Report Reveals Alarming 31 Percent Homicide Increase Among Blacks
According to a new NYPD report, there was an alarming 31 percent homicide rate increase among blacks in 2010 with 42 percent of the overall killings occurring in Brooklyn.
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According to a new NYPD report, there was an alarming 31 percent homicide rate increase among blacks in 2010 with 42 percent of the overall killings occurring in Brooklyn.
Authorities said Monique Smith, 19, killed the hamster with her hands and then threw it into the street during a dispute with the owner of the animal on June 7.
More than a dozen people were injured, three critically, after a fire truck and van crashed on Staten Island this afternoon.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said it doesn't take much to make a difference, all you have to do is "just sit there."
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lent - the 40 days of prayer observed by Christians.
Anthony Parra pleaded guilty to assault and endangering the welfare of a child in a Queens court. He faces 20 years in prison.
Professor Steinemann led the study which analyzed more than two dozen commonly used scented items and said her findings were surprising and distressing.
The space shuttle landed in Florida today but New York City hopes another will land alongside its aircraft carrier sometime in the future.
A 21-year-old New York City man accused of shooting another man in 2008 over a basketball game surrendered to police after seeing his mug shot in a local newspaper, officials said.
A spokesman said Indian Point 3 will remain offline for about a month.
NYU said former President Bill Clinton will be speaking to the crowd at Yankee Stadium on May 18. He's getting an honorary doctorate.
Rajaratnam was represented in court by seven lawyers as a pool of about 100 potential jurors was questioned by Holwell to make sure they had no personal history or biases that would interfere with their ability to judge the case fairly.
Car crashes are the number one killer of American teenagers.
Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan late Tuesday night. Fire officials said the blaze was reported at about 10:30 p.m. in the mezzanine level.
The Stuart C. Gruskin Foundation is asking businesses to sign up for a new initiative that would require training delivery bikers in safe and respectful riding.
