One member of New York's finest has been placed on suspension pending an investigation into claims that he stole $3,000 in cash from a deli that was being raided for allegedly peddling untaxed cigarettes. The suspects accused of selling loosies were arrested on the scene.

On Tuesday evening, 69-year-old William Groomes, a retired corrections officer, was riding a Brooklyn-bound 4 train when he got into a confrontation with two younger men. The specifics of their quarrel aren't totally clear, but two things are certain: Groomes shot Gilbert Drogheo dead, and he wasn't arrested for it. Why not?

A lot with an old gas station on it in Crown Heights, Brooklyn has been sold to real estate developers for $32 million. "A deed assessed the lot's value at $309,600 in 2003." In other news, Brooklyn is expensive.

Brooklyn's opulent new Pierhouse development, which blocks the public's view of the Brooklyn Bridge, has "topped out," meaning that if Almighty God were to strike it with a rogue wave now, He could wash away all of its cursed floors, instead of just some. If He wanted to...