Advocates for new Penn Station find supporter in Speaker Quinn

Advocates for a new Penn Station and a relocated Madison Square Garden found a supporter in City Council Speaker Christine Quinn today.

Bronx teacher arrested, charged with raping 10-year-old student

The Department of Education will hold a hearing to attempt to revoke the tenure benefits of a teacher accused of raping a 10-year-old in his care.

New York state announces plan for board to help cash-strapped cities

State lawmakers on Tuesday announced plans to create a financial restructuring board and binding arbitration process to help struggling municipalities.

Empire State Building gets ‘left-field’ $2 billion offer to sell

A New York City real estate company offered to buy the Empire State Building for $2 billion, a written offer showed.

Months after Sandy, solar chargers for mobile phones debut in NYC

New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy.

Legal groups to sue city, NYPD over Muslim surveillance

The NYCLU and ACLU are suing Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, alleging that the NYPD’s Muslim surveillance program is unconstitutional.

$65,000 offered for information on 2008 Times Square bomber

The FBI and the NYPD have provided new evidence in the 2008 bombing of an army recruiting station in Times Square and are offering a $65,000 reward.

Indictment in Greenwich Village hate crime killing

A man has been indicted for the fatal shooting in Greenwich Village, the most violent of an apparent uptick in reported anti-gay hate crimes in Manhattan.

Brooklyn man indicted for allegedly training dogs to fight

A Brooklyn man was indicted for today for training dogs to fight.

New York City settles lawsuit over police pension benefits

The has settled a lawsuit in which the federal government alleged it improperly reduced retirement benefits for cops who served in the military after 9/11.