Goldfeder: New ‘e-cycleNYC’ Doesn’t Consider Seniors
Beginning Jan. 1, it will be unlawful to use curbside trash collection as a means to dispose of certain electronic equipment by any individual or…
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Howard Beach Native Burnishing His Entertainment Mogul Credentials
For Jared Overeem, it all started in the 4th grade. The Howard Beach native’s music teacher at PS 207 asked if any students wanted to…
Cops and Communities Come Together in Glendale to Honor Slain Detective
Tens of thousands of mourners last Saturday morning turned out in Glendale to pay their last respects to a city police officer who along with…
From Christmas Catastrophe to Holiday Heartwarmer: Beloved Howard Beach Family Dog Found After Frantic Four-Day Search
It seems that Christmas came a bit late this year for the Hofmanns of Howard Beach. But if you ask Billy, his wife Susan and…
State Teacher Evaluations Continue to Stir Controversy
The good news is that 91 percent of city teachers were rated effective or better for the 2013-2014 school year, while only 1 percent were…
Build it Back to Expand Construction, Accelerate Sandy Recovery in 2015
Aiming to build on the momentum established the past 12 months by a revamped Build It Back program, the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations…
Glendale Man Charged with Making Death Threats to Cops
A Glendale man this week remained on Rikers Island on $500,000 bail following his Christmas Day arraignment on multiple counts of criminal possession of a…
The Policeman
In 1970, radio legend Paul Harvey wrote a newspaper column titled “What Are Policemen Made Of?” He also recorded the piece for his radio audience…
102nd Precinct Members Donate Money, Gifts to Hospital
Lead by Lt. John McGrorty (third from l.), members of the 102nd Precinct, along with the Hopes & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund, last week donated…
Five-Alarm Fire Rips Through Top Floor of Ozone Park Apartment Building
A five-alarm fire last Thursday afternoon tore through the top floor of a four-story apartment building in Ozone Park, injuring five and leaving some residents…
New ‘Targeted’ Investments Will Impact Sandy-Scarred Communities: de Blasio
Mayor Bill de Blasio last Friday announced new targeted resiliency and infrastructure investments that will support businesses and jobs in neighborhoods impacted by Superstorm Sandy,…
Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty to Home Invasions
A Manhattan man last week copped to burglary charges in connection with the robbery of three Queens women in two separate home invasions in April,…
City, State and Federal Officials Hail Heroin Haul
Law-enforcement officials on all levels last week touted the destruction of a multi-million dollar illegal drug pipeline which ran directly from Mexico to New York…
Toys R Us Clerk Charged with Stealing $56K Worth of Merchandise from Store
A cashier at a Toys R Us in Rego Park last week was charged with allegedly creating online orders using bogus coupon codes, which resulted…
Elderly Woman Struck by School Bus in Forest Hills Hit and Run
Police this week were still investigating last Friday’s hit-and-run accident in Forest Hills that left an elderly woman with severe injuries to her legs after…