Splattered blood on the rocks of Prospect Park, smashed turtle shells, a suspicious attempt at a campfire — and finally, arson in the reedy underbush. It’s not the latest Linda Fairstein mystery novel — it’s a chronology from last week... Read Full Story
A churchgoing former child-abuse prosecutor and his wife allegedly beat their naked 8-year-old daughter for hours with a belt -- leaving bruises and puncture...
Hundreds of Brooklynites volunteered to help search for a missing Bushwick woman after her pals posted pleas for help on Twitter. Friends of Brianna Zani...
A 25-year NYPD veteran yesterday slammed the Police Department, which fired him last week without explanation, and vowed to seek justice for what he called a...
A Brooklyn federal judge is mulling the following legal question: If an ex-cop is pleasuring himself in the bushes and no one sees it, is it public lewdness?...
What's in a name? Nothing good, according to Michael Persico. The attorney for the son of former Colombo Mafia boss Carmine "The Snake" Persico filed...
Winter is so yesterday. The city is enjoying an end-of-season heat wave -- the first stretch of sun-filled 70-degree days in months. Forecasters said the thermometer will be in the low 70s today -- not far from the 92-year-old...
A computer database glitch has sent police to the home of an elderly Brooklyn couple more than 50 times since 2002, sheepish cops admitted yesterday. The...
It took more than 25 years of planning, but the first segment of Brooklyn Bridge Park is finally set to open Monday along Pier 1 at Fulton Ferry Landing. Gov. Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and...
The high life is coming to Brooklyn. Planners of the long-delayed Brooklyn Bridge Park project are bringing a 2,500-square-foot elevated wine bar to Pier 1...
Police summoned to a Brooklyn apartment found two dead people. A woman was on the bedroom floor, and a man was hanging from a nearby window grate. The NYPD...
They have lessons to learn. Citing concerns about academic performance, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee voted this week not to grant a full, five-year...
The city is planning to create a two-way, protected bike lane to link the Manhattan Bridge in downtown Brooklyn and the Williamsburg waterfront. The new, 1...
A woman angry at her cop boyfriend got revenge on him -- but not exactly in the way she may have wanted. The fiancée of NYPD Sgt. William Lewis hid $90,000...
Carol Albert says she expects the landmark Cyclone roller coaster to make a big comeback this summer with the anticipated opening of the new Luna Park next door. But the Cyclone’s longtime operator isn’t all smiles. She told the...
City Councilwoman Letitia James is suing a laborer for injuries she suffered when she walked into his truck, despite his plea that she drop the suit because he...
The principal of the city's controversial Arabic public school stepped down yesterday, just days after a federal panel ruled that her predecessor was discriminated against when she was pressured to resign. "Holly Reichert has...
City restaurants are about to learn the ABC's of cleanliness. Beginning July 1, eateries will be required to display letter grades given by city inspectors...
The city's struggling small businesses are getting hammered with an average 17 percent hike in health-insurance premiums this year, The Post has learned....
An 83-year-old Brooklyn brawler, charged with thrashing a man who's al most 100, vowed yesterday to go down swinging as he rejected a no-jail plea offer. In fact, octogenarian Gersh Gofman was so ready to fight, he pushed back a...
The 81-year-old nephew of legendary Murder Inc. boss Albert Anastasia was sentenced yesterday to 2½ years in federal prison for arson, extortion and...
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PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down Saturday’s PSAL Class A championship game between South Bronx and Bedford Academy scheduled for Saturday at 5 p.m. at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. SCHEDULE 5 p.m. – No. 6 South... 2:02 AM
Matt Roventini vividly remembers the pain he felt when last season ended. He remembers the shock and disappointment etched across his players’ faces after falling to Berkeley Carroll, 4-1, in the NSYAISAA title game at Columbia University. There...
Boys & Girls already excelled under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, winning its first city championship in 31 years March 6. Thursday night, the Kangaroos faced another kind of lights – national television beams. Appearing on NBC’s...
Joseph Madrazo took one quick look back as he raced up the near side with the clock winding down and a defender at his heels. What he saw was Midwood coach John Murphy waving him toward the net as he made up his mind to keep his feet moving. “My...
Charlie Barbieri was asked what starters graduated and how many of them, and he hesitated. Midwood lost plenty of them. There was his shortstop, his...
He had just scored a game-high 34 points in the CHSAA Class AA intersectional title game, an instant classic that went three overtimes. Jayvaughn Pinkston ended his storied high school career on a bang, but he did so without a ring. “This was the...
When Robert Phelps took over the boys basketball program at Bedford Academy this fall, Brent Jones began looking into his past achievements. The senior guard was floored when he learned Phelps led the city in scoring at Nazareth (he is 11th all...
Brittany McDonough absolutely struggled with her jump shot Wednesday night in the quarterfinals. She couldn’t buy a 3-pointer until the fourth quarter....
Doug Porter never thought twice. The moment the whistle blew and the referee put up three fingers, signaling the second foul on South Bronx star Dashawn Joyner just 3:28 into the PSAL Class A semifinal, Porter called his point guard over to the...
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...
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. Bishop Loughlin Nickname: Lions Head...
Bishop Ford outplayed St. Michael Academy for 2 ½ quarters. The Falcons led by 12 just about midway through the third quarter. They had an answer for most of the Eagles’ runs. But when all was said and done, after a knock-down, drag-out war of a...
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down tomorrow’s PSAL Class A boys basketball semifinals at Lehman College in The Bronx. SCHEDULE 3 p.m. -- No. 18 Brooklyn Tech vs. No. 6 South Bronx 5 p.m. -- No. 9 Banneker vs. No. 4...
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...
Fontbonne Hall’s memorable season was basically over. The Bonnies, Class B city champions for the first time, trailed Sacred Heart (L.I.) by 20 points...
A basketball was securely tucked under Vanessa D’Ambrosi’s left arm as she exited the Bishop Ford locker room. It had seemingly become a part of her over the last 24 hours. “I slept with my ball last night,” the St. Anselm-bound guard said. “After...
Bishop Ford made a detour on its way to Archbishop Molloy for its CHSAA Class AA state quarterfinal game. The team stopped to visit assistant coach Mary Gillespie at her home near the Park Slope school. She was their recovering from a heart...
Jayvaughn Pinkston is the first McDonald’s All-American in Bishop Loughlin history, he was named the CHSAA Player of the Year and he will play at Villanova University next year. But the 6-foot-6 senior forward has some unfinished business before he...
Once the postseason began, the look on Mike Taylor’s face never changed. It remained the same, whether he was blocking a shot, sinking a long 3-pointer, or driving to the hole. It was a look of determination, poise and relentlessness. Saturday...
Brooklyn College Academy came out of nowhere to shock the city last year, winning the PSAL Class B crown as the No. 26 seed. Wednesday, there was another No. 26 seed – Cobble Hill – looking to follow the Bobcats’ path. “We talked about it more...
It took more than 25 years of planning, but the first segment of Brooklyn Bridge Park is finally...
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