Rebuilding the Half-Demolished 100 Clark Street, B...

Published by mcbrooklyn on July 22, 2008.

Rebuilding the Half-Demolished 100 Clark Street, B...

Published by mcbrooklyn on July 22, 2008.

"It's ridiculous," James Josie, 35, a laid-off security guard from the Bronx, said Monday as he waited for a subway train in Times Square. "Every year they seem to raise the fares."

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

The attempt to increase revenue by 8 percent would also apply to commuter rail tickets on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad and tolls on the authority’s bridges and tunnels, which include the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

The attempt to increase revenue by 8 percent would also apply to commuter rail tickets on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad and tolls on the authority’s bridges and tunnels, which include the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

The No. 4, which runs from Woodlawn in the Bronx to Crown Heights and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, reached its destination on time in only 70.1 percent of its runs in May, the new figures show. That was nearly a 12 percent decline from the same month the previous year.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

The No. 4, which runs from Woodlawn in the Bronx to Crown Heights and Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, reached its destination on time in only 70.1 percent of its runs in May, the new figures show. That was nearly a 12 percent decline from the same month the previous year.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

No. 4 riders say delays are worst between Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan and Union Square.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

No. 4 riders say delays are worst between Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan and Union Square.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

No. 4 riders say delays are worst between Bowling Green in Lower Manhattan and Union Square.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

“It’s getting slower and slower,” said Brian O’Connell, an undergraduate student at New York University who takes the No. 4 to his job as an intern with the Brooklyn district attorney’s office. “One day we stopped at Bowling Green, they told us there was a power outage, we waited 30 minutes and then they said we’re not going anywhere.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

A crowded No. 4 train sits at a Grand Central Terminal subway platform on Monday. Riders holding doors open is cited as the second biggest reason for subway delays, behind track work.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

The owner of Vermont Market and Pharmacy in Carroll Gardens answered a few questions about a store that has sat mysteriously vacant for about a dozen years amid a thriving neighborhood.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

A group of visitors traveled from Japan to Brooklyn to pay homage to Townsend Harris, who helped spell the end of more than two centuries of their country’s self-imposed isolation.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

Artie Traum, a guitarist, songwriter and producer who helped carry the spirit of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene to Woodstock, N.Y., died on Sunday. He was 65 and lived in Bearsville, N.Y., near Woodstock.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

"Mr. Santana couldn't hide from the law even if he wanted to," Ollen told the court. "He is a world-famous boxer. He'll be the main event on a fight card on ESPN. He's very active in the community in Spanish Harlem."

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

The indictment states that Caraballo picked the drugs up the next day near Second Ave. and East 101st St., having agreed in exchange to pay an undisclosed sum to Colon by passing the money to Colon through Santana.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

He was gritty, this kid Joe Miceli from the lower East Side, and I'm going to miss my friend at "Ring 8" meetings of the Veteran Boxers Association.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal probe of fiscal irregularities and tax fraud by the Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

None of that stopped the often-arrested star from headlining Madison Square Garden Monday night, even if it was 17 years after his last U.S. tour.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Pint-size Consuelo Carreto Valencia wept and prayed Monday during jury selection for her sex-trafficking trial in Brooklyn Federal Court.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

James Colliton, once a $500,000-a-year tax lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, contends the credit card company breached its rules by telling authorities that he had used the card in February 2006 to pay for gas in Ontario, Canada.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Some of you may remember Royster from the days when she was the NYPD's vocalist at department ceremonies. She sang the "Star Spangled Banner" at the "Prayer for America" gathering at Yankee Stadium after 9/11.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

The Phillies won't leave Flushing tied with the Mets atop the NL East. That much is for sure.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Wagner was examined by team doctors Monday, but no MRI exam was performed. Wagner has some inflammation, but agent Bean Stringfellow said he had spoken with the closer and the trouble was "nothing significant." Said Stringfellow: "It's something he can pitch with." Wagner is due back at the Hospital for Special Surgery today, team spokesman Jay Horwitz said.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

