Gunmen Rob Liberty Travel in Broad Daylight
Police are on the lookout for two suspects in connection with a robbery at Liberty Travel on Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, which occurred…
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Port Authority, FAA to Upgrade Noise Pollution Standards
More residents living near Kennedy and LaGuardia airports could be eligible for federal grants to pay for insulating houses from aircraft noise, if the Federal…
You Could be a Hero: Hamilton Beach Man Needs Another Kidney Transplant
Theirs is a love story, the old-fashioned kind—more Bogey and Bacall than Kimye. It is old school, but one that brings new meaning to the…
Twenty-Five Years Later, ‘Big Buddies’ Still Mentoring
A little more than 25 years ago, approximately 5,700 miles from Kissena Boulevard, Arty Salz was inspired to take action. The Queens College professor was…
Goldfeder, SBS Promote Sandy-Affected Businesses
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Ozone Park) last week joined city Small Business Services Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer to promote local businesses recovering from Superstorm Sandy. Goldfeder (c.) and…
Free Tablets Available for Lease at Several Borough Library Branches
Google tablets are available for loan at 10 borough library branches, including Broad Channel, Forest Hills, Howard Beach, Jamaica, Rockaway Beach and Rockaway Park. Loans…
Neighborhood Sanitation Initiative Extended and Enhanced
City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) last week announced the extension and enhancement of additional sanitation services along the commercial corridors of Council District 28 through…
L.I. School Computer Technician Cops to Child Porn Charge
A Queens Village man, who worked as a computer technician for a Long Island school district, last week pleaded guilty to promoting a sexual performance…
Woodhaven Teen to Represent U.S.in Roller Derby World Cup
Maureen MacIntosh, a 17-year-old Woodhaven resident, is one of only 30 teens from the eastern half of the United States to be selected for the…
Bratton Taps New NYPD Deputy After Banks Abruptly Resigns
City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton this week picked a former President Obama appointee as his first deputy commissioner—the NYPD’s second in command—after Bratton’s first choice…
Bushwick Man Facing Life in Prison After Murder Conviction
A 50-year-old Brooklyn man was convicted last week of murder, attempted murder and other charges in the November 2010 shootings of his friend and another…
Queens Village Man Sentenced for Beating Wife to Death
A Queens Village man was sentenced last week to 16 ½ years in prison for the 2010 beating death of his wife. According to Queens…
Participatory Budgeting, Toy Drive on Agenda for WRBA Town Hall
If you plan on attending the next Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association town hall, you’d better come prepared. The first participatory budgeting brainstorming session and the…
Despite 11th-Hour Appeals, Rockaway Ferry Ceases Operation
The Rockaway Ferry, based out of Beach 108th Street and Beach Channel Drive, made its last official run on Friday, Oct. 31st, despite the efforts…
Corona Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Girls at Military Base
A Corona man was arrested last Thursday morning by federal agents on charges that he sexually abused three girls, whose ages ranged from 12 to…