Victims’ Families Sue New York City in Fatal 1995 Police Shooting

Victims’ Families Sue New York City in Fatal 1995 Police
 Shooting

By JOHN ELIGON

The fatal police shooting of the two young men occurred away from the public eye, in a Bronx apartment 14 years ago. But the outrage and the various investigations that followed all took place very much in the open.

No criminal charges were ever filed, but in a civil case on Friday, the two detectives involved and the city were under scrutiny again in what might be the final public chapter in this drama.

The detectives, Patrick J. Brosnan and James Crowe, were investigating a robbery when they shot and killed two cousins, Anthony Rosario and Hilton Vega, in a barrage of 28 bullets. Most of the shots were fired into the victims’ backs.

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Taxes and Tolls Sought in Plan to Save M.T.A.

Taxes and Tolls Sought in Plan to Save M.T.A. – NYTimes.com

Taxes and Tolls Sought in Plan to Save M.T.A.

By WILLIAM NEUMAN
Published: November 26, 2008

A state commission appointed by Gov. David A. Paterson is expected next week to propose a rescue package for the financially imperiled Metropolitan Transportation Authority that includes a new tax on corporate payrolls and tolls on the East River and Harlem River bridges, several people informed of the plan said on Wednesday.

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