When police broke up a sex trafficking ring in Sunset Park back in November, they discovered the body of an infant encased in cement, sealed inside a Rubbermaid storage unit. At the time, police believed the infant died from lack of medical care denied by his mother's pimps. Today, the News reports that the boy was beaten to death. more ›

Investigators uncovered the remains of an infant encased in cement and a Rubbermaid container when they broke up a suspected sex trafficking ring in Sunset Park. Federal prosecutors allege that Domingo Salazar, 33, smuggled a young Mexican woman into the country, forced her to turn tricks, and then refused to provide medical care for their three-month-old baby — whose remains were recovered in their 40th Street apartment on Tuesday. more ›

After bringing many construction projects, including high-profile ones like the new Yankee and Mets stadiums and Freedom Tower, to a halt by striking last week, cement truck drivers are back at the negotiating table. Teamsters Local 282 and the Association of New York City Concrete Producers have not given specifics about what they are discussing, but Local 282's Francis Finnerman told NY1, "We're not asking for the moon, we're not asking for outlandish raises. All we want enough to get by and even with these raises we are still going to be behind the eight ball. We want to get back to work. That's what we want." more ›

The new Yankee Stadium, Second Avenue subway, Citi Field and Freedom Tower are just some of the projects whose progress may be delayed a little more due to a strike by cement trucker drivers. more ›