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Focuses on the hardships faced by Arabians in New York. Need for the change in dresses worn by Arabians in New York; Views of a Arab-American lawyer Abed Awad on the relationship between Americans and Arab-Americans; Anxiety amongst the Arab-American natives about their social condition in the U.S.; Factors that led to the discrimination between Arab-Americans and Americans.

The article focuses on the groups and individuals living on the East Coast who make bus excursions to New York City to attend the Wednesday and Saturday afternoon performances of Broadway plays, especially musicals. Over half of tickets for Broadway performances are sold to persons living outside New York, and they form the vast majority of matinee attendees. The tourists are generally older persons who live within several hours time of the city..

This article reports on a murder-suicide taking place in West Islip, New York during May of 2007. Ex-convict Philip Zagarella killed 59-year old acquaintance Joanna White and sexually assaulted one of her grandchildren before fatally shooting himself after a 14-hour police standoff. Police efforts to stop Zagarella are also detailed.

This article discusses Altemio Sanchez, who has become the prime suspect in a series of rapes and murders in Buffalo, New York. Sanchez is suspected of committing at least three murders and at least eight rapes in Buffalo since 1981, and the article notes that Sanchez generally blended into the community during that time.

The article focuses on Leszek Kuczera, who is charged with starting a fire that destroyed a warehouse complex on the Brooklyn, New York waterfront in May 2006. Kuczera denies that he confessed to starting the fire, saying that he was in upstate New York when it took place. Speaking through a translator, Kuczera said he is in jail because detectives misunderstood him when interrogating him after his arrest. Law enforcement officials insist that Kuczera confessed. They also say he confessed to setting a fire in 2005 at the Greenpoint Terminal Market. Police are investigating Kuczera's account.

The author reports that New York City police have arrested a suspect in four random stabbings around Manhattan. Details related to each incident are reviewed. According to the author, the suspect is a 20-year-old homeless man named Kenny Alexis who has spent time in both New York and Boston. Comments from Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly are included.

The article reports that, according to New York City authorities, two homeless men started a fire in a warehouse complex in Brooklyn in May of 2006. Leszek Kuczera, 59, has been arrested and charged with arson, burglary, reckless endangerment, and petty larceny, while authorities are still looking for the other homeless man. The men started the fire when they were burning the insulation off copper wires.

The article highlights that several police stations in New York urgently need repairs.

The article discusses a protest in New York City's Borough Park held by hundreds of Hasidic Jews over the arrest of a 75-year-old man. During the protest two police officers were assaulted, two police cars were damaged, and two dozen bonfires were started. At a meeting with Orthodox Jewish leaders from Borough Park, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly stated that his department had acted appropriately during the protest. The leaders called the protesters' conduct inexcusable.

The article focuses on bouncer Darryl Littlejohn, who has been indicted in connection with the murder of 24-year-old graduate student Imette St. Guillen in New York City's SoHo district. Though much of the evidence against Littlejohn hasn't been released, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly says that Littlejohn was the last person to see St. Guillen alive, and that his DNA matches that on ties used to bind her.

This article looks at the murder of student Imette St. Guillen and the seventeen hour span of time between when she went out with friends in Manhattan, New York and when her body was discovered in southern Brooklyn. New York City detectives have had to work around the clock to try to piece together the crime with what appears to be a random victim, no clear motive and no suspect.

The article reports that a sixth mob family is developing in New York City. Authorities say Alex Rudaj runs the Corporation, a group of Albanian immigrants which has established ties with organized crime. The group has fought the Luchese and Gambino families for areas of Queens, the Bronx and Westchester County. Information from court documents detail an August 2001 confrontation at Soccer Fever gambling parlor.

The article reports on the case of Allan Cameron. Cameron was recently apprehended by New York City police and charged with multiple counts, included the first-degree murder of Officer Dillon Stewart and the attempted murder of off-duty officer Wierner Philippe. Details of the incident involving Cameron are viewed. Cameron's criminal history is also analyzed.

The article reports on a memorial ceremony in New York for 100 police officers who died in the line of duty from 1849 to 1997. The plaques honoring the officers are in the Police Headquarters' lobby and represent a two-year project led by Lt. Michael McGrath. The murder of Officer Robert S. McChesney on October 19, 1867 is described.

