Anguished tears and solemn prayers were offered during a funeral service for Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan Tejeda – a 26-year-old father, son and soldier – killed in Iraq and eulogized yesterday in ...

A sprawling post office in Washington Heights will be shuttered early next month — and a new station two blocks away that’s being built to take its place will not be much larger than, well, a postage ...

Candles burned outside the Tejeda family's door in New York City, where a photo of their son, Riayan, was posted along with the words "Our Hero." Tejeda was killed on April 11 in combat. "They don't ...

Their lives have been intertwined by war and tragedy, each of these New Yorkers losing a loved one this year in the war against Iraq. It began the same way: A knock on the door brought news of a ...