Daniel Friedman
The Archive
SHEEPSKINNED
July 18, 2007 | 9:00amWith the scope of a dollars-for-degrees scandal at Touro College widening, students there wondered yesterday if their diplomas might become worthless. "I'm concerned because when I apply for a job,...
CRASH CHOPPER PROBED
July 9, 2007 | 9:00amInvestigators are zeroing in on possible mechanical failure in the frightening crash of a sightseeing helicopter in the Hudson River on Saturday, an employee of the tour company said yesterday....
MOGUL TIED TO TRAGIC SITE
July 3, 2007 | 9:00amA real estate company that owns the decrepit brick storefront that partially collapsed on two young brothers, critically injuring them, is linked to the millionaire owner of Manhattan's swanky Russian...
TUSKEGEE 4 GET MEDALS
July 2, 2007 | 9:00amAfter more than 60 years, four members of the historic Tuskegee Airmen finally got their plaudits yesterday - Congressional Gold Medals. Julius Freeman, Reginald T. Brewster, Alton Burton, and Frederick...
A FINE LINE FOR IGEEKS
June 27, 2007 | 9:00amIt's not just the weatherman heating up New York - it's iPhone fever burning through Big Apple techno-geek circles. College student Jessica Rodriguez scurried from her Bronx home yesterday to...
KEEP COLLEGE-LOAN PAPERS SIMPLE: CHUCK
June 11, 2007 | 9:00amCalling for clarity from lenders, Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday unveiled a consumer-protection plan for students about to apply for college loans. The proposal would require lending institutions to outline the...
PITCHER MOUND OF WOE
May 7, 2007 | 9:00amSeattle Mariner pitcher Julio Mateo viciously pummeled his wife and bit her lip after she told the hurler she was leaving him and taking the kids back to the Dominican...
LANDLORD TOOTS HIS OWN HORNS
April 30, 2007 | 9:00amAn embattled landlord yesterday hired a marching band to drown out residents protesting asbestos contamination at their Midtown building. Tenants at 322 W. 57th St. say that since Kent Swig,...
Bloomberg Refuses Buffalo Bet
April 25, 2007 | 8:59pmNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg blew off a bet from Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown over the Sabres-Rangers series. Mayor Brown confidently put up 50 pounds of Buffalo's famed wings...
HOLOCAUST'S TRAGIC LESSON ENDURES: CHUCK
April 16, 2007 | 9:00amThe Holocaust is a grim reminder that Jews must be active in stopping genocide anywhere in the world, Sen. Charles Schumer warned yesterday at a candlelit ceremony in lower Manhattan...
COP'S HIGH DRAMA
April 2, 2007 | 9:00amA coolheaded cop chats with a disturbed man five stories up in Midtown yesterday, ultimately talking the potential jumper down off his dangerous perch. Officer Jarred Barretti, backed up by...
TOT HURT IN 'DWI'
April 2, 2007 | 9:00amA drunken driver slammed his SUV into a building in Brooklyn yesterday, seriously injuring a toddler who was in the vehicle, police said. Efrain Chiclana, 22, of The Bronx exited...
RAGE AROUND HIP-HOP HOTHEAD
March 26, 2007 | 9:00amThe city's rap wars are on the brink of exploding after a thug performer allegedly beat up a 14-year-old kid for wearing a rival's shirt - and the boy turned...
ANTI-WAR RALLY JAMS MIDTOWN
March 19, 2007 | 9:00amThousands of protestors marched through Midtown yesterday to call for the immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq. A hodgepodge of organizations and individuals - ranging from local unions to...
MAN SHOT IN HEAD AFTER CLUB FIGHT
March 12, 2007 | 9:00amA 27-year-old man was shot in the head and critically wounded as he sat in his Jeep outside a trendy Midtown nightclub early yesterday. The shooting may have been retaliation...
WHITE STUFF SPURS MORE JETBLUES
February 27, 2007 | 10:00amA snowstorm that slammed the city yesterday left hundreds of airline passengers singing the JetBlues at JFK Airport, where the airline scrubbed 66 flights and left one jet sitting on...
IN VILLAGE, RATS ENTERTAINMENT
February 26, 2007 | 10:00amSure they were creeped out, but gawkers yesterday couldn't take their eyes off a fast-food joint that rats have turned into Manhattan's newest tourist attraction. Ex-customers were among those peering...
VILLAGE FOLKS RIP 'ILL'BOARDS
February 12, 2007 | 10:00amAbout 150 protesters braved the biting cold yesterday to blast billboards planned for outside the trendy Hotel Gansevoort in Greenwich Village, saying the supersized signs will give the attractive neighborhood...
OFFICER BATTLES BRAIN INJURY AFTER BEATING
January 22, 2007 | 10:00amThe condition of a rookie cop who was brutally beaten after a fender-bender was upgraded yesterday as new details emerged about the horrendous crime. Officer Richard Lomax, 29, sustained serious...
RANGEL'S DRAFT CHILLS TRACK KIDS
January 15, 2007 | 10:00amRep. Charles Rangel may have dodged the proverbial bullet yesterday, refusing to say whether he'll continue to support reinstatement of the draft, but dozens of teenagers and parents at track-and-field...