Denise Buffa
The Archive
Fish guys 'too fresh'
A Bronx woman says there's something fishy about her being canned by the Fulton Market. Cynthia Gomez, 38, claims her bosses at the fish market, now doing business in the...
Axed teach sues over kid attack
A public-school teacher who works with sick kids at a Bronx hospital says the city fired her after a student attacked her so viciously that she had to take more...
Cat roast plea
A Bronx teen accused of roasting her ex-lesbian lover's cat alive faces two years prison after copping a plea yesterday. Cheyenne Cherry, 18, was nonchalant as she admitted to attempted...
Vada gang trembling at Rikers
Two men charged in the stray-bullet shooting of a Bronx schoolgirl were placed in protective custody yesterday because they fear for their safety at Rikers Island. Cleve Smith, 20, and...
Bx. shooting suspect's mom on how mean streets swallowed son
She says she did everything she could to keep her son safe from the same mean streets that claimed her father's life 21 years ago. But now, Zelita Mighty can...
Baby-faced teen facing attempted murder charges in shooting of Bronx girl
The baby-faced, 16-year-old kid charged with allegedly shooting Bronx teen Vada Vasquez was ordered behind bars with no bail along with four of his cohorts. Zelita Mighty couldn't hold back...
Hero's kin sues cop-slay junkie
The addict convicted of killing a cop who surprised him and "Sopranos" actor Lillo Brancato during a Bronx break-in is being sued by the cop's sister. Yolanda Rosa, sister of...
Cop dragged me: lawsuit
An explosive suit against the NYPD says a white cop handcuffed a black woman for no reason, then dragged her from her Bronx home in just a tank top and...
Teacher suspended for giving 'self-pleasure' reading to students
The first rule about having an edgy English teacher is don't talk about your edgy English teacher. A beloved city schoolteacher has been suspended by the Department of Education after...
Madoff auditor guilty
Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor pleaded guilty to securities fraud yesterday, claiming he'd been oblivious to the massive rip-off he was rubber-stamping. "At no time was I ever aware that Bernard...
'Terror' mom rant in court
An MIT-trained scientist charged with shooting at GIs in Afghanistan doesn't want to go back to court anymore -- and is upset she has to come back for another hearing...
Madoff auditor pleads guilty, but says he never knew of Ponzi scheme
Bernie Madoff’s longtime auditor pleaded guilty to securities fraud this morning in Manhattan federal court, where he told a judge he’d been oblivious to the massive fraud he was rubber-stamping....
Cat-kill deal scratched
A judge yesterday tossed a one-year prison deal offered to a teenage girl accused of burning her ex-lover's cat to death. Judge Margaret Clancy, who had earlier approved the plea...
Driven up a sea wall
Some Throgs Neck residents are making waves over a construction project that blocks access to the beach at the end of their street -- for the first time in more...
Grim past of 'gran killer'
The teen accused of firing the stray bullet that killed a 92-year-old former religion teacher was portrayed yesterday as a troubled kid whose problems began at the age of 2...
Man who shot 'granny' saw his mother murdered: lawyer
The kid who cops say shot and killed a 92-year-old woman watched his father murder his mother when he was just 2 years old, his defense attorney said today. Attorney...
Catholic school's soundproofers: No one listen$
Contractors soundproofing St. Anselm School in the South Bronx say they don't have a prayer of getting money anytime soon from the Archdiocese of New York. "We got a better...
Wrath of a fallen 'Angel'
It took fewer than 10 seconds for actor and stuntman Chuck Zito to wipe out on Mickey Rourke's motorcycle on a road in The Bronx. But his role as plaintiff...
Breast case is worst-case scenario
The verdict was as lopsided as the boob job. A Bronx woman who claimed plastic surgery left her with a big right breast and a smaller, sagging left one walked...
Here's who's sue at the zoo
Two women, who acted like lions protecting a cub while stranded for five hours with a bawling toddler in a stalled tram over the Bronx Zoo, are suing over the...