Katz, McCray Listen to Borough Concerns on Mental Health
Photo: NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray addresses the audience at a town hall-style meeting on June 29. McCray and DOHMH Executive Deputy Commissioner Dr. Gary Belkin…
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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge to Remove Invasive Plants, Add Native Ones
Photo: A pelican and Canada geese on a shoreline in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Photo Courtesy of bkfrogma, flickr.com It’s time for some heavy-duty weeding. The…
Man Charged with Making JFK Airport Terror Threats
A Manhattan man last weekend was charged with calling in nearly a dozen bomb threats to 911 between June 9 and June 24, and threatening…
Borough President’s Office Secures $200K for Bus Countdown Clocks
Photo: Bus countdown clocks similar to this one on Staten Island are coming to Queens. Courtesy of GojiMet86/flickr Real-time countdown clocks will be installed by 2017…
Technology Brings Interaction to Storytelling
Photo: The Sensory Stories exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria features multiple installations using the Oculus Rift, a device (shown here) which…
State Houses Pass Bill Giving Vets Opportunity to Buy Pension Credit
The state Senate and Assembly have passed a bill that would provide all active state public employee veterans with the opportunity to purchase up to…
Goldfeder to Launch Constituent Services Tour
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) this week announced the dates of his summer mobile office tour across southern Queens and Rockaway during the months of…
NYPD Officer Convicted of Soliciting Prostitute
A city cop on Monday was convicted by a jury of official misconduct, patronizing a prostitute and conspiracy after being caught in an undercover sting…
PAL Program Offers Safe Playspace
The Police Athletic League announced five Queens locations for its Summer Playstreets Program beginning on July 6 and continuing until August 21. The program will…
Unlicensed Contractor Charged with Stealing $10K from Clients
An unlicensed Flushing contractor has been charged with bilking three Queens homeowners out of $10,000 in down payments for air-conditioning and other work to be…
Auto Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Cheating on Sales Taxes
An East Elmhurst auto body shop and its owner have pleaded guilty to bilking the city and state out of collectible tax revenue and agreed…
Editorial: A Memorable Nuisance
“People have short term memory,” said a source for this week’s story on increased airplane noise in Howard Beach. She went on to explain that…
Just Pawfection: It All Comes Down to Good Grooming
Let’s face it: Taking your beloved pooch to the groomer–or anywhere else where they will be out of your sight for a few hours–can be…
De Blasio’s Carriage Horse Ban Losing Support: Report
Photo: Cedar Lane Stables on South Conduit Avenue in Howard Beach. Forum Photo by Alan Krawitz As Mayor Bill de Blasio’s efforts to push through…
Legislators Looking to Aid Volunteer Firefighters, Ambulance Workers
Photo: Agencies such as the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department would benefit from the passage of a set of bills currently in the state Legislature….