Articles Written by:    BRUCE LAMBERT     

Harvey Korman, American comedian, dies at 81

Harvey Korman won an emmy in 1972 for his outrageously funny contributions to "The Carol Burnett Show." Harvey Korman, the award-winning comedic actor who rose to fame playing second banana to Carol Burnett on her television variety series and who ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT, International Herald Tribune,  30 May 2008
Related Topics: Carol Burnett,  Danny Kaye

New Indictment in Police Corruption Inquiry

In late 2006, a New York City detective was suspected of being involved with illegal drugs, and an Internal Affairs Bureau sergeant was bluntly advising him on how to avoid investigators, according to new court filings in a continuing federal probe of ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT, The New York Times,  15 May 2008

Construction Worker Is Killed in Fall From a Scaffold

A construction worker fell about 30 feet to his death from a scaffold on the Triborough Bridge in Queens on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The accident occurred about 2:30 p.m. after an aerial crane bucket lifted the worker to metal scaffolding on ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT AND ANN FARMER, The New York Times,  6 May 2008

Rikers Officers Face Charges Involving Drugs and Bribes

Seven current or former New York City correction officers were arrested on Thursday on charges of taking bribes and trying to smuggle illegal drugs to prisoners at Rikers Island, the authorities said. The roundup was the city’s third crackdown in five ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT, The New York Times,  25 Apr 2008

Tankleff Awaits Decision on Future

WESTBURY, N.Y. The very first thing Martin H. Tankleff ever looked up on the Internet was martytankleff.org, the elaborate Web site created in the campaign to free him. Having spent 17 years in prison, Mr. Tankleff was an Internet novice, and pulled ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT, The New York Times,  23 Apr 2008
Related Topics: Andrew Cuomo

Worker Dies After Falling While Changing Bulb in Courthouse

A city employee died of injuries suffered in a fall while working in the attic of a courthouse in Queens on Tuesday, city officials said. The cause of the fall was unclear, the authorities said. The accident occurred when Henry Chang, a stationary ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT, The New York Times,  22 Apr 2008

2 City Employees Admit Taking Bribes From Bridge Contractor

A former New York City transportation official and an engineer pleaded guilty to bribery charges on Monday, admitting they took part in a scheme to help a company that was seeking millions of dollars in a contract dispute over a bridge renovation. The ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT, The New York Times,  25 Mar 2008

Fire Marshal’s Widow Is Indicted in His Killing

The widow of a New York City fire marshal has been indicted in his Dec. 2 shooting death in their Staten Island home, culminating an investigation that had been the talk of the community, a law enforcement official said on Thursday. The widow, Janet ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT AND AL BAKER, The New York Times,  20 Mar 2008

Federal Investigations Yield Indictments in Mt. Vernon

Federal investigations into the Mount Vernon, N.Y., city government culminated in two sets of mail fraud and conspiracy indictments on Wednesday. One case alleged fraud of more than $1.5 million by the former planning commissioner, and the other ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT, The New York Times,  19 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Boy, 15, Is Shot and Critically Injured While Visiting Friends

A teenager was critically injured on Thursday when a gun went off while he was visiting friends in a Brooklyn apartment, the police said. Residents identified the victim as Marquise Perez, 15. They described him as an honor student and aspiring ...

From BRUCE LAMBERT AND ANN FARMER, The New York Times,  13 Mar 2008

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