Maria Alvarez
The Archive
TOP COPS: LOCALS MUST GET TERROR INFO
July 25, 2002 | 4:00amTop law-enforcement officials converged on the city for a summit meeting yesterday and said the key to nabbing terrorists is getting the cop on the beat involved and sharing intelligence...
B'KLYN THUG GETS 25 YRS. IN PARK SLAY
July 24, 2002 | 4:00amAn accused Brooklyn gang-banger who fatally shot a man in a revenge slaying, and then threatened the lives of witnesses in the case, was sentenced to 25 years to life...
B'KLYN WITNESS INTIMIDATOR GETS 25 TO LIFE IN MISTAKEN-ID SLAY
July 24, 2002 | 4:00amAn accused Brooklyn gang-banger who fatally shot a man in a revenge slaying, and then threatened the lives of witnesses in the case, was sentenced to 25 years to life...
B'KLYN DA'S 'JOHN SCHOOL' A BIZARRE SEX EDUCATION
July 10, 2002 | 4:00amMen who are caught having sex with prostitutes in Brooklyn will be given a chance to avoid jail time - by going to "john school" instead. The Brooklyn district attorney...
WTC WORKERS '$POKE' LOUDLY
July 7, 2002 | 4:00amMore than a thousand Ground Zero construction workers climbed aboard their motorcycles yesterday to raise money for the children who lost their parents in the World Trade Center. Greg Nolan,...
TRAGIC KID TAKING JETER'S BALL TO HEAVEN
July 7, 2002 | 4:00amThe parents of a 10-year- old Brooklyn boy who died in a freak Jet Ski accident got their wish yesterday when Derek Jeter signed a baseball that will be buried...
WACKY PILOTS' 'RECKLESS' RAP
July 6, 2002 | 4:00amTwo pilots accused of flying in a restricted zone near Kennedy Airport on the Fourth of July and aiming their planes at NYPD helicopters were charged with reckless endangerment yesterday...
END OF THE TRAIL FOR GROUND ZERO COWBOY
July 5, 2002 | 4:00amA Texas cowboy with a heart as big as his home state rode into Ground Zero yesterday, ending an eight-month pilgrimage to honor the Sept. 11 victims. "It's very sad,...
OLD POLICE CARS BIDDER-$WEET
July 4, 2002 | 4:00amOld NYPD cruisers were sure-fire sellers yesterday at the city's used-vehicle auction at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. All 15 cruisers among the 218 cars for sale by the Department of...
300G BENZ DROPS IN - 20-FOOT STRETCH MODEL MAKES THE LIMO SCENE
July 3, 2002 | 4:00amThe latest toy for the rich and famous - a 20-foot-long car that goes for a mere $300,000 - made a spectacular arrival in Manhattan yesterday, floating down from the...
FDNY BRASS FIXING 9/11 STICKER SHOCK
June 29, 2002 | 4:00amFDNY brass are putting a gag on its EMS ambulance corps, telling them what is in good taste when displaying 9/11 memorial stickers on their emergency vehicles. All EMS workers...
APPLE NEARS FINISH LINE IN OLYMPIC BID
June 28, 2002 | 4:00amThe city will make its last pitch for the 2012 Summer Games when U.S. Olympic Committee officials come to town this weekend. An ad campaign to psych up New Yorkers...
COP PASSED DWI TEST 5 HOURS AFTER CRASH
June 27, 2002 | 4:00amAlcohol blood-test results from an off-duty cop allegedly drunk when he ran down and killed a 21-year-old motorcyclist came back below the legal limit, according to law-enforcement sources. The blood...
BRAVEST ARE SEEING STARS
June 20, 2002 | 4:00amThree 9/11 firefighter heroes will have their dreams come true next month when they get to tee off on the golf course with sports stars that include Michael Jordan, Emmitt...
CYNTHIA HAILS SCHOOLS AND THE CITY
June 20, 2002 | 4:00am"Sex and the City" siren Cynthia Nixon boasted of her New York City public education yesterday after a judge dropped charges against her for protesting school budget cuts. "I was...
HOOD FAREWELL: NEIGHBORS PAY THEIR RESPECTS
June 16, 2002 | 4:00amThe Dapper Don's funeral created a mob scene in his old Queens neighborhood and near his infamous hangout yesterday as people said farewell to someone "who will live forever." Hundreds...
IT'S FITTING: HE'LL SPEND ETERNITY IN CUSTOM-TAILORED SUIT
June 14, 2002 | 4:00amJohn Gotti is going out in style. The Mythic mobster (left) will be buried tomorrow in a double-breasted, black pinstriped suit, much like the stylish duds that won him his...
DAPPER IN DEATH: DESIGNER SUIT FOR DON
June 14, 2002 | 4:00amJohn Gotti is going out in style. The mythic mobster (left) will be buried tomorrow in a double-breasted, black pinstriped suit, much like the stylish duds that won him his...
DRUG FIEND SLAYS 3 IN THEIR APTS.
June 13, 2002 | 4:00amA coldblooded burglar yesterday executed three people - including an elderly couple who were close friends of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver - after breaking into their Lower East Side building...
3 DIE IN THUG'S DRUGGY RAMPAGE
June 13, 2002 | 4:00amA coldblooded burglar yesterday executed three people - including an elderly couple who were close friends with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver - after breaking into their Lower East Side building...