The State Commission on Public Integrity brought no charges against the former governor but left open the possibility of action.
Fri 25 Jul 2008
Filed under: Howard, William, Felton, Preston, L, Baum, Richard, State Commission on Public Integrity, Dopp, Darren, Bruno, Joseph L, Ethics, Spitzer, Eliot L — @ 2:04 pm
Fri 25 Jul 2008
Filed under: National Black Theater, Teer, Barbara Ann, Blacks, Theater, Harlem (NYC), Deaths (Obituaries) — @ 9:56 am
Ms. Teer, who founded the National Black Theater, gave up a promising career in commercial entertainment to concentrate on developing African-American culture in Harlem.
Fri 25 Jul 2008
Filed under: Azrael, Gann & Franz, Pentagon Building, Hellerstein, Alvin K, Terrorism, Suits and Litigation — @ 6:26 am
The federal judge said the firm that negotiated the deals was seeking excessive legal fees and that the settlement amounts themselves were unreasonable.
Fri 25 Jul 2008
E-mail messages from Eliot Spitzer to his senior aides, released as part of an ethics panel report, show that the former governor could be an irascible and relentless boss.
Fri 25 Jul 2008
Filed under: Uncategorized — @ 6:26 am
The agreement was announced by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site and is overseeing its redevelopment.
Fri 25 Jul 2008
Filed under: Farber, Thomas, Caceres, Yiskar, Cocaine and Crack Cocaine, Marijuana, Drug Abuse and Traffic — @ 6:19 am
Yiskar Caceres’s drug arrests contrasted with school transcripts, friends’ praise and his family life. The penalties were mild, until the latest put family and judge in agony.
Fri 25 Jul 2008
Because of a new law, drivers will now face felony charges if they assault a traffic agent, a level of respect agents said had been too long coming.
Fri 25 Jul 2008
Filed under: Port Authority Bus Terminal, Office Buildings and Commercial Properties — @ 6:13 am
A plan to build an office tower atop the Port Authority Bus Terminal nudged forward Thursday when competing designs by 3 architectural firms were shown for the first time.
Fri 25 Jul 2008
The on-again, off-again sale of Starrett City, a complex of 46 brick towers with 5,881 apartments, promises to be one of the biggest real estate deals of the year.
Fri 25 Jul 2008
A man convicted of raping and trying to kill a Columbia journalism student during a torturous 19-hour ordeal was sentenced on Thursday to what amounts to life in prison.