This article presents information on the firehouse on Governors Island in the middle of New York Harbor.

The article reports an accident in Brooklyn which involved a minivan school bus that was driven by a man wanted on a drug charge. The four preschoolers and matron were not seriously hurt. The driver, Raymond Gallant, was found foaming at the mouth and was arrested at the scene. Information about the accident and Gallant's employment with Missy Transportation is provided.

The article reports that New York City officials and the firefighters' union have agreed to a tentative 50-month contract that gives firefighters a raise of more than 17 percent. According to the author, the union agreed to several concessions, including a steep cut in wages for new hires, a reduction in vacation time, and the withdrawal of several grievances with the city. Comments regarding the agreement from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg are included.

The article reports that the bodies of Ashante Mitchell and another woman were discovered in an apartment in Brooklyn, New York. The apartment belonged to Antoine Twitty. There have been no arrests, and police would not discuss the murder investigation. Comments are made by the landlord of the apartment, Marvin Odums.

Reports that three assailants burst into a Bronx apartment bound the hands of the four adults they found inside and then fatally shot three of them. Description of the victims; Review of how a 23-year-old woman escaped by pretending to be dead; Report from police that the assailants entered the apartment in the effort to steal drugs; Comments from an unnamed investigator who says that the assailants may have targeted the wrong residence.

Offers a look at reports released by the New York Fire Department from investigations into two catastrophic fires on January 23, 2005, that killed three firefighters. Deaths of Curtis Meyran, John G. Bellew, and Richard T. Sclafani; Failings on the part of the Fire Department, firefighters and officers on the scene of the fires; Negligence on the part of the city's Department of Housing, Preservation and Development; Comments made by Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta.

Reports on how a female infant was randomly stabbed in the stomach on a public sidewalk only blocks from her home in New York City. Review of how the man with the knife, who was apprehended, was emotionally disturbed and living a life with relatively little supervision; Discussion of how the stabbing victim remained in critical but stable condition; Background of the victim's family and Bernard Derr, who committed the stabbing.

Reports on how an emergency call to help a Jewish woman in New York City turned into a confrontation that resulted in the arrest of one of the would-be rescuers. How New York City Fire Department technicians arrived first to treat the woman; The arrival of a Jewish emergency response unit called Hatzolah which resulted in a dispute over treatment; Arrest of Hatzolah supervisor, Shalom Jacob; How Sheldon Silver intervened to resolve a protest at the police station.

Reports that the New York Fire Department acknowledged that it has been making increasing use of hiring agreements that allow fire fighters with minor drug and alcohol convictions to join the ranks as long as they agree to random substance abuse tests. Review of how so-called "stipulation agreements" came into the spotlight when the father of a fire fighters who had been hired conditionally was arrested and charged with bribing a medical laboratory to dispose of his son's urine samples that had test positive for cocaine; Statistics related to the number of fire fighters hired under stipulation agreements.

Reports that a State Supreme Court justice in Manhattan has been censured by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for inappropriate behavior after an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her drunken-driving arrest in July 2002. Review of the case involving justice Donna M. Mills; Overview of recent charges levied against a companion of Mills. New York.

Reports that four white men have been arrested after an investigation into the beating of a black man, Alex Morse, in Brooklyn. The charges filed against suspects, Nicholas Morse, Robert Lombardi, Anthony David, and Stephen Cucarese; Efforts to find five others who were involved in the August 7, 2005 attack; Comparison of the attack with the June 29 beating of another black man in Howard Beach, Queens.

Describes the short life and death of Keshawn Seeley who was on the verge of escaping the Louis H. Pink housing project in Brooklyn, New York. Seeley's background and upbringing, his troubled family life and life of petty crimes; Comments from counselor, Bernadetta Heyward, and Danny Simmons of the Brooklyn Academy of Music; Effect of the Art Start program on Seeley's life; His loss of the job with Art Start and how he was returning to his old way of life.

Reports there was little public reaction to random searches by New York Police Department. The number of commuters searched at subway stations, trains, and bus terminals; Comment of Samuel J. Plumeri Jr., superintendent of the Port Authority Police Department, about the "remarkably low" resistance; View of the New York Civil Liberties Union, with comment from executive director Donna Lieberman.

