Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene Dies at 71
PHOTO: Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene succumbed to cancer this week. Photo Courtesy of Christ the King Regional High School Former City Councilman Tom Ognibene…
Cuomo, de Blasio, Prendergast Come to Agreement on MTA Funding
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio (l.) and Gov. Cuomo announced the historic funding agreement last weekend. Photo Courtesy of Kevin P. Coughlin/Gov. Cuomo’s Office How…
FDNY ‘It Gets Better’ Video Aims to Support LGBTQ Youth
PHOTO: The city Fire Department released an ‘It Gets Better’ video on Monday, National Coming Out Day. Photo Courtesy of FDNY The city Fire Department last…
FDNY EMT Charged with Placing False 911 Call
PHOTO: William Medina. Photo Courtesy of DOI A city Fire Department emergency medical technician last week was arrested on charges of placing a false…
Addabbo Promotes Protecting Personal Info as Nation Marks Cyber Security Month; Identity theft a cause for concern all year in south Queens
PHOTO: October has been National Cyber Security Awareness Month since 2004. Photo Courtesy of Seekonk (Mass.) Police Department Identity theft has been a consistent…
Applications Available for Love Your Block Grants; Help civic groups fund neighborhood beautification projects
PHOTO: Love Your Block grants help fund community improvement work. Photo Courtesy of the Citizens Committee for New York City If you truly love your…
Cops Release Sketch of Hilton Garden Inn Armed Robbery Suspect
PHOTO: Investigators this week asked for the public’s help in identifying this man, wanted for questioning related to the armed robbery of the Hilton Garden…
Suspect Sought in Three Residential Burglaries
City Police Department detectives this week reached out to the public for assistance in locating and identifying a suspect wanted in connection with three residential…
Editorial: Stop & Shop, Rein It In!
As Waldbaum’s closes up this week, we’re not saying good riddance, exactly, but we are saying don’t let the door hit you on the way…
Goldfeder Urges City to Install Traffic Signal Systems for Emergency Vehicles
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder is calling for the installation of traffic signal preemption systems to allow FDNY, volunteer fire department and other EMS vehicles to control traffic…
Obama Nominates Capers to be Next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of NY
PHOTO: Robert Capers has been nominated by Pres. Obama to succeed Loretta Lynch as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Lynch is…
NY AG, Facebook Announce Partnership to Combat Online Sex Trafficking
PHOTO: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Photo Courtesy of the Attorney General’s Office State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman last week announced a new…
De Blasio, Bratton Preside over Hiring Ceremony for 678 NYPD Recruits
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week addressed the newest class of NYPD recruits. Photo Courtesy of Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Unit Mayor Bill de Blasio and…
A Perfect Man
Photo Courtesy of the 106th Precinct The officers and support staff of the 106th Precinct last week honored one of their own by presenting Sgt….
Brooklyn Man Charged with Scamming Elderly Woman out of $8,000
PHOTO: The victim transferred the money from her account at this Citibank branch on Bell Boulevard in Bayside. Photo Courtesy of Google A Brooklyn…