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Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge arrested for theft
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A plan to combine a new home for the New Jersey Nets -- in New York City -- with a high-rise development in downtown Brooklyn has a green light.
The Public Authorities Control Board approved the Atlantic Yards project Wednesday, the New York Daily News reported. Developer Bruce Ratner's plans combine an 18,000-seat basketball arena and 16 high-rise buildings designed by architect Frank Gehry.
Ratner threw in some sweeteners, including a high-tech high school and an increase in the amount of affordable housing in the mix. But many residents and politicians plan to continue fighting the project. They say it will put too much high-density pressure on a neighborhood that is now mostly blocks of brownstones.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 2 (UPI) --
Michael Vick said he wasn't backing away from his daredevil style of quarterbacking despite criticism from Philadelphia Eagles fans and the media.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. pop icon Madonna debuted an updated version of her infamous cone bra as she kicked off her latest world tour in Israel.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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