Paul Crotty

Ex-Councilman Miguel Martinez Gets Five Years

​Former Washington Heights City Councilman Miguel Martinez was sentenced to five years in prison this afternoon for stealing more than $100,000 in funds that were intended for non-profit groups in his district. He pleaded guilty to criminal corruption charges after resigning abruptly from t ... More >>

Facing Prison, Miguel Martinez Is Very Sorry. But It's Not All His Fault.

​Ex-city councilman Miguel Martinez has written a wrenching and apologetic letter to government probation officials saying that he cried himself to sleep the night after he pleaded guilty last July to pocketing some $106,000. "How and why I threw away such a fulfilling job is as unbelievable t ... More >>

Guilty Plea Expected By Ex-Bloomberg City TV Exec

​A former top exec at the city's television station is expected to plead guilty this afternoon to looting some $60,000 in ad revenues due the city. It's hardly the biggest ripoff by a municipal employee, but what makes Trevor Scotland's appearance today a 'matter of interest' - as the Manhatta ... More >>

Times: Ugly, Illegal Billboards Thrive on Local Highways

​It appears most of those hideous billboards that line the highways leading from New York to its bedroom communities are illegal. The Times tells us that federal guidelines required New York to lose most of its billboards in 1979. yet there are hundreds littering the big roads. Some of the sig ... More >>

Times: Ugly, Illegal Billboards Thrive on Local Highways

​It appears most of those hideous billboards that line the highways leading from New York to its bedroom communities are illegal. The Times tells us that federal guidelines required New York to lose most of its billboards in 1979. yet there are hundreds littering the big roads. Some of the sig ... More >>

City's Plan to Push Cabs into the "Green" Shot Down By Judge, Again

The city keeps trying to get cabs to go hybrid, and the taxi owners keep pushing back. The Taxi and Limousine Commission's most recent plan included incentives to please the owners -- for instance, they would be authorized to charge drivers more for use of the hybrids -- and the drivers were told th ... More >>

Judge Strikes Down TLC's Hybrid Taxi Demand

'No Skeletons in My Closet!'

Oh yeah? How Michael Mukasey and Bernie Kerik are haunting Rudy's run.

Rudy's Bank Balance

Outing Cardinal Egan

A priest's lawsuit alleges the Catholic Church is hiding pedophile clergy—and offers a stunning reason why

Showdown for the Phone Union

With a Nod From Washington, Verizon Prepares for Battle