Reports on a false alarm concerning a possible terrorism on a New York city tour bus. The incident involving the Gray Line bus company's red double-decker bus No. 320; Indication a Gray Line supervisor a Manhattan police captain to tell him about five suspicious men; The reasons why the five passengers were considered suspect by the ticket agent; How a search was conducted; Finding that the suspects were British tourists; Criticism of the police action; Apology by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; The mayor's suggestion that the Gray Line employee overreacted.

Reports that the New York City police began random searches of backpacks and packages in the subways as officials expressed alarm about the bombings in the London, England transit system. Report that New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg authorized the searchers; Report that riders who refuse to open their bags will be allowed to leave the station without further questioning, but will not be allowed to bring the package into the subway; Claim of Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly that the basis for selecting riders for checks would not be race, ethnicity or religion.

Reports that the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been slow to spend money on transit security since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Report that the MTA had committed nearly $600 million to improve security; Report that the MTA has plans to spend more than $300 million on security projects by the end of 2005; Failure of the MTA to install sensors to detect the presence of biochemical agents in the subway system; Reference to the London, England, mass transit bombings of 2005; Claim that New York City's transportation is not guarded against terrorist threats.

Focuses on the New York City fire department and its response time to fires. The increase in the City's average response time, which is above the national average; Information about the July 2004 accident where a fire truck, responding to a fire in the Bronx, went through a red light and killed Ronaldy Mendez; Indication that Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta eased driving rules; Stance of the firemen's union, which is concerned with legal responsibility for accidents; View of Capt. Peter L. Gorman that drivers should follow the stricter national guidelines.

Focuses on the need among the day care center operators to comply with the regulations implemented by the Health and Fire Departments for safety purposes in New York City.

Looks at the popularity of motorized scooters in New York City. Report on how the number of people buying scooters are increasing as a result of increased gas prices, rising public transportation costs, and the re-entry of foreign scooter manufacturers into the American market; Gatherings of scooter enthusiasts at various locations throughout the city; Comments from scooter owners regarding the vehicles.

Focuses on how New York City is making city fleets as efficient as possible. The role of environmentalists in changing the law that mandates replacement of city vehicles; Types of automobiles currently used by city officials; Example of vehicles in the alternative-fuel fleet; How the hybrids have performed; Indication that the mayor will sign the new law.

Focuses on some of the concerns by New York City midtown apartment residents regarding the practice of building emptying by some property owners. Rent-controlled apartments; Ways in which landlords indirectly drive the tenants out of their properties; Destabilization of buildings which will eventually be demolished.

Focuses on the U.S. Military Academy at West Point which is one of America's elite undergraduate schools which supplies up to a quarter of the U.S. Army's officer corps. Process that requires indoctrination into the army's values, ethics and rules; Sense of patriotism among the cadets.

Focuses on the antiquities exhibition 'Art of the First Cities' at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. Inclusion of looted art pieces in the exhibit; Curator Oscar Muscarella's view on the immorality of the acquisition of looted art pieces; Philosophical debate on the ethics of the antiquities trade.

Investigates claims of insurance redlining committed against minorities by Unity Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Syracuse, New York. Class action filed against the company by over 40,000 policyholders; Unity Mutual's assurance that it is working with the New York Insurance Department to develop a corrective action plan for those who were charged premiums based on racial underwriting guidelines.

In the hours before he became governor, New York's departing attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, announced that he was tying up a loose end from one of his signature campaigns: an investigation of the student loan industry that uncovered kickbacks and deceptive marketing tactics. Mr. Cuomo said Friday that $13 million in settlements paid by dozens of colleges and lenders in the case would be used to finance a national student loan center, to help young borrowers and their parents navigate the complexities of the college lending process. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

