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Brooklyn Man Gets Over 28 Years In NYPD Officer’s Fatal Push

A Brooklyn man who was found guilty of manslaughter charges but not of murder in the fatal pushing of a city police officer last March received Wednesday the maximum sentence of 28 and a half years to life in prison.

Updated 4:52 PM

Brooklyn Artist In Fake Bomb Case Released From Custody

The Brooklyn designer accused this weekend of planting false bombs after bystanders viewed his street lighting project as suspicious has been released on his own recognizance, but he must still undergo a mental evaluation on an outpatient basis.

Updated 6:25 PM

Coney Island Prepares For Memorial Day Opening Of Two New Rides

Businesses in Coney Island are preparing for the opening of two new rides and new businesses along the boardwalk, set to be ready for Memorial Day weekend.

5:44 PM

Law Enforcement Members Honored For Service In Brooklyn

21 people were honored Wednesday by Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes at the annual Brooklyn Law Enforcement Appreciation Awards at Brooklyn Law School.

3:19 PM

Sources: Second Suspect In Brooklyn Shoe Store Shooting In Custody

A second suspect is in custody in connection with a shooting that injured two people including a 12-year-old boy inside a Brooklyn shoe store earlier this week.

2:20 PM

Barclays Developers Push Mass Transit As Residents Worry About Parking

Running extra trains and buses are some of the ways to help get people to and from Brooklyn's new arena when it opens in September. But will that be enough to accommodate the expected crowds? NY1's Brooklyn borough reporter Jeanine Ramirez filed the following report.

05/22/2012 09:18 PM

Audubon Society Honors Three Influential Female Environmentalists

Whipple's World

Three important female environmentalists were recently honored with the Rachel Carson Award by the Audubon Society at the Plaza Hotel in Midtown.

Hospital For Special Surgery Works To Aid Lupus Sufferers

Health

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that greatly affects blacks, Hispanics and Asians. The Hospital for Special Surgery has created a program, called Charla de Lupus, which works specifically with lupus sufferers of those ethnic backgrounds.

Recipe: Open-Faced Roast Beef Sandwich with Spinach, Shiitake Mushrooms and Wasabi Mayonnaise

Cooking At Home

Today's recipe uses sliced roast beef, from the deli counter, to make an Asian style open-faced sandwich with wasabi mayonnaise, ginger, soy sautéed shiitake mushrooms and spinach.