New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine knows people aren't going to like it, but he insisted Wednesday the state has to find more money for transportation work. Speaking on Fox 29 television in Philadelphia, Corzine again expressed hesitancy about increasing
Christie Brinkley's estranged husband said Wednesday he had sex with his teenage lover in his office, then paid her $300,000 while hoping to keep their affair quiet. He also showered her with spending money, including $500 hidden under a rock.
A judge has sprung alleged Manhattan madam Kristen Davis from jail. Davis was arrested March 25 and charged with promoting prostitution and money laundering. Prosecutors say the 32-year-old ran a high-priced escort ring called "Wicked Models" out of two East
The 18-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting another 18-year-old at a graduation party in Newark has pleaded not guilty. Nicole Guyette wore a dark green prison jumpsuit as she made her first court appearance Wednesday since surrendering Saturday night.
New York prosecutors say the alleged operator of a $16 million smuggling and counterfeiting business has been arrested, and truckloads of knockoffs have been seized. The suspect, Jianfeng Guo, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of trademark counterfeiting. Bail
It wasn't always pretty, but it always effective. That will be the memory of noted pest Sean Avery as a New York Ranger. The Dallas Stars signed Avery to a four-year, $15.5 million deal Wednesday, bringing his era in the
Fresh off her historic run for the White House, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton was back on the job in upstate New York Wednesday, talking about weather-beaten apples, green power and her state's downtrodden economy. Along the way, crowds greeted her
Tough times for latte lovers - the company that brought you $4 lattesis facing some hard economic times. Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday itwill close 600 stores in the next year, and cut back the number of newstores it had planned
Cases of child lead poisonings declined in New York City last year, continuing a 12-year trend. The city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene says that in 2007, there were 1,970 cases of lead poisoning in children between the ages
We got our hands on Corcoran's Q2 sales data, and it shows that the state of the Brooklyn market isn't quite as precarious as the Times made it out to be. The median price per square foot sales price of
This four-story, three-family limestone at 64 Lefferts Place on the southern edge of Clinton Hill has some beautiful original detail (we're particularly taken with the plaster moldings shown in the bedroom and, in this slideshow, in the stairwell). We're less
Yesterday blogger McBrooklyn posted a progress report on the $25,000 emergency repair job going on at 100 Clark Street in Brooklyn Heights. As you may recall, this is the site that required a dramatic emergency demolition over Memorial Day weekend,
This listing at 345 Montgomery Street in Crown Heights had us at the lobby! The idea of getting a generously-sized prewar two-bedroom for just $249,000 also has a certain appeal. A couple of downers though: One, this apartment is on
Now Open: Eton205 Sackett Street; Carroll GardensThis Carroll Gardens spot opened yesterday, offering free samples of dumplings and "shave ice" to the neighbors. Their hearty dumplings — stuffed with pork and beef, chicken and mushrooms, or lentils, mushroom, and tofu
Late last week, construction equipment and a new fence arrived at the mostly vacant lot near the entrance to the Union Street subway station on 4th Avenue. The visible signs of pending redevelopment are backed up by the fact that
With the news today that Leona Helmsley intended her multibillion dollar estate to be used entirely for the care of dogs, it seemed like the perfect occasion to unveil the below mug shot of the so-called Queen of Mean.
Consolidated Edison and a union representing nearly 9,000 of theutility's workers reached a tentative agreement Wednesday after"extremely contentious" contract talks, a spokesman for the union said.
All is more or less well in Manhattan real estate, according to the second-quarter market reports. Big-ticket developments like the Plaza kept the average sales price on the island at $1.67 million, only a 1- to 3-percent dip from the
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