Balmy Weather Brings Noise Complaints
Recent warm weather has brought out partiers, and with them come noise and parking headaches, attendees at the 102nd Precinct Community Council told precinct officials….
Our Lady of Grace Soccer Says a Big Thanks
Directors of the Our Lady of Grace Soccer Program offered a very special thanks to the International Society of SS. Cosma and Damiano for their…
Clean Heat Program Heats
Residents who attended last week’s Community Board 6 meeting got to see a presentation about a citywide plan that will also affect the neighborhoods of…
Linus Found Life – Now He’s Looking for Love
Thanks to an outpouring of donations from total strangers, this little puppy has a second chance at life. Many small donations, ranging from $2 to…
Ecowatchers, Goldfeder Pushing ‘Clean’ Dredging Bill for Jamaica Bay
To curb potentially hazardous materials from being poured into Jamaica Bay, local watchdog groups and legislators are working together on legislation that would prevent such…
Meng Wins First Round in Fundraising Battle
Observers got their first official glimpse this week at how candidates in the 6th Congressional District stack up in terms of fund raising. April 15…
Former Mets Clubhouse Manager Sentenced Banned from Citi Field
Charlie Samuels, the former longtime clubhouse manager for the New York Mets, was sentenced this week for criminal possession of almost $2.3 million of on-field…
Deli Shooter Will Get 15 Years
Pleading guilty last week to a deadly shooting in a Laurelton bodega, a 29-year-old will serve 15 years in state prison, according to the Queens…
CEC 27 Talks Special Ed Reform
Members of Community Education Council 27 (CEC) discussed changes to how special education will affect the way a child with special needs will learn in…
112th Precinct Asks for Public’s Help Preventing Thefts
Half of the grand larcenies last month in and around Forest Hills and Rego Park were crimes of opportunity that were easily preventable—a message 112th…
Police Seek Jewelry Store Robbers
Police are searching for three suspects who robbed a Forest Hills jewelry store in broad daylight at the end of March and made off with…
School Safety Officer Arrested on Gunpoint Rape Charges
Police arrested an off-duty school safety agent in his Ridgewood apartment on April 5 for allegedly raping a woman at gunpoint in Brooklyn. Tommy Johnson,…
Society of Cosma and Damiano to Recognize Howard Beach Icons
On Saturday evening, the International Society of SS. Cosma and Damiano will host their 20th Annual Dinner Dance at Roma View Catering and will recognize…
New Elementary School Coming to Ozone Park
Construction will start on a new elementary school in Ozone Park, which will take the place of a catholic school that is there now. The…
Wounded Warriors Cycle On
A special edition series of bicycles that will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project was introduced last week by Worksman Cycles, based in Ozone Park….