Queens and Linden Boulevards to Get Vision Zero Treatment
Hoping to build upon the transportation gains of 2014, Mayor Bill de Blasio last week announced that comprehensive Vision Zero planning initiatives were on…
FEMA Program Could Drastically Cut Homeowner Flood Insurance Rates
For residents of low-lying, flood-prone areas, there may be light on the water-logged horizon. That’s because a little-known Federal Emergency Management Agency program could help…
Gov. Cuomo Announces $3.7 Million in Grant Funding
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week announced major grant funding to combat car theft and insurance fraud in the state. While the Governor’s Office cited a…
Editorial: Freedom to Offend
A journalist goes to work in the morning and is the first to arrive at the office. She turns on the lights and fires up…
CB 9 Honors Retiring MTA Representative
The members of Community Board 9 on Tuesday night presented Joe Raskin (r.), assistant director of government and community relations at MTA New York City…
Bookkeeper Gets Two to Four Years in Prison for Taking Kickbacks
A College Point woman, who formerly worked as a bookkeeper for a Flushing truck parts company, was sentenced last Thursday to two to four years…
Edible Arrangements Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges
A Springfield Gardens man, who owns an Edible Arrangements franchise on Springfield Boulevard, pleaded guilty last week to violations of the state Tax Code for…
All About Energy at Borough Cabinet Meeting
Energy, its various forms and how to save it was the topic at Tuesday’s Borough Cabinet meeting at Borough Hall. Samuel Man, a regional representative…
City is No Home for Styrofoam
It seems that in just over a year in the big chair at City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio has become familiar with the give…
De Blasio, Mark-Viverito Launch IDNYC Card Program
Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, other elected officials and civic leaders on a damp, overcast Monday morning in Flushing,…
De Blasio Announces Major Reform of City’s ‘Outdated’ Corporate Tax Structure
Mayor Bill de Blasio this week proposed a major reform of the city’s corporate tax structure, modernizing what he called an “outdated system,” providing tax…
Port Authority Seeking Public Input on Freight Traffic Congestion Solution
Port Authority representatives on Monday visited the Borough Board in the second-floor conference room at Borough Hall to detail Cross Harbor Freight Program options and…
Community Board 9 DM Search Down to Five Candidates
The Community Board 9 District Manager Search Committee last Thursday evening whittled down the candidate pool to five from 11. These applicants have advanced to…
Six New Officers Join 106th Precinct
Six rookie officers fresh out of the Police Academy and assigned to the 106th Precinct have already begun working the streets of south central Queens….
Commissioner of Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence Calls Outreach Crucial
The other side of sports, the seedy underbelly pockmarked with athletes behaving badly, dominated the narrative of the kickoff of the National Football League’s 2014…