Police raided two motels and arrested five people in a prostitution crackdown that undercover cops have been monitoring since December 2011. The two motels that were raided and shut down are the Kew Motor Inn, which is at 139-01 Grand Central Parkway in Kew Gardens, and Par Central Motor Inn, at 82-85 Parsons Boulevard in Jamaica.
Tina Charles and Sue Bird, two Christ the King alumni, were named to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team recently.
With that news, the school holds the distinction of having three of its former students being chosen to represent the U.S. in the international sporting event this summer. The school’s last Olympian was former WNBA superstar Chamique Holdsclaw, who won gold with Team USA in the Sydney 2000 games.s around the State Capitol and reopening the Hall of Governors to the public.
A swastika was uncovered on the door of a business at 69-38 Grand Avenue in Maspeth—almost a month to the day since police investigated racist graffiti scrawled across a church in the same neighborhood.
Dawa Lama, a 24-year-old mother, pleaded guilty after she throwing her infant girl in the garbage after giving birth. She left the baby there without telling anyone. is expected to receive a 10-year prison sentence.
Queens council members scored high on green issues, according to rankings by the New York League of Conservative Voters (NYLCV). Based on environmental legislation in 2010 and 2011, the glowing report scored each councilperson from 1 to 100. The Queens delegation averaged a 93, trailing only Manhattan representatives who averaged a 95.
The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA) logged 81 complaints and raised over $500 on its first “311 Day.” The 311 Spring Cleaning and Fundraiser was a coordinated effort by Woodhaven residents to improve their neighborhood by calling 311 and filing requests for City agencies to address local problems.
Francis LaCorte of Ozone Park ,the final defendant in the plotted home invasion and murder of Gerardo Antoniello— the 29-year-old son of a Cross Bay Boulevard pizzeria owner— was found guilty. He was part of a four-man crew that geared up to rob homes between August and September 2009.
Charlie Samuels, the former longtime clubhouse manager for the New York Mets, was sentenced for criminal possession of almost $2.3 million of on-field and game-used Mets memorabilia and collectibles. The merchandise included signed jerseys, bats and baseballs and belonged to the Mets organization.
Construction was announced on a new elementary school in Ozone Park. Public School 316, will be on 90th Street and 101 Avenue and will hold about 416 seats. The school will be for students in grades kindergarten through 6th grade and is expected to open in September 2014.
A Wounded Warrior Project, the production of a special edition series of bicycles, was introduced last week by Worksman Cycles, based in Ozone Park. The WOunded Warriors are a nonprofit organization that raises awareness and provides aid to members of the military who have lost their limbs while defending our country.
Anti-semitic graffiti was found in Forest Hills at the Grand Central service road by 64th Avenue and 64th Road. A spray-painted a swastika and large racial slurs were found across the base of the overpass there.
The Howard Beach Kiwanis celebrated their 50th anniversary at a gala dinner held at Russo’s on the Bay.
