivalry? What rivalry? St. Michael Academy coach Apache Paschall isn’t one to shy away from the meaning of big games to his girls basketball program. The 10th-year man has been chasing the lore, history and prestige of Christ the King for his first...
Lashonda Hathorne lay on the floor, writhing in pain. With 5:58 left in the third quarter of the CHSAA Class B semifinals between St. John’s Prep and...
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the Christ the King Royals in advance of Sunday’s Class AA intersectional championship game at Fordham University’s Rose Hill Gym in The Bronx. Christ the King Nickname: Royals Head...
With each clutch postseason performance, a different school would come calling. There was some Division I programs, a few Division II programs. It didn’t matter to Krystian Foriest, Wings Academy’s versatile 6-foot-5 forward. He was going with...
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Sunday’s Class B semifinals at Lehman College in The Bronx SCHEDULE 11 a.m. -- No. 3 Queens High School of Teaching vs. No. 2 Brooklyn College Academy 1 p.m. -- No. 5 High School For...
Bob Mackey didn’t need to see his Christ the King girls basketball get off to a fast start to know the Royals were focused. He saw it Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in practice. “After running them hard, sprinting and sprinting, they were...
Following an uncharacteristically sluggish first half, the Moore Catholic girls basketball team regrouped in the locker room at St. Dominic High School and had what Mavericks coach Rich Postiglione described as a “heart-to-heart.” Christina Rubin...
The Archbishop Molloy players had visions of Glens Falls dancing in their heads. And, for all intents and purposes, the Stanners were one of the favorites on paper in the CHSAA Class A state tournament as the top seed from the best league. But on...
Joe Lewinger said he doesn’t plan what to say in the team meeting following a season-ending loss. Nor could his squad have been ready for what was awaiting them prior. St. Michael Academy played about as well as it has all season. It connected on...
Long before he was the PSAL girls soccer commissioner, Will Stasiuk was picked to coach the Richmond Hill girls soccer team. There was just one problem. He didn’t know the first thing about the sport and it was one day before the start of the season...
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