President Obama's advisers are reportedly close to recommending that Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other accused 9/11 plotters be tried in a military tribunal, not a lower Manhattan federal courthouse. According to unnamed sources cited in the Washington Post, the White House might cave to bipartisan opposition to holding the trial at Foley Square, as well as pressure mainly from Republicans who think the suspected terrorists should face justice in a military court. more ›

Over the past few days, dolphins have been photographed swimming in the polluted Newtown Creek and the East River. The Fire Department provided Gothamist with additional images of the aquatic mammals captured by Bill Hannon of FDNY Marine Company 6. Despite some scary police scanner dispatches about an "animal rescue" involving a dolphin near the Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday afternoon, the Post reports the dolphin—which was last seen in the waters off of Kent Street—appears to be doing just fine. Rob DiGiovanni, director of the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, told the tabloid: "At this point right now, it seems the animal is free swimming and doesn't seem to be in need of assistance." more ›

Federal prosecutors in Newark will arraign two NYPD officers and one former officer today in connection with an armed robbery of about $1 million of perfume from a New Jersey warehouse. According to the AP, the cops are among five people charged with robbing In Style USA’s warehouse, which distributes high-end fragrances, on February 9th. According to the complaint, the officers, Richard LeBlanca and Brian Checo, entered the warehouse brandishing guns and badges, yelling, "NYPD! Hands up!" more ›

The storm that barely touched the city will continue to barely touch the city for a few more hours. A few inconsequential flurries or sprinkles may still fall but skies should begin to clear by early this evening. more ›

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In this morning's linkage: Martha Stewart's dog attacked an editor at her mag; a blind item has us wondering if Susan Sarandon made out with The Situation; a tennis bubble and burger joint may move into McCarren Park; and more! more ›

Last night's Manhattan public hearing about the MTA's proposed cuts—cutting subway and bus service, eliminating student Metrocards, getting rid of 1,000 workers—was not the chaotic, arrest-filled scene that occurred on Wednesday in Brooklyn. But emotions were just as high, as students, members of the Transport Workers Union, politicians, and others protested outside the Fashion Institute of Technology, with many police officers on hand in case things got heated. more ›

Not a good day for a drowsy NYPD officer assigned to monitor a subway platform under Grand Central Terminal. Yesterday morning a WPIX reporter was on his way home from the graveyard shift when he spotted the officer sleeping—or "cooping," in the NYPD parlance for cop sleeping on the job—in one of those high security "fishbowls" on the 7 train platform. As you may recall, Grand Central is one of the places Al Qaeda operative Najibullah Zazi planned to bomb. Not an ideal place to doze off when you're working security. more ›

A Brooklyn man has been charged with murdering a Russian court translator and a jewelry importer and stealing their identities. Investigators told the Daily News that Dmitry Yakovlev also took the identity of a former NYPD mechanic who has been missing since 2003, and they "believe there are even more victims whose body parts have been strewn across New Jersey over the past decade." A source told the tabloid: "He's got a lot of bodies on him ... The guy is a like a serial killer." more ›

Hip-ster olde tymers may recall the big Williamsburg Starbucks scare of Aught One, when anti-chain activist Reverend Billy rallied his troops to protest outside a rumored location at the corner of North 5th and Bedford. Funny enough, during the rally, the new tenants suddenly appeared to explain away the rumor—it was "Fabiane's Pastry and Cafe, an Independent Pastry Experience," on the way, not Starbucks. Nine years later, the ubiquitous coffee corp. has yet to find a foothold in the neighborhood, but all that may be about to change. more ›

We've theorized since 27-year-old Ridgewood, Queens driver Miodrag Mejdina decided not to press charges against Naomi Campbell, that he was somehow talked into it. Like how money talks, and Campbell's boyfriend is billionaire Vlad Doronin. Now the NY Post pretty much confirms, being told by a police source that he was bullied out of filing assault charges. more ›

Former Bush senior adviser Karl Rove is settling plenty of scores in his new book, Courage and Consequences—and former Secretary of State Colin Powell is one of his targets. ABC News reports that Rove used his brute upper body power to get back at the general in 2004—by way of doing twenty push-ups. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] A protest at Hunter College against education budget cuts turned, well, normal yesterday, with police arresting three individuals who were not enrolled at the school. Before the demonstration moved out to the streets, unidentified activists broke the glass doors to the Financial Aid office, and, as one dissident blog puts it, "the much hated security turnstiles at the entrance to the building." Somebody also scrawled graffiti on the walls, and a source tells the Hunter Word that the cost of repairing all the damage could clock in at $25,000. Way to stick it to the man the cash-strapped, taxpayer-funded institution that's facing budget cuts! And you'll never guess who's rumored to be behind the vandalism! more ›

After holding a second meeting about Governor Paterson, a group of influential black leaders reaffirmed their support of the embattled governor. The Reverend Al Sharpton said, "Most of those in the room tonight strongly felt that the Governor should continue. There are others with varying views. We all agree that the governor should be given the right to due process as any citizen of this state." more ›

Yesterday, twenty Apple laptops were stolen from a Best Buy in South Brunswick, NJ by a crew of very craft thieves: A detective said there was a "High level of sophistication... They never set off any motion sensors. They never touched the floor. They rappelled in and rappelled out." more ›

Penguins 5, Rangers 4: Henrik Lundqvist allowed five goals, yes, but he also also made 50 (!) saves. A bad Wade Redden penalty set up Evgeni Malkin's overtime gamewinner. The Rangers had 16 shots for the game and only one after the end of the second period. That's a nice way of saying they were lucky to get a point. They almost had a crack at a shootout, but shot No. 55 proved too much for Lundqvist. The Rangers play Washington on Saturday. more ›