Teen Attacked with Bat in Woodhaven Park
Photo: A 14-year-old boy last week was jumped by three other teens inside Equity Park in Woodhaven. Courtesy of the City Parks Department. Cops this week…
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Schumer Urges FDA to Ban Long-Range Laser Pointers
Photo: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer this week called on the FDA to ban the sale of high-powered laser pointers. Photo Courtesy of NYPD. Following the…
Woman Pleads Guilty to Tossing Man in Front of Train
A Rego Park woman last week admitted to shoving a man to his death as a 7 train entered a Sunnyside station in December, 2012,…
McDonald’s to Offer Chicken Free of Human Antibiotics
Earlier this month, McDonald’s USA announced that it would be making some major changes in the chicken and milk the company buys, and many in…
As New Commander Takes Over, 102nd Pct. Crime Numbers Hold Steady
A new commanding officer may be settling into his seat at the 102nd Precinct stationhouse, but the crime story remains the same. The latest CompStat…
NYPD Deploys New Gunshot Detection Technology
Unveiling the administration’s latest step in shepherding the Police Department into the Technology Age, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton this week…
Administration Unveils Rikers Island Anti-Violence Initiative
Just days following the brutal attack of a correction officer by an inmate inside a Rikers Island facility, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of…
Paint and Punk Rock: Queens’ Own Shows in Manhattan
A few short years ago, Rich Fie, 39, a native of Woodhaven, was working at Verizon. It was in his free time that he began…
Schumer, Goldfeder: Army Corps to Hold Rockaway Reformulation Meeting
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder this week announced, after their push, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public…
Simon Property Group Eyes Queens Center and Atlas Park
Despite the fact that large-scale shopping malls have generally struggled to find customers in recent years, two major Queens retail destinations—the Queens Center Mall in…
Roundabout with Airports Roundtable
In an effort to finally get the ball rolling on the NY Airports Roundtable begun nearly a year ago by the Port Authority of New…
Howard Beach Seniors Check State Unclaimed Funds Coffers
A representative from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds last Thursday visited the Catholic Charities Senior Center in Howard Beach—and turned out to…
Veteran Senator Sponsors Flood Insurance Association Bill
A veteran Republican state senator last week sponsored legislation recently introduced in the Assembly that would establish a joint underwriting association aimed at protecting families…
Queens Tops in Universal Pre-K Applications
Nearly 8,000 Queens families—the most of any borough—on Monday applied for seats as the second phase of the city’s expanded Pre-K for All program got…
Queens World Film Festival Boasts 117 films from 30 countries
The annual Queens World Film Festival this week kicked off its 5th season, screening 117 independent films from 30 countries, including 19 from borough residents….