The man who brought the Beatles to America for the first concert at Shea Stadium wasn't invited to Shea's last.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Bernstein first brought the Fab Four to Carnegie Hall - the first pop concert there - before Ed Sullivan had ever heard of them. He'd learned about the group from British newspapers, which he had starting reading as a World War II soldier stationed in the U.K. before D-Day.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

The promoter hasn't stopped promoting. "I'm working with the group Rain, the Beatles tribute band, and I'm talking with the guys who brought the Pope to Yankee Stadium about a show. Maybe we'll have it at Shea."

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Bernstein did the calculations, and realized Madison Square Garden would be too small. He thought of the baseball stadium, which had never been a concert venue before. But he had to talk the Beatles' manager into it first.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

The new proposal, delivered to the Hudson River Park Trust last week, must now stand up to months of scrutiny, including questions about the group's ability to pay for it.

Published by New York Post on July 22, 2008.

With Cirque du Soleil out of the picture at Pier 40, a team of developers has unveiled a $430 million proposal to build athletic fields, rooftop gyms, swimming pools, three public high schools and a hall for corporate parties and other events on top of the massive pier.

Published by New York Post on July 22, 2008.

"He's jealous and controlling," said Crystal Wright, 46, as she paced the corridors of Woodhull Hospital, where her beaten and burned daughter, Denetria Council, was being treated.

Published by New York Post on July 22, 2008.

The youngster boarded a Manhattan-bound J train at Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens at 8 a.m., and soon noticed the man across from her exposing himself.

Published by New York Post on July 22, 2008.

She and her husband, Mark Schwartz, 50, were found shot to death in the bedroom of their Marine Park house. His funeral was held Sunday.

Published by New York Post on July 22, 2008.

Family and friends of Christina-Maria Petrowski-Schwartz, 48, visited Sherman's Memorial Chapel for the viewing.

Published by New York Post on July 22, 2008.

After hitting it big on May 2, Randazzo said he wanted to keep his job opening the door and hailing taxis for residents at 1021 Park, where he earns $40,000 a year plus tips.

Published by New York Post on July 22, 2008.

Rebuilding the Half-Demolished 100 Clark Street, B...

Published by mcbrooklyn on July 22, 2008.

54 Hicks Street GMAP (right)

Published by Brownstoner on July 22, 2008.

2085 East 2nd Street GMAP (right)

Published by Brownstoner on July 22, 2008.

162 Bergen Street GMAP

Published by Brownstoner on July 22, 2008.

273 Baltic Street GMAP

Published by Brownstoner on July 22, 2008.

The highest of 15 penthouse apartments in the 43-story tower at 15 Central Park West sold for $21.5 million.

Published by The Real Deal on July 22, 2008.

Another one of the most coveted trophy apartments in Manhattan has sold, leaving only three more penthouse units at 15 Central Park West up for grabs--one of which is on the market for nearly three times the price it sold for two months earlier.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

...firm Tiger Global Management, closed on the six-bedroom, 7,200-square foot apartment at 4 East 66th Street and Fifth Avenue this month, according to property records posted today. The unit has six...

Published by The Real Deal on July 22, 2008.

Trusts in the name of Hertz CEO Mark Frissora and his wife Jennifer have sold a condo at the former Westbury Hotel at 15 East 69th Street for $7.65 million, according to public records posted today.

Published by The Real Deal on July 22, 2008.

...for Habitat-NYC's 41-unit affordable housing complex, which is already under construction at 1870 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. Brokers Build is contributing to the funding of 11 of the 41...

Published by The Real Deal on July 22, 2008.

Flushing Towing owner Carlos Canal said his company will relocate from 126-28 35th Avenue to a property in Flushing that is vacant and zoned for industrial uses but not owned by the city. Neither Canal nor EDC would comment on the price.

Published by The Real Deal on July 22, 2008.

