A union representing jail officers sent a warning about the issue to the Commissioner of the Correction Department, Cynthia Brann, and also requested her to increase the time for training new recruits, by a month.
Eligible students must be good in English, good academic standing, and must be enrolled as undergraduates at an accredited college or university in Puerto Rico.
Trump is a member of the elite club that charges as much as $200,000 as its initiation fees, and the Republicans among the 800 members of the club have been asking to have a POTUS portrait hung inside the clubhouse.
Despite the Manhattan DA office declining to prosecute Harvey Weinstein or Trump’s children — and questions about campaign donations he received from lawyers and criminal defense firms — Cyrus Vance Jr. won easily. He vowed to make “sensible changes in political fundraising.”
Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. commissioned an “independent” review of his own campaign finances. The group he chose has been bankrolled by Kroll Associates, the firm hired to investigate Harvey Weinstein’s accusers.
As New Yorkers headed to the polls, Cyrus Vance Jr.’s write-in opponent and his "scrappy campaign" made a last-ditch effort to oust the incumbent.
In 2005, Manhattan federal Judge John Koeltl served Ahmed Abdel Sattar with a 24-year sentence. He is currently completing his prison term in a federal penitentiary in Marion, Illinois.
Days ahead of the election, the Manhattan district attorney explains why Congress should reject the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, and responds to recent questions about the impact of campaign contributions.
We must impose term limits and fundraising regulation, and candidates must reject murky contributions, says Marc Fleidner, who is running as a write-in candidate for Manhattan DA.
Josh Groban is safe following a recent New York City terrorist attack.
The nanny has been indicted for attempted murder, assault, strangulation, reckless endangerment, possession of a forged instrument, and endangering the welfare of a child.
Aaron Commey is running for mayor in New York city. 17 years ago he tried to hijack a plane.
Alejandro Rivera Sr. and Carmin Rivera were driving along Route 17 in Goshen, New York, when their Subaru swerved left, out of control, collided with a tanker truck and immediately caught fire.
The controversies around DA Cyrus Vance Jr. highlighted the fact that it's currently legal in New York for defense attorneys to donate to the campaigns of district attorneys prosecuting their clients.
Hart's Island is the largest burial site in America.
The New York Constitution gives the governor the authority to remove a district attorney at any time.
The Manhattan DA later overruled his prosecutors and declined to file charges against Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump, Jr. and others involved in the controversial Trump SoHo project.
Clayman & Rosenberg and its partners gave more than $42,000 in campaign cash to Cyrus Vance, Jr. Several of the firm's clients with cases in front of the Manhattan DA's office avoided prison.
At New York Comic Con, actress Rosario Dawson lit up a giant moon that was constructed using images NASA took with its lunar orbiter.
The asking price dropped by 30 percent from its original listing.
The hurricane remained in the Atlantic Ocean but was expected to bring storm conditions to the East Coast.
Crowds gathered to see the biggest LED screen in the U.S. light up for the first time. Soon, they will see Google's advertising there.