City Implements Ban of E-Waste Disposal
Beginning in January 2015, it will be unlawful to use curbside trash collection as a means to dispose of certain electronic equipment by any individual…
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De Blasio Appoints City’s First Female Chief Medical Examiner
She’s a pioneering forensic pathologist. Mayor Bill de Blasio last week appointed Dr. Barbara Sampson the city’s chief medical examiner, the first female head ME…
Expert: Juvenile Justice Report Will Spur Reform at Rikers Island
Perhaps Mark Soler has a future in soothsaying. The executive director with the Center for Children’s Law and Policy last week said that a bombshell…
Jamaica Man Hit with Seven Indictments for Selling Stolen Cars, Weapons and Drugs Online
A Jamaica man this week remained on Rikers Island on $1.75 million bail after he was arraigned last Wednesday on seven indictments charging him with…
Parks Department Program Brings Trees to CB 10 Neighborhoods
Crews from a tree-removal and planting company contracted by the city Department of Parks and Recreation last week turned out in several Community Board 10…
Cop of the Month Thwarts Thief, Gets Gun off 106th Precinct Streets
With one arrest, the 106th Precinct Cop of the Month for November stopped a robbery in progress and took an illegal handgun off the street….
Mayor Signs Bills into Law
Mayor Bill de Blasio last week signed into law Intro 361-A, in relation to shelter eligibility, Intros 493-A, in relation to voter registration, and Intro…
Editorial: Dangerous Distraction
Is anyone else finding it a shame that the NYPD is marking another year of record low crime rates – particularly in the area of…
Goldfeder ‘Deeply Disappointed’ with Funding of QueensWay Park Proposal
An area elected official this week said he was “deeply disappointed” with the state Regional Economic Development Council’s recent decision to grant funding for the…
Travel Guide Names Queens the Top Destination for 2015
Citing a new crop of microbreweries, boutique hotels, a reinvigorated Rockaway seaside and global food culture, The Lonely Planet travel publisher recently named Queens the…
OSIA LaGuardia Lodge Marks Holidays in Howard Beach
Fueled by copious amounts of coffee, cookies, cakes, pies and pastries, the Order Sons of Italy in America Fiorello LaGuardia Lodge #2867 marked the…
Six-Car Crash in Woodhaven Leaves Nine Injured
Vincent Leone has just come out of the woods after spending several days in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center following a massive, six-car…
Civic Fetes Finnerty, Holidays at Final 2014 Meeting
The Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic last week marked its final meeting of 2014, and the retirement of Margaret Finnerty from her position as family advocate for…
Ulrich, Catholic Charities Seniors Deliver Knits to Veterans
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), Chair of the Veterans Committee, joined seniors from Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Ozone Park Senior Center this week for…
Ridgewood Man Gets 16 Years for Robbing Deliveryman
A Ridgewood man last week was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for stealing cash and a scooter from a pizza deliveryman in…