Another one of the most coveted trophy apartments in Manhattan has sold, leaving only three more penthouse units at 15 Central Park West up for grabs--one of which is on the market for nearly three times the price it sold for two months earlier.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

The nightlife Queen appears on a billboard at the intersection of Varick and Houston streets showing Ms. Bunny holding a bucket of KFC with the printed lettering, "Sometimes Big Bright Packages Contain Dirty Little Secrets."

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

Interestingly, given the strong feelings on both sides, the candidates’ differences when it comes to ideology and actual policy positions seems to be very slight. In effort to position himself as the more progressive of the candidates in a district that includes Lower Manhattan and mostly white-liberal downtown Brooklyn, Squadron has attacked Connor for the timing of his vote on “luxury decontrol” laws.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

Interestingly, given the strong feelings on both sides, the candidates’ differences when it comes to ideology and actual policy positions seems to be very slight. In effort to position himself as the more progressive of the candidates in a district that includes Lower Manhattan and mostly white-liberal downtown Brooklyn, Squadron has attacked Connor for the timing of his vote on “luxury decontrol” laws.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

Last night at an after-party for a private screening of Step Brothers on the roof of the Empire Hotel, 38-year-old Matthew Settle, who plays the young Brooklyn Dad on Gossip Girl, wanted to bum a cigarette. (He was obliged.)

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

The city's Economic Development Corporation announced today it made a deal with a fourth landowner at Willets Point, the 61-acre site by Shea Stadium the Bloomberg administration wants to redevelop.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

The city's Economic Development Corporation announced today it made a deal with a fourth landowner at Willets Point, the 61-acre site by Shea Stadium the Bloomberg administration wants to redevelop.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

Ten years ago an Englishman, Keith McNally, opened a fake French bistro in Soho. Every detail had been carefully researched, from the red leather for the banquettes to the Gauloise-smoke patina on the ceilings and the shellfish display, where names of the oysters du jour were scrawled in soap on distressed mirrors. From opening day, the place looked as though it had been around for a hundred years. When you walked into Balthazar, you entered another world.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

MR. DUCASSE MUST be riding high on the success of Adour, which he opened last winter in the St. Regis, one block away. At Benoit, he’s offering the Ducasse experience off the peg, so to speak. That’s fine, but because of his name, you come with high hopes, even to a bistro.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

A charcuterie platter for two ($42) includes prosciutto, pâté en croûte and dry sausage, but it had none of the sparkle of the dish that’s served at Bar Boulud. It was lifted from total doldrums by a sort of mille-feuille arrangement of veal and tongue layered with foie gras mousse. This was wonderful. So was another dish, the buttery duck foie gras confit with brioche. But a tartare of coarsely chopped daurade with olive oil was lackluster.

Published by The New York Observer on July 22, 2008.

The road menace is accused of striking Nacirema on Saturday as she dashed across Rockaway Ave. in Brownsville, then speeding off. Witnesses said he stopped briefly to curse at the bleeding child.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

A Croatian terrorist who won parole despite killing an NYPD cop would be hailed a conquering hero if he is shipped home, the officer's widow said Monday. "He should not be allowed to go home - Brian wasn't," said Kathleen Murray, whose husband, Brian Murray, was killed in 1976 by a bomb planted at Grand Central Terminal.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

The retired cop's name surfaced on April 29 after Antonelli, a jeweler and his longtime friend, was shot outside El Sabor Tropical in West Brighton.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Cops were called to St. Mary's Ave. in Rosebank about 6:55 a.m. after witnesses saw Aiello outside his home screaming and waving a gun.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

The effort to provide support to the two mortgage giants follows the government's involvement in dealing with the near-collapse of Bear Stearns in March when the Federal Reserve provided a $30 billion loan to facilitate the sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

A jellyfish swims in Hudson off 79th St. Boat Basin pier Monday. The most common species found in Hudson are moon jellyfish and lion's mane.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Bain said that when he was part of team helping to clean up underwater debris from the World Trade Center site, he encountered hundreds of them.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

Go ahead, Yankees fans. Slather on that SPF 45 sunscreen is now legal in Yankee Stadium.