On Thursday, the fourth day after the blizzard that inundated New York, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg toured the city and took his lumps. The mayor visited the four boroughs beyond Manhattan, delivering the message that every street had been plowed and every stranded car and bus would soon be pulled or pushed out of the mire. But this was hardly a victory tour. At each stop, Mr. Bloomberg admitted that his administration had failed to respond adequately to the storm that struck on Sunday, and everywhere he went, officials heaped more criticism upon him. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A former Brooklyn yeshiva principal and three of his sons sexually abused four of the principal's other children, molesting one of the victims over 15 years, the authorities said Friday. The police are still looking for the man, Rabbi Gershon Kranczer, 58, and one of his sons, Asher Kranczer, 21, who they believe fled to Israel earlier this week. Another son, Yechezkel Kranczer, 24, turned himself in to the police on Thursday and has been charged with 70 counts of sexual abuse and 2 counts of endangering the welfare of a child. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For years, fans in Brooklyn have devoured films from Nigeria, paying $3 for bootlegged copies of the latest releases at utilitarian stores in the Flatbush neighborhood that distribute cellphones, calling cards and an evening's entertainment. The low-budget, pulp features on the shelves, with soap-opera story lines and names like ''Key of Life'' or ''Lagos Boys'' or ''Last Chance'' (Parts 1 and 2) come from what is known as Nollywood, one of the biggest and most prolific film industries in the world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In blunt, scolding language, a federal judge on Tuesday criticized the city's conduct during legal negotiations aimed at diversifying the Fire Department, accusing the Bloomberg administration of shirking its responsibility for redressing discrimination and of exaggerating claims about threats to public safety during the dispute. The judge, Nicholas G. Garaufis, of Federal District Court in Brooklyn, also raised the possibility of imposing sanctions on New York City. In a 20-page decision, the judge, who had previously found that the city administered tests that discriminated against black and Hispanic firefighter candidates, ordered the city not to hire new firefighters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A federal judge on Tuesday denied requests for a mistrial from four men charged with plotting to bomb Bronx synagogues and ordered jurors to continue their deliberations. The defendants sought mistrials after jurors revealed that they had seen evidence that was not admitted at the trial, including a transcript of a conversation that the judge called inadmissible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lawyers for four men charged in a plot to bomb Bronx synagogues and shoot down military planes asked the judge in the case on Monday to declare a mistrial because jurors were allowed to see evidence that was not admitted during the trial. The evidence -- transcripts of telephone calls made by two of the defendants from prison after their arrest on May 20, 2009 -- was improperly included in the jurors' evidence binders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The trial of four men accused of trying to bomb synagogues in the Bronx and shoot down military transport planes was thrown into turmoil on Friday after the judge learned that evidence the jurors were not supposed to consider ended up in the jury room. During a tense hearing, the judge handling the case, Colleen McMahon of Federal District Court in Manhattan, questioned jurors one by one to assess the extent of the damage. Defense lawyers seemed most concerned that a transcript of a telephone conversation after the defendants' arrest in May 2009 had been seen by one of the jurors, and that several other jurors also saw parts of the three-page transcript. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As he made his final arguments to jurors on Monday, dismissing the idea that four defendants charged with terrorism-related offenses had been entrapped by government agents, a prosecutor displayed a picture that, he said, told the whole story. The picture showed the four men, along with a government informer who was posing as a terrorist, in a car on their way to the Bronx in May 2009 to plant what the four men thought were bombs outside two synagogues. ''They know that there is a terrorist behind the wheel and there are three bombs in the car,'' the prosecutor, David Raskin, said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The witness looked exhausted. As the jurors filed in for the afternoon session on Wednesday, he stood, but his head bowed over his hunched shoulders, making it seem as if he was trying to disappear into his black suit. It was the final day of the prosecution's case and the 13th day on the witness stand for Shahed Hussain, a government informer and the central prosecution witness in the trial of four men accused of planting bombs outside two synagogues in the Bronx and plotting to fire heat-seeking missiles at military planes. Since Aug. 27, Mr. Hussain has testified in detail about the dozens of interactions that he secretly recorded with the defendants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The trial of four men accused of planting bombs outside synagogues in the Bronx was delayed for a second day on Tuesday, as a judge mulled what to do with a defendant who had become completely unresponsive and had to be brought into court in a wheelchair. At a hearing in Federal District Court in Manhattan, the defendant, Laguerre Payen, 28, sat handcuffed to a padded, purple wheelchair, with his eyes closed and his head lolling from side to side. During the course of the four-hour hearing, which jurors did not attend, he appeared to talk to himself, breaking that routine once or twice to scratch his nose. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]