The driver who ran over cab driver Mohamed Elwaleed after an early Tuesday morning argument was arrested in Pennsylvania yesterday. Luis Flores, 24, told authorities he didn't mean to kill the cab driver, and authorities believe him. Flores, while driving his cousin's Nissan Altima, had apparently gotten into an accident with Elwaleed, a 44-year-old Sudanese immigrant. Elwaleed followed Flores for a few blocks, in hopes of trading insurance information. At Madison Avenue and East 65th... more ›

Yesterday, the Manhattan Jaspers and Seton Hall Pirates were both eliminated from the NCAA tournament. Manhattan's Cinderella story was ended by Wake Forest and Seton Hall was bounced out of the tournament by Duke. The Jaspers were done in by Chris Paul, Wake's phenomenal freshman, who scored 29 points in the game, while the Pirates were done in by J.J. Redick. Both teams were presented with great challenges, and Manhattan almost overcame their's. more ›

After their victory over the Florida Gators yesterday, the Manhattan Jaspers are the talk of the town. As the game winded down, the crowd at the RBC Center in Raleigh rose to their feet, commending the Jaspers on their impressive victory. The victory was the perfect gift for Manhattan coach Bobby Gonzalez, who turned 40 yesterday. Of the victory, Coach Gonzalez said, "This is the best birthday present I've ever received." Senior forward Dave Holmes said, "America is going to look at this game as an upset, but behind closed doors we know it wasn't an upset because we know we can play with anybody on any given night in the country. We belong here and that's no fluke." Gothamist agrees with you and thinks you have a great shot against Wake Forest Saturday. more ›

In this afternoon's opening game, Manhattan defeated the Florida, 75-60. Luis Flores, lead the number 12 seed Jaspers with 26 points. Forward Dave Holmes added a double-double with 12 points and 12 assists. Manhattan will take on the winner of the Wake Forest/Virginia Commonwealth game. more ›

Gothamist agrees with Flores when he talks about New York kids: more ›