By Paul Bisceglio Just days after a teen punched a cop in the face and a group of teens attacked a lifeguard at McCarren Park Pool, more teenage violence struck the Williamsburg park last week when a 16-year-old was stabbed and beaten close to death by a group of other high schoolers. A Walk 
By Paul Bisceglio New York City’s deteriorating payphones got a new lease on life Wednesday when the city announced a partnership with Van Wagner Communications that provides free wireless internet access to the public at 10 payphone kiosks in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Each kiosk has been equipped with a wireless router whose signal 
By Paul Bisceglio Renderings of the future Moynihan Station, Penn Station’s long delayed counterpart, were posted online yesterday in Amtrak’s latest update to its Vision for the Northeast Corridor, the WNYC’s Transportation Nation reported. Plans to reduce crowding in Penn Station by opening an additional major station across 8th Avenue in the James Farley 
By Paul Bisceglio Andrew Rausa celebrated Independence Day on a brownstone stoop in Boerum Hill last Wednesday like countless other Brooklynites: with friends, a grill and a few beers. When an unmarked police car stopped in front of them, he told the New York Times, he thought they might be in trouble for the grill. 
By Paul Bisceglio The wire fence that blocks access to One Chase Manhattan Plaza has been a source of controversy since it was erected around the 60-floor Financial District skyscraper’s outdoor square last September for a yet-to-be-seen construction project. Now, the city’s newly formed Urban Planning Committee is adding its voice to demands that 