Published by New York Daily News on July 22, 2008.

City records show Carbone dismissed complaints that some crane operators were working with licenses obtained fraudulently. The buildings department hasn't commented on what role Carbone played in inspecting the scene of a May 30 crane collapse on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Police in Brooklyn shot and injured a man early Tuesday after being told he had a gun. The incident happened in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Police on Staten Island are investigating a shooting early Tuesday that involved two officers – one active duty and the other retired.The shooting happened in the Rosebank section on St. Mary’s Avenue.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Police say that shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aiello shot at police officers called to St. Mary's Avenue in the Rosebank section of Staten Island. The officers, who were not struck, returned fire and wounded Aiello who was pronounced dead at Richmond University Medical Center.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

National Action Network have agreed in a tax settlement to pay between $2 and $9 million, Sharpton’s lawyer Michael Hardy told the New York Daily News.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Yankee Stadium has widely expanded a ban on bringing bottles of sunscreen into the ballpark a move that has consumers, Yankees fans and health officials turning red.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Al Sharpton's lawyers say federal prosecutors have dropped NY criminal probe of his finances. Sharpton will not be indicted or serve jail time, but he and the National Action Network have agreed in a tax settlement to pay between $2 and $9 million, Sharpton’s lawyer Michael Hardy told the New York Daily News.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Aiello, who had been longtime friends with the jeweler, had uncharacteristically failed to carry his gun that April evening when the hit men surprised Antonelli, 43, outside the El Sabor Tropical restaurant, the source said. Aiello had left the restaurant moments before and was not at the jeweler's side during the ambush.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Aiello, 36, carrying two guns, had been yelling in front of his family's Rosebank home Tuesday morning shortly after checking himself out of a psychiatric facility at nearby Bayley Seton Hospital against medical advice, sources said.

Published by WNBC on July 22, 2008.

Almost seven years after a fire devastated the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine on the Upper West Side, work continues on damaged areas. But on Monday, a key area of the church, the nave, was re-opened to the public after a $16 million visual rebirth.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 22, 2008.

Around 7 a.m., sources say, police responded to a 9-1-1 call from a house at 128 St. Mary's Avenue. When police arrived to the home, Jason Aiello, a retired NYPD Sergeant, was outside in the street waving a gun.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 22, 2008.

Versace will be doing the interior design of a Manhattan landmark known as The Clock Tower. The agreement was announced Tuesday by the Italian design company and Africa Israel Investments Ltd., the property's owner.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 22, 2008.

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn spent several months looking at Sharpton's financial dealings and bookkeeping irregularities at his Harlem-based civil rights group.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 22, 2008.

Go ahead, Yankees fans. Slather on that SPF 45 -- sunscreen is now legal in Yankee Stadium. The baseball team has lifted a ban on plastic containers of sunscreen at their ballpark after deciding "not to be as stringent," team spokesman Jason Zillo said Tuesday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 22, 2008.

Fireworks are being blamed for a house blaze in Dongan Hills last night that sent the 77-year-old homeowner, his wife and their two dogs fleeing to safety. The blaze at 44 Bear St. began at about 10:20 p.m. with neighbors recalled hearing a loud pop.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

The blaze at 44 Bear St. began at about 10:20 p.m. with neighbors recalling hearing a loud pop moments before bushes in front of the house went aflame.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

The city also recently withdrew its application to put up a tower at 100 Merrill Ave., on the grounds of Moore Catholic High School, although DoITT spokesman Sbordone said it had nothing to do with parental concerns. He said Northrop Grumman simply determined that it did not need the location for the wireless network.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Last month, the BSA approved similar towers to be built next to an office building in New Springville, on the grounds of a CVS in Eltingville, alongside a doctor's office in Annadale and at another cemetery, United Hebrew, on Clarke Avenue in Richmond. But almost no one objected to those sites at hearings held at the community board or the BSA.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Last month, the BSA approved similar towers to be built next to an office building in New Springville, on the grounds of a CVS in Eltingville, alongside a doctor's office in Annadale and at another cemetery, United Hebrew, on Clarke Avenue in Richmond. But almost no one objected to those sites at hearings held at the community board or the BSA.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Last month, the BSA approved similar towers to be built next to an office building in New Springville, on the grounds of a CVS in Eltingville, alongside a doctor's office in Annadale and at another cemetery, United Hebrew, on Clarke Avenue in Richmond. But almost no one objected to those sites at hearings held at the community board or the BSA.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Safety, however, is what the parents at PS 30 in Westerleigh were concerned about when they learned earlier this year that the city was planning to put an antenna on top of their elementary school. In response to the controversy, the city agreed to reconsider the location.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Community Board 3 voted to approve two towers for Charleston while voting against one -- a 120-foot tall monopole planned for Main Street in Tottenville. The board rejected the latter because it would be located next to a recently completed, four-story apartment building. All three applications are still pending at City Planning.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Community Board 3 voted to approve two towers for Charleston while voting against one -- a 120-foot tall monopole planned for Main Street in Tottenville. The board rejected the latter because it would be located next to a recently completed, four-story apartment building. All three applications are still pending at City Planning.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

The BSA, which grants special permits for towers built in residentially-zoned neighborhoods, last week approved a 90-foot monopole for the grounds of Baron Hirsch Cemetery in Graniteville, despite opposition from people who live nearby.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Police on Staten Island chasing a man with a gun have closed off an area of Rosebank in the vicinity of Tompkins Avenue and St. Mary's Place. According to radio reports from the scene, at least one gunshot has been fired. Further details were not immediately available.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

The buildings department hasn't commented on what role Carbone played in inspecting the scene of a May 30 crane collapse on Manhattan's Upper East Side that killed native Staten Islander Donald Leo.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn spent several months looking at Sharpton's financial dealings and bookkeeping irregularities at his Harlem-based civil rights group.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

According to police they received two calls leading up to the tragic events at 128 St. Mary's Avenue. The first call, when the caller mentioned that shots had been fired, came at 6:44 a.m. while the second call, about a husband and wife dispute, came at 6:49 a.m. Both calls came from inside the home, cops said.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Aiello was with Antonelli on April 29 when he was gunned down outside El Sabor Tropical, a restaurant at Broadway and Castleton Avenue. Antonelli, 43, succumbed to his injuries on May 12 in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Antonelli was shot around 7 p.m. after he and Aiello visited a basement storage space at 280 Broadway, the same address as the restaurant. Aiello was his longtime friend.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Law enforcement sources believe that Jason Aiello -- a retired police sergeant and former bodyguard of Antonelli, a jeweler from Grasmere who was shot in West Brighton on April 29 -- was looking to commit "suicide by cop" when he brandished two guns during a domestic dispute early this morning.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Law enforcement sources believe that Jason Aiello -- a retired police sergeant and former bodyguard of Antonelli, a jeweler from Grasmere who was shot in West Brighton on April 29 -- was looking to commit "suicide by cop" when he brandished two guns during a domestic dispute early this morning.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Adam J. Greenberg, 31, of the 500 block of Rockaway Street in Tottenville, plowed into two motorcycles on South and Whitehall streets outside the ferry terminal around 5 p.m., killing one rider, said cops.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

Adam J. Greenberg, 31, of the 500 block of Rockaway Street in Tottenville, plowed into two motorcycles on South and Whitehall streets outside the ferry terminal around 5 p.m., killing one rider, said cops.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.

One cyclist, identified by police as Dimitrios Kazanas, 39, of 189th Street in the Auburndale section of Queens, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The other rider, a 28-year-old man, whose name was not released, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.

Published by SI Live on July 22, 2008.