A concerned citizen seeks to protect the flora of a public park from the unwitting ravages of a child.

A concerned citizen seeks to protect the flora of a public park from the unwitting ravages of a child.

Called a turncoat by some, a New Haven firefighter has held to a view that merit should prevail over affirmative action in governing promotions.

Janet Redmond-Mercereau was sentenced to 25 years to life for shooting her husband three times while he slept in their Staten Island home.

Called a turncoat by some, a New Haven lieutenant has held to a view that merit should govern promotions.

The mayor expressed qualified support for paid sick days, but took a defensive stance on campaign spending and homelessness at the forum.

The victim was identified as Anthony Seccafico, a laborer who was under federal investigation at the time he was killed, a law enforcement official said.

One by one, three workers, overcome by toxic fumes, died in a Queens well this week, and experts said the sequence was all too common.

At this rate, Officer Daniel Firpo should make about 150 arrests before finishing his first week in the New York department.

The government will agree to preserve the secret overseas sites where Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a defendant in a terror case involving the deaths of 224 people, was once held.