DA Brown Reimburses Insurance Companies $500k
Following a 2008 investigation of insurance fraud, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown reimbursed $505,000 to 16 insurance companies cheated in the scam. The investigation, dubbed…
Editorial: Early Screening Saves Lives
By now you might have noticed the pink ribbons featured throughout our paper this week. Or maybe you saw NFL players with pink wristbands last…
Calling MTA Made Simple
The MTA has been working to improve its customer service options, and on Tuesday, the agency condensed 117 different public phone numbers to one: 511….
Crowley Joins City Taskforce Investigating High Rates of Mentally Ill in City Jails
An alarming rate of mentally ill people in New York City jails has led the city to create a committee to investigate. Joining the Mayor…
Addabbo to Government: Allow Full-Fledged Casinos
Following a Siena poll showing New Yorkers overwhelmingly favor casinos “similar to those in Atlantic City and Las Vegas,” state Senator Joe Addabbo (D-Howard Beach)…
Maspeth Bypass Progress a Headache for Local Businesses
For years, residents of Maspeth have asked the city Department of Transportation to reroute trucks, which used the neighborhood’s residential and commercial areas as a…
Serving Up in Forest Park
The city Parks Department unveiled the newly reconstructed and renovated tennis courts at Forest Park on Friday. The improvements were possible through $1 million in…
City Reports Record Low in Lead Poisoning Cases
In an annual report released last Friday to the City Council, the Health Department announced that the number of young children with lead poisoning in…
Liu to DOE: Shape Up
City Comptroller John Liu announced on Tuesday that an audit of the Department of Education (DOE) found that many elementary schools have failed to meet…