A lawyer has asked a federal appeals court to let families of victims of the World Trade Center attacks remove ashes of their loved ones from a garbage dump. Attorney Norman Siegel told the three-judge panel in Manhattan on Wednesday that 17 families he ...

In non-plane-crash news, public advocate candidate Bill de Blasio was endorsed today by ACORN, the campaign announced. "Bill has been at the forefront of our fights to increase affordable housing, combat rental discrimination, and ensure the provision of quality child care," said the chairman of ACORN's political action committee, Val Holder-Luke. "While there are many good candidates in this ...

Norman Siegel, one of the recognizable names in next year's public advocate’s race, said that if his third bid for the office is unsuccessful, he won't try again. “I told my wife and we had a conversation, and this is it,” Siegel said.. “That’s why it’s more important to me to get my message out ...