Addabbo Highlights Bills Geared Toward Veterans and Vet Organizations
PHOTO: State Sen. Addabbo is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs. File Photo State Sen. Joe Addabbo,…
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Luxury Car Theft Ring Took Vehicles off JFK, LaGuardia Rental Lots: AG
PHOTO: State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (r.) and city Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced last week that ‘Operation Cruise Control’ has led to the indictment of 14…
Schumer Livid after House Transportation Bill Eliminates Critical Program; Vows to restore funding that provides $140M per year to NY mass transit
PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer fumed this week after the House passed its transportation bill that featured sweeping mass transit funding cuts. Photo Courtesy of…
Ten Ounces of Cocaine gets Arverne Man 15-Year Sentence
PHOTO: According to police testimony at Chris Brown’s trial, as a cop approached him he tossed a black plastic bag into the vestibule of this…
City HRA to Help Residents with Home Energy Assistance Program Applications
PHOTO: Beginning Monday, Nov. 16, representatives from the city Human Resources Administration will be available at Borough Hall to directly assist people with HEAP applications. File…
Licensed Broker Charged with Insurance Fraud in Alleged Dollar-Van Scheme
PHOTO: Suspect Andrew Teitelbaum operated his insurance agency out of this building on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills. Photo Courtesy of Google Andrew Teitelbaum, a…
Sunnyside Car Dealership and Owner Charged with Tax Fraud
PHOTO: L.T. Motors Auto Sales, Inc. and owner Maxim Fuzailov have been charged with stealing nearly $200,000 in collected taxes that were owed to the…
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 –…
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. …