Harlem-bred, Harvard-educated Irving Hamer -- the only African-American on the school board -- is an unpredictable loner. But a vote this spring made him everybody's favorite target.

John Gotti was a narcissist, a blowhard, and a vicious thug. His legacy is that he brought both of his families low. Some godfather.

The bleeding markings on the wrists and feet of Croatian priest Zlatko Sudac have made him an ecclesiastical superstar. He usually doesn't display them -- but have faith.

Why can’t anyone fight developers anymore? Because builders have discovered that if the state likes their proposals, Pataki will tear down whatever is in the way.