Joshua Saul
The Archive
Ex-senator Pedro Espada loses appeal to overturn conviction
Disgraced former state Sen. Pedro Espada’s bid to overturn his 2013 conviction and five-year sentence for looting his tax-funded nonprofit was tossed by a federal appeals court Monday. Espada argued...
Former crony willing to testify Christie lied about Bridgegate
A former crony of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pleaded guilty Friday in the “Bridgegate” scandal — and is willing to testify that the fading GOP star knew about crippling lane...
Man who killed teen girlfriend he thought was pregnant wanted community service
A man who suffocated his 14-year-old Brooklyn girlfriend because he thought she was pregnant — then burned her corpse and stuffed it in a suitcase — asked if he could...
Prenup dramatically torn up on honeymoon is still in effect: judge
A Brooklyn businessman can enforce a prenuptial agreement against his wife of 12 years — even though he promised never to use it and even joined her in ripping up...
Schumer wants to regulate underground booze slushies
A company hawking a boozy slushie over social media should have to prove it’s not selling to kids if it wants to stay in business, Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday....
Bishop sprung after de Blasio call: It was all a misunderstanding
The Brooklyn bishop who sparked a political firestorm when he was arrested for driving with a suspended license, but spared a night in jail after Mayor de Blasio called a...
Knife madman: 'Noise' drove me to slay family
The illegal-immigrant madman charged with massacring his cousin’s wife and four children said he committed the Brooklyn murders because they had tried to move him into a noisy “mahjong spot,”...
Kerry Kennedy to testify over drugged-driving crash
Kerry Kennedy will take the stand at her drugged-driving trial next month, lawyers for the ex-wife of Gov. Cuomo said after a court appearance Thursday. In a hearing at Westchester...
EMT who 'giggled' as pregnant woman died skates on charges
The Brooklyn EMT who, while on a break, refused to directly aid a dying pregnant woman was cleared yesterday when official-misconduct charges were dropped — then callously insisted she wouldn’t...
Brooklyn teacher pleads guilty to sleeping with 16-year-old student in no-jail deal
A tattooed Brooklyn high school teacher pleaded guilty to bedding a 16-year-old student yesterday in a no-jail deal that will yank her teaching license. Park Slope seductress Erin Sayar answered,...
SUNY trustees vote to close down Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital - again
The State University of New York board of trustees has once again voted to shut down Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital. SUNY wants to close the Cobble Hill hospital because...
Brooklyn judge lectures Coney Island activists opposed to boardwalk improvements
Don’t try to tell this no-nonsense Brooklyn judge about the Coney Island boardwalk! Judge Martin Solomon turned his courtroom into a seaside sideshow yesterday, sternly lecturing activists suing the city...
Hermès fakers $lapped
The hammer came down on bogus Birkin bag peddlers yesterday as Hermès won a $100 million judgment against dozens of Web sites selling knockoffs of its luxury handbags and other...
Harlem car horror
An 89-year-old woman was killed and three other pedestrians were injured as a horrific chain-reaction car crash left a trail of blood at an intersection in Harlem, police said yesterday....
Chelsea residents protest planned homeless shelter
Not in my backyard! About 80 Chelsea residents gathered this evening to protest a planned homeless shelter that would house 328 residents. "The main issue is the size," said Maggie...
Elderly woman killed, three injured after car crash
An elderly woman was killed and three other pedestrians were injured after a horrific chain reaction car crash in Harlem today, police said. The elderly woman, 89-year-old Leonia White, was...