Kerry Burke investigates a potential hate crime in Howard Beach and a crime allegedly committed by Robert De Niro's nanny. Meanwhile, spouses George Rush and Joanna Molloy report on a Gotti family party.
Reporter Kerry Burke teams up with young colleague Jonathan Lemire to investigate a chaotic crime involving the shooting of two cops and a suspect who leapt from a high-rise window. Lemire describes the event as resembling "a summer action movie." Meanwhile, columnist Lenore Skenazy tempers the paper's gritty coverage with sunny stories, including a profile of a man with a pet turtle. Also: Hud Morgan scours celeb parties looking for gossip and happens upon Carson Kressley.
The paper scours for juicy details about an alleged scandalous affair between a monsignor and his secretary. Meanwhile, reporter Adam Lisberg tries to get the scoop on the murder of a 21-year-old Brooklyn baby-sitter; and Kerry Burke covers a feature story about a Harry Potter book-release party.
Staffer Tracy Connor is saddled with a terrible task: to tell loved ones about the ruthless murder of their family members. Meanwhile, editor Greg Gittrich must pen a story about a child's decapitation. These nightmarish reports are tempered by sports intern Ian Begley's news-lite account of a WNBA game.
The first days of Rich Shapiro's internship at the New York Daily News hit high drama when he covers the crash of a helicopter in the East River---a stirring story that features stranded victims and a local hero. Meanwhile, photographer Todd Maisel reflects on his experience on September 11; and the gossip page's Joanna Molloy and George Rush get the scoop on the film "The Dukes of Hazzard."
Rich Shapiro, who's nearing the end of his internship, teams with Adam Lisberg to report on two women who died from an overdose of tainted heroin. Meanwhile, photographer Debbie Egan-Chin, a mother of two, travels to Iraq to cover the war. Before long, the conflict's grim reality and the soldiers' day-to-day struggles have a monumental impact on her life.