Midwood (Brooklyn)

When a Cop Lies About Sex

Gail Lawrence was prosecuted for telling the truth about a Palisades cop

An Unlikely Rescuer from the Jaws of Debt

Robes for a Rogue

Ex-councilman Noach Dear prepares to mount the bench

Small Order

City leaders want kids out of large schools and into smaller ones. Now one Brooklyn high school is fighting the mandate to close its doors.

All Wet

Bloomberg's man Dan Doctoroff has an answer for rising seas: more coastal condos!

The Sales of Justice

In the dark corridors of Brooklyn politics, a State Supreme Court judgeship sells for $50,000 stuffed in an envelope, and $6,000 in postage stamps

New Kids on the Block

Immigrant families try to wade through the school system bureaucracy

Silence of the Lam

Accused of sexually abusing young boys, a Brooklyn rabbi lit for Israel 22 years ago. Now one alleged victim wants him brought back for trial.

Save the Date

His Queens wedding plans in doubt, Tauqir Zafar Rizvi waits in immigrant detention

Beyond the Melting Pot

Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa sure are tough-minded—and also Indian Americans

Defending America's Least Wanted

A Specialist Performs Post–9-11 Immigration Triage

Out in the Cold

An Afternoon on the INS Line

Studio in Pre-War Building

Things We Lost in the Fire

While the Ruins of the World Trade Center Smoldered, the Bush Administration Launched an Assault on the Constitution

The Name Game

In Battle Over 9-11 Detentions, Feds May Be Hiding More Than Identities

Letters

A Consultant’s Near and Dear

Lattanzio Reached Out to Another Influential Councilman

Father Frank's Crusade

A Staten Island Priest Leads a Costly and Well-Organized Campaign Against Abortion

Failing to Get the Lead Out

Should Brooklyn Pol Mike Nelson Keep His Council Seat?