DA Brown Pays off World Series Wager
Photo Courtesy of Queens DA’s Office In losing his World Series wager with his Kansas City counterpart – Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker –…
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De Blasio Says Build it Back Program Will be Complete by end of 2016
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio last week announced to HUD Secretary Julian Castro (r.) and all New Yorkers that the Build it Back program will be…
Goldfeder Decries Jamaica Bay Shoreline Eyesore
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder (head of table) recently met with Hamilton Beach stakeholders to listen to concerns regarding the unclaimed property.Photo Courtesy of NYS Assembly …
Action Plan will Modernize NYC Industrial Policy: Mayor, Council Speaker
PHOTO: Mayor de Blasio and the City Council this week unveiled a 10-point plan to grow industrial and manufacturing jobs across the five boroughs. Photo…
Pols Continue Push for Route 878 Repairs
PHOTO: Assemblymen Phil Goldfeder (blue sweatshirt) and Todd Kaminsky (Goldfeder l.) have been calling on NYSDOT to repair rapidly deteriorating Route 878. Photo Courtesy of…
Administration, Council, Red Cross Tout #GetAlarmedNYC Fire Safety Program
PHOTO: The new #GetAlarmedNYC fire safety initiative includes the largest smoke-detector giveaway and installation program in the nation. Photo Courtesy of FDNY The administration, City…
De Blasio Heralds ‘Roadmap’ to Reducing Punitive School Discipline
PHOTO: The roadmap is based on the recommendations contained in ‘Safety with Dignity,’ a report by the mayor’s Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline. Photo Courtesy…
TSA Seeking People to Adopt Explosives Detection Dogs
PHOTO: The Transportation Safety Administration is looking for homes for its explosives detection dogs that either did not complete training or have retired from service. …
Administration Releases Positive Progress Report on Sandy Recovery
PHOTO: Steady signs of progress, such as these homes in Hamilton Beach and Broad Channel, show that the borough and city are still recovering from…
Concerned Neighbors Come Together to Improve Charles Park
PHOTO: Area civic and environmental groups have taken up the cause of maintaining and beautifying Frank M. Charles Memorial Park in Howard Beach. Forum Photo…
Editorial: Zero for Zero
Photo Courtesy of flickr.com/NY City Department of Transportation Kudos to the 106th precinct and the rest of New York’s finest this week. In partnership…
Bill Calls for Electronic Monitoring of all Diversion Program Participants
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder has introduced legislation that would require electronic monitoring of all Judicial Diversion Program participants. Photo Courtesy of Wallin & Klarich Law…
Woman Convicted of Bribing Cop with Sex and Cash to Drop Charges
PHOTO: A Woodhaven woman has been convicted of offering sexual favors and cash to a cop in exchange for dropping criminal charges against her. File…
Ridgewood Man Charged with Animal Cruelty
PHOTO: Brewster is on the road to recovery. Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Amy Swift A Ridgewood man who brought a starving boxer that he had…
Each Citi Field Playoff Game Generates $11.6M in Economic Impact for NYC: Report
PHOTO: New York Mets 2015 postseason games generate an economic impact of $11.6 million per home game, the city Economic Development Corporation announced this week….