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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

Longtime DJ Hal Jackson Dies At 96

Legendary disc jockey Hal Jackson, the first black radio announcer on network radio whose career spanned 70 years, died Wednesday at age 96. | View Jackson's One On 1 profile from 2004.

6:42 PM

Police: Bronx Man Bought Drugs In NYC, Sold Them In Massachusetts

Prosecutors allege that Jose Garcia Acosta bought pills in Manhattan and the Bronx and sold them in eastern Massachusetts.

8:55 PM

Proposed Taxi Fare Hike Gets Support of Taxi And Limousine Commissioner

A proposed fare hike got a surprising vote of support Wednesday from the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commissioner but still faces opposition from the chairman of the City Council's transportation committee.

7:38 PM

Rangers, Devils Vie For Playoff Series Lead

As the New York Rangers play Game 5 with the New Jersey Devils in Madison Square Garden tonight, the Rangers hope to repeat what happened in the fifth game of their previous round and take a commanding lead in the best-of-seven series.

Updated 5:16 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

Asian-American Week: Parkville Pakistani Community Expands Again

A once-burgeoning Pakistani community in the Parkville section of Brooklyn saw its numbers dwindle after the September 11th attacks, but is starting to rebuild in recent years.

8:35 PM

NY1 At 20: 1999 Report Covers Officer Volpe's Guilty Plea In Police Brutality Trial

After more than two years spent denying he had beaten and brutalized Abner Louima inside a Brooklyn police stationhouse, Police Officer Justin Volpe pleaded guilty to the crime during his 1999 trial. NY1's Jeanine Ramirez filed this report on May 24, 1999.

7:16 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.