Man Charged with Hate Crimes in Two Attacks on Chinese Women
PHOTO: A former cab driver remained behind bars this week, charged with hate crimes after he allegedly beat and robbed two Chinese women in Flushing…
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Hollis Man Charged with Forcing Young Woman into Prostitution
PHOTO: A man has been charged with sex trafficking and promoting prostitution, in part for allegedly forcing a 19-year-old woman to have sex with men…
Cops Catch Alleged Staten Island Family Murderer in Woodside
PHOTO: Michael Sykes is accused of stabbing to death his girlfriend and two of her daughters at a Staten Island hotel being used as a…
Schumer to Whitehouse: Don’t Cut Anti-Terrorism Programs
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said this week that the White House’s new budget proposal makes “ill-advised” cuts to funding for critical anti-terrorism programs that enable New York law enforcement to…
CK Dance Class Brings Joy to Alzheimer’s Patients
Photo Courtesy of Christ the King High School The students from Christ the King’s Advanced Dance program volunteered to brighten the lives of people suffering…
Coastal Storms Bring Familiar Floods to Howard Beach
Photos Courtesy of Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder’s Office and the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic By Michael V. Cusenza Barely a couple weeks removed from the death and…
Goldfeder Urges DEP to Waive Minimum Usage Charges for Displaced Sandy Victims
PHOTO: Assemblyman Goldfeder is calling on the City to waive minimum water and sewer charges applied to homeowners who are still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. …
IRS Impersonation Phone Scam Attempts ‘Escalating at Alarming Rate’: Schumer
PHOTO: Sen. Schumer this week warned constituents that a phone scam targeting New Yorkers is “now spreading like wildfire.” Photo Courtesy of the Better Business Bureau…
In State of the City, de Blasio Pledges to Work ‘For Our Neighborhoods’
PHOTO: This year, Mayor de Blasio delivered the State of the City address in primetime at Lehman College in the Bronx. Photo Courtesy of Michael…
Council Votes to Raise Members’ Annual Pay to nearly $150K
PHOTO: City Council members last Friday voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $36,000 raise. Photo Courtesy of William Alatriste/NYC Council By Michael V. Cusenza Members of…
EDITORIAL: Surge of Emotion
Photo Courtesy of Facebook/Edwin Freiburg In almost any other coastal town, high tides come with their own set of headaches, but those headaches are practically…
Addabbo, Farina Discuss Education Issues
PHOTO: A week after discussing educational issues with State Education Department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. met with City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña about a…
Howard Beach Students to Create Traffic Safety Sign
PHOTO: Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder announced to fourth graders at PS/MS 207 last week that they’d been chosen to participate in a DOT design program. Principal…
Madoff Movie Highlights Howard Beach Natives’ Connection to Ponzi Schemer
PHOTO: Michael Rispoli and Suzanne H. Smart play Frank DiPascali and Annette Bongiorno, Howard Beach natives and confidantes of Wall Street swindler Bernie Madoff, in the…
Sacred Grounds
PHOTO: These beans might actually be good for your heart as well as your soul. The right cup of coffee can make the